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community organization

American  
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee awr-guh-nuh-zay-shuhn] / kəˈmju nɪ ti ˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

community organizations plural
  1. an organization, often a charitable one, that is created to serve the needs of a specific community.

  2. work done in collaboration with community members to provide resources that improve community well-being.


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Another community organization subcontracted by the Lee Andrews Group was Able Solutions — the organization affiliated with the men in the video, Metro confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2025

A community organization that represents 40,000 residents, the Beacon Hill Council wants to see changes.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

The authors partnered with this community organization to broaden the sample of participants beyond the local New Brunswick area and to contribute to the larger conversations about cancer communication.

From Science Daily Oct. 16, 2023

You could also investigate what should be reported to 311 to get a response from a city agency, and what a registered community organization can help to address.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2023

It would lead the community itself to a new sense of its duty toward the social life of the young, and to a new concept of the school as a part of the community organization.

From New Ideals in Rural Schools by Betts, George Herbert

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