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These local institutions:

• Develop local leadership
• Create long-term institutional change
• Challenge perceptions of economic and social forces within communities
• Expand knowledge of complicated social and economic issues
• Increase understanding of the local culture—or local cultures—within communities
  

Strong community organizations also provide a balance to hold corporate and government officials accountable for their decisions and actions.

To be a long-term, strong, and effective organization, groups need ongoing support. WORC helps this process by providing training workshops for staff, members, and allies.

• Principles of Community Organizing, a hands-on workshop covering the basics of leadership, fundraising, organizational development, and community organizing.
• Advanced Community Organizing and Leadership Training, a workshop to increase skills of experienced grassroots leaders and community organizers.
• Corporate Behavior & Accountability, a short, intensive workshop on confronting corporate power.