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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />neighborhood resource contributes to the self-sufficiency of the neighborhood. <br />However, it is the long-term strategy elements that will contribute most to <br />reducing the dependence of individual residents and the SEQL organization on <br />outside resources. <br />How Does Cappritv Buildin Relate to the Other Task Forces? <br />The success of the other three Task Forces is quite tangible in the re -surfacing <br />of streets, rehabilitation of homes, or reduction of crime. The real success of <br />the work of this Task Force is measured not so much in the completion of <br />projects, programs, and events as in the ability of diverse, individual residents <br />to function as a neighborhood. <br />Building the capacity of the individuals who live and work in the SEQL <br />neighborhood and the SEQL organization is the foundation for the <br />implementation of this plan. Individual residents must feel that they are in <br />control of their lives and have the power to make choices for themselves, their <br />children, and their neighborhood. Without this feeling of empowerment it will <br />not be possible to think clearly, negotiate from a position of strength, and act <br />with confidence. If the residents and the SEQL organization are not empowered <br />they cannot be true partners in their relations with residents of other <br />neighborhoods and other institutions. <br />Building capacity is not an absolute concept. Rather, it is a process of education <br />and life-long learning. After SEQL reaches a stable and sustainable level of <br />functioning as a neighborhood it may take on more and more complex activities <br />to help its residents become better neighbors and the organization to better <br />represent them. This plan provides short, medium, and long term activities <br />which advance and build upon each other toward a self-sustaining and <br />independent neighborhood. <br />84 <br />