New Jersey Self-Help
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"One of the most important capabilities of
community self-help groups is that ordinary people can develop such groups in
their local communities where none exist, and subsequently their group
usually serves as an extraordinary resource to many in that area for several
years. I still find it amazing that to start a group, a person doesn't need a
grant, an agency, or even an office - just the inspiration and a few other
people who share their experience and hope. What significantly helps in
providing such inspiration is a person's knowledge of an existing national
organization or a model group, which can provide them with basic information
so they don't have to ‘re-invent the wheel.’ " - Ed Madara, "Mutual Aid Self-Help Group
Developments," Community Psychologist, 39 (3), 2006, p. 21.
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