Community work in a nutshell

What does community work mean and why is it done?

Community work entails long-term and multiprofessional action, carried out in cooperation between each area's residents and various communities. Building trust is the foundation of community work. The aim is to increase people's wellbeing, human agency, and social inclusion.  

Residents and communities are seen as partners and resources. Their expertise in issues related to their own affairs and local matters is trusted. In addition to discussion and encountering, acting together is emphasized. Residents are provided with possibilities of influencing.

What kinds of things are done together in community work?

Community work consists of myriad things, for example: 

• Open citizen houses activities and different kinds of other meeting places where you can meet people, engage in hobbies, and have a good time together..
• Communal group activities, such as coffee hours, community meals, excursions, community art workshops, sports hobbies, or handicraft clubs..
• Events, large and small, organized together.
• Service counseling and support, for instance, as regards everyday matters or official business.
• Volunteer activities where people help one another.
• Networking with residents, organizations, congregations, as well as other actors of the city and the wellbeing services county.