The purpose of the Building Community tool kit is to equip youth and adult facilitators with a framework and specific tools to unleash the power of many diverse resources for positive community change. The Building Community process ■ Identifies community assets ■ Inspires action ■ Promotes partnership between and among youth and adults ■ Makes community dreams a reality ■ Creates changes in communities that can be sustained and supported. Building Community describes a process by which youth and adults in communities can explore the strengths and gifts of people, place, past, present, and future.