Tapping the Power of Social Networks: Understanding the Role of Social Networks in Strengthening Families and Transforming Communities

Jordan, Audrey

Annie E. Casey Foundation

2006

This report presents the base from which the Casey Foundation has built its work on social networks. It compiles relevant definitions, key findings from the literature and their challenges, and Casey's point of view on the potential niche for strengthening positive social networks in the context of the Foundation's Making Connections initiative. This is the first in a series of five on social network approaches and practice.

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