Written by Nan Nelson, Phil Hauck and Others
The purpose of this project was to determine what agencies are doing now to assimilate immigrants into mainstream culture for maximum contribution to our civic process. [Click Immigration in Brown County Study (2009) to read full article.]
Written by Paul Demuth, Nan Nelson, Noel Halvorsen and Others
Social capital is the stock of social trust, norms and networks, formal and informal, that allow us to know and trust one another and solve common problems. In a changing community, new forces might strain a community’s ability to work collectively for the greater good. We set out to learn about current social capital in our community. [Click Understanding Social Capital and How it Works in Our Community (2002) to read the full paper.]