Approaching Problems Place by Place

Seth Kaplan is a leading expert on fragile states, societies, and communities. He’s worked in dozens of countries as a consultant to organizations like the World Bank, U.S. State Department, and U.S. Agency for International Development. In his newest book, Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time, he offers a bold new vision for addressing social decline in America, one zip code — one neighborhood — at a time. It’s a vision sparked by what he defines as,

The social decay we are experiencing in neighborhoods across America that is unlike anything I have seen elsewhere — in even the poorest places around the world.

His book reminds mirrors the Four Neighbors Foundation’s belief that real, lasting change must be hyperlocal and is something every neighbor can contribute to in ways great and small.

Read more about Kaplan and his book here.