Includes bibliographical references and index.

Valley interfaith : "the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors"

Branch libraries : the heartbeat of community

The shipyard project : building bridges with dance

The Dudley street neighborhood initiative : grass roots in the city

The Tupelo model : building community first

Saddleback church : from crowd to congregation

Do something : letting young people lead

The Harvard union of clerical and technical workers : "the whole social thing"

Experience corps : bringing "old heads" to the schools

UPS : diversity and cohesion

Craigslist.org : is virtual community real?

Portland : a positive epidemic of civic engagement