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Bridging Worlds: Empowering Community Co-Creators for Sustainability

Explore the challenges faced by the predominantly white, middle-class community of Dubuque and the struggles of the Latino community. With separate worlds existing, efforts for community change and empowerment are needed. Discover the assets and barriers within these distinct communities, from individualized colleges like Loras College to healthcare centers and resources like the Multicultural Family Center. Recognize the desire for progress and the need for collaboration between these separate worlds to overcome differences and achieve a united future. Uncover the potential for community improvement through asset mapping and collective effort.

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Bridging Worlds: Empowering Community Co-Creators for Sustainability

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  1. Separate Worlds By: Kevin Jachim

  2. Asset Mapping • Full community effort • Sustainability • Co-creators • Co-learners • Empowerment • Not for one, but for all • Resources working together

  3. Dubuque Community • Predominately white • Middle-class • Catholic • Working white-collar • Stuck in the past • Individualized

  4. Colleges • Loras College • Community oriented • Library • Costly • University of Dubuque • Clarke University • NICC

  5. Hospitals • Finley Hospital • Cancer Center • Cardiovascular Center • Diabetes Center • Maternity/Nutrition Services • Mercy Hospital • Healthcare Center • Autism Center • Joint Care Services • Emergency Services

  6. Latino Community • Low Class • Poverty • Fear of the unknown • Dedicated to improve lifestyle and conditions • Diversity within community • Affected by the opinion of others on immigration • Group oriented

  7. Downtown Resources Multicultural Family Center Crescent Health Center St. Raphael Cathedral & St. Patrick Church Hispanic Ministries Public Library City Hall

  8. Public Transportation • “The Jule” • Delayed • Reliability Issues • Time Consuming

  9. Separate Worlds • Boundaries • Ability to WANT to move forward • Improvements in areas: • Public transportation • Renovate buildings • Groups working together • Asset Map Web connections

  10. Conclusion • Asset mapping does not work in Dubuque • Separate communities with too many differences • Two different worlds • Not working together • Could turn around • Community change/group identity • Latino community struggling to make a name for themselves • Entire community needs to put forth the effort

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