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The Community Tool Box (CTB) is a free, capacity-building web site managed by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is maintained by the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas as well by national entities.[1] The website was created by the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the university.[2] With over 7,000 pages of information, the Community Tool Box contains detailed guides and aids for problem solving common barriers faced in community development.[1]

History

CTB was founded in 1995[3] by * Stephen Fawcett.[4] In 2006, the website had a daily average of 3,315 visitors.[2] It was initially an offline project which provided information to people about substance abuse and gun violence but later expanded to the Internet so that it could reach more people.[5]

The website is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,[6] the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Kansas Health Foundation.[5]

Web content and organization

CTB reference materials are mainly available in English, but there are several that are written in Spanish. By 2009, the Work Group plans to have CTB accessible through Spanish.[7]

The resources of the CTB are organized in a user-friendly format. The website is written in HTML, which allows for easy modification.[8] It contains a table of contents which links to 300 subsections pertaining to training people in a variety of skills of work in the community. The table of contents has 46 chapters, which are subdivided into between 3 and 15 sections.[8] It also has forums and chat rooms, which allow users to request assistance from the community.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Community Tool Box (free and publicly available)". Work Group for Community Health and Development. University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "KU's Community Tool Box a Treasure Chest for Small Towns, Big Cities Across the Globe". infoZine. 2006-10-25. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  3. ^ Minkler, Meredith. Community Organizing and Community Building for Health. New York: Rutgers University Press. p. 338. ISBN 0813534747.
  4. ^ Rentfroe, Jamie (2003-08-22). "'Surprise Patrol' delivers another $5K Kemper Award last night; 3 more today". KU News. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Online Community Toolbox a Valuable Resource". Boston University School of Public Health. 1999-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  6. ^ de la Peña McCook, Kathleen (2000). A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 38. ISBN 0838907881.
  7. ^ "The Community Tool Box Receives $60,000 Grant for Spanish Language Translation". Community Toolbox. University of Kansas. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  8. ^ a b Vernon, Robert F. (2006-03-22). "Paper or pixels? An inquiry into how students adapt to online textbooks". Journal of Social Work Education. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  9. ^ Mertens, Donna M. Transformative Research and Evaluation. Guilford Press. p. 338. ISBN 1593853025.
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