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A Series of Small Wins Strengthens the Safety Net for Homeless Families – by Lisa Pearlstein
by CBJC StaffJune 17, 2015
More than 30 years ago, organizational theorist Karl Wieck observed that in the face of overwhelming social problems like homelessness, we can feel helpless to do anything. However, in Weick’s thought-provoking article “Small Wins: Redefining the Scale of Social Problems,” he suggests that we view massive issues as a series of smaller problems that can be affected by small wins. Once a small win has been accomplished, forces are set in motion that favor another small win; new allies suggest solutions and old opponents change their habits.
Read moreJustice Center Now in Rockaway Restoration Center for Superstorm Sandy Response—by Alice Morey
by CBJC StaffDecember 21, 2012
After three clinics on two cold weekends, sitting in make-shift quarters on the street and in an unheated dusty store-front in the Rockaways, the Justice Center’s Superstorm Sandy volunteers landed plush quarters by comparison in one of New York City’s Restoration Centers.
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