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Publications Foreword to Maximum Feasible Success: A History of the Community Action Program For years I have heard the question asked, when is someone going to write a history of the community action program? Usually this is coupled with a statement to the effect that most people think the program was killed or died long ago. Well, finally we have an answer — Maximum Feasible Success: A History of the Community Action Program. The Community Action Partnership is proud to have played a role in bringing this history to publication. This outstanding work should be read and reread by all of us who have lived the experience of community action during the last one-third of the 20th century. More importantly, it must be read and studied by those who would continue community action into the new millennium and who would like to learn from the successes and mistakes of the past. For the 25,000 board members of local community action agencies across America, for CAA employees, for students, teachers, and those concerned with economic and social justice in America, this book fills a void that has existed for far too long. For those who devoted parts of their lives to the goal of Economic Opportunity and the Cause of Community Action, this book documents both the inherent value and the success of the effort. As we enter a new millennium, a new generation inherits a legacy to build upon. But as Dr. Robert Clark points out in this valuable volume describing the first 35 years of the Community Action Program, this book is not the history, it is a history. There are many distinct facets of community action and there are many perspectives. There is much more research to be done. There are new lessons to be learned and many interesting and valuable histories to be written. I hope this history will motivate others to follow in Dr. Clark’s footsteps. And I hope that the Community Action Partnership will continue to be a resource and an inspiration for those who are willing to meet the challenge. Click here to order. |
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