Community Capacity Building

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Section 3

Step 5 – Identify Strategies and Interventions

The fifth step of CCB is to identify strategies and interventions that could help to address the issue of interest [2]. Remember, community capacity building is a strength-based approach that focuses on building capacity from the inside out, making communities self-sustaining rather than dependent on outside help.

Now that you’ve determined the strengths and opportunities for improvement and areas of collaboration in your community in the prior step, explore and identify the strategies and interventions required to achieve your goal. When planning implementation activities, remember to call on local community organizations, services, and community members. The goal is to build on existing strengths and resources. This approach encourages participation and enhances the sense of responsibility in the community [2][4].

Step 5 – Identify Strategies and Interventions Example

Consultation during Step 2 noted that services that could be available to offer support, and healthy social engagement to pregnant people were not known about by the general public.

The following strategies and interventions are being considered for each subgroup:

  1. Service providers who provide services that could be inclusive to pregnant people:
    • Organize a networking opportunity for service providers in the community, including those that are normally not included, e.g., recreation and library staff, town council, Kinsmen club (hold an annual fair), and informal pregnancy support groups.
      1. Provide resources obtained from other agencies to share with people who are pregnant.
      2. Discuss ways to advertise opportunities for support, gathering as a community, and social connections.
      3. Discuss the role of everyone to support pregnant people in the community.
      4. Organize community events that do not include alcohol consumption.
    • Provide resources on current evidence-based best practices in the areas of trauma-informed practice and destigmatizing FASD prevention.
  2. Community members:
    • Recruit volunteers to support alcohol-free community events.
    • Provide information about healthy pregnancies within the community.
    • Use social media to spread health messages and ideas for socializing that do not include alcohol.
    • Use social media to share information about the services available in the community.
  3. People who are pregnant:
    • Present at the networking event to help inform service providers what would be helpful for them.
    • Participate in planning community events based on interest.
    • Share information through peers.
    • Begin a peer support network for the community using social media or informal gatherings.