community action
/kəˈmjuːnɪti ˈækʃən/ · com·mu·ni·ty ac·tion
noun
- Collective efforts by members of a locality or group to address a shared problem or goal. The neighborhood organized a community action to clean up the riverbank and plant new trees.
- A formal program or initiative that mobilizes residents to improve social, economic, or environmental conditions in their area. The city’s community action program provides grants for local groups tackling homelessness.
Synonyms
collective actiongrassroots effortlocal initiativecommunity mobilizationcivic engagementpublic actionneighborhood activismsocial action
Antonyms
Did you know? The phrase "community action" gained national prominence in the United States with the 1964 Community Action Program, a cornerstone of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.