Every year, SCOPE engages a diverse group of people in conversations that focus on what we want our future to be as opposed to problem solving the past. In these conversations, or “community studies,” SCOPE frees people to innovate and create new approaches to change. Topics are chosen by local residents and have included race and cultural relations, affordable housing, school dropout, redevelopment and infill, family violence, traffic flow and congestion, mental health and aging. With each completed study, SCOPE volunteers work as partners with public officials, individuals and organizations to put those ideas into action and create meaningful change in the community.
“In universities, people know through studies. In businesses and bureaucracies, people know by reports. In communities, people know by stories.”
- John McKnight
With each community study, SCOPE produces a documentary to put a human face on the issue. Known as “The Stories Project,” these locally-produced films are a collection of stories told by Sarasota County residents about their experiences with issues ranging from affordable housing to race and cultural relations.
If your organization would like a screening of one of The Stories Project documentaries, call the SCOPE Speakers Bureau at 941-365-8751.
DVD and VHS copies are also available for purchase.
