# 3.3.2 Reduce false divides between community-strengthening activities and services.

Reduce false divides between community-strengthening activities and services, and engage people as vital contributors to their ecosystems. Community-strengthening activities, such as participatory action research, participatory budgeting, youth and resident advisory boards, parent associations and more all not only support strong community, they also provide vehicles for people to meet neighbors and expand social networks. In contrast, traditional services focus far less on the resiliency for individuals created by expanding social networks.

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