Lack of Opportunity for Stewardship & Positive Contribution

Stewardship and positive contributions allow community members to care for each other and their environment. These opportunities are critical to promoting community bonding, culture, group identity, and sense of purpose for individuals. Placemaking promotes culture, social connections, and health. Stewardship and placemaking are often prevented by cost or a lack of time and resources. People have a right to opportunities for positive contributions to and stewardship of local communities and ecosystems (placemaking).

Click the links below to learn more about how this is a harm

National Library of Medicine's "How Neighborhoods Shape Health and Opportunity"

Tells the importance of living in a neighborhood with opportunities for one's overall well being

Our World in Data's "Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. We are all losing out because of this."

Discusses how society is losing out on great ideas from people who are not given the opportunity to contribute

Merriam-Webster's "Stewardship"

Gives the dictionary definition of stewardship

Project for Public Spaces' "What is Placemaking?"

Explains placemaking and how it improves people's lives in a community