The future of community coalition building

The future holds great promise for community coalitions as powerful interve ntions for community change. Community change is envisioned as: working wit h whole communities; increasing grassroots and civic engagement; promoting diversity, collaboration and, advocacy; increasing roles for professional t echnical assistance and evaluation; future changes in the role of governmen t; and the building of healthy communities. Examples of these dimensions fo llow, as contributed by activists from a wide range of fields.