**3.3 Bringing community-level civil society development into educational reform**

A major obstacle to reversing the decline in many vulnerable communities is the lack of adequate job training. A promising start in this direction is the work of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) that is facilitating networks between employers, community college training programs and local community support groups in both rural and metropolitan areas. These efforts have attracted considerable support from a mix of state, local, federal, and nongovernmental foundations as well as technical support from universities throughout the country [54].
