Community Asset Mapping: Creating Empowering Pathways to Community Development
Posted by Center for Schools and Communities on August 25, 2026
Community Asset Mapping is a tool for anyone looking to build stronger, more connected, and more resilient communities. Rather than focusing on deficits or gaps, this strengths-based approach helps identify and map the resources, relationships, and capacities that already exist in our communities—offering a more empowering path to community development.
Whether you’re starting a new initiative, seeking additional services for students, or fostering cross-sector collaboration, asset mapping can help you unlock the potential already present in your schools and communities. Learn strategies for implementing Community Asset Mapping in your communities, including gathering data, connecting with key community stakeholders, and brainstorming steps to take action.
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