Identified community assets and associated social capital forms
| Community asset | Bonding social capital connections between close friends, family and the same ethnic group or socioeconomic status | Bridging social capital connections to individuals that differ in ethnicity or socioeconomic status | Linking social capital vertical connections to individuals with access to sources of power and agency within a community |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | |||
| The job or occupation held by a person that provides economic resources Frequency = 53 | Through work, we work together and get to know each other and so we build trust and help one another Frequency = 6 | Not identified | Not identified |
| Community-Based Organizations | |||
| A private, nonprofit organization that is representative of a community and provides access to valuable information and resources Frequency = 39 | Yes, at Support Center there is Ms. S, she told me to wait for her and she helped me. She helps us all a lot, we are very grateful for her Frequency = 2 | Not identified | After they created [Building Community] they gave us more information and we got more help, because we needed lots of help with our [immigration] papers and reading them Frequency = 20 |
| Schools | |||
| Institutions of learning present in a community Frequency = 31 | I think another advantage of living in a small place, is also that one makes contact with teachers and if there are more families, they will already know who they are Frequency = 3 | It was through my daughter’s school that I was connected with English classes. I met Ms. F and I got to know her and she reaches out and called me to go Frequency = 5 | I think the only way for information to reach us, as parents, is through school, because everyone checks children’s papers when the information comes to them Frequency = 6 |
| Churches | |||
| Faith-based organizations that serve as a place of gathering and worship Frequency = 14 | Yes, at the churches we hold parties and events, so we go and there we get to know each other. Through the church is how we meet many friends Frequency = 6 | We are quite involved with the Anglo-American church as well. For example, on Saturday we will have a barbeque and there we all participate Frequency = 2 | For any help a person needs – if there is an emergency or they are sick, if they can’t pay their bills, the churches will help you Frequency = 4 |
| Community asset | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The job or occupation held by a person that provides economic resources | Not identified | Not identified | |
| A private, nonprofit organization that is representative of a community and provides access to valuable information and resources | Not identified | ||
| Institutions of learning present in a community | |||
| Faith-based organizations that serve as a place of gathering and worship | |||
Note(s): Table 2 shows the types of community assets mentioned in all focus groups and a representative quote for each form of social capital associated with these assets. Frequency was calculated as each individual instance the asset (first column) or asset associated with a type of social capital was mentioned (next three columns)
Source(s): Authors’ own work