The community centres are usually used for:
• Celebrations,
• Public meetings of the citizens on various issues,… See more

Around the world (and sometimes within single countries) there appear to be four common ways in which the operation of the kind of community centre are owned and organised. In the following description, "Government" … See more

The community centres typically have their own origin and history. There are some examples:
• Built as such - Buildings have been erected specifically to function as community … See more

Early forms of community centers in the United States were based in schools providing facilities to inner city communities out of school hours. An early celebrated example of this is to be found in Rochester, New York from … See more

Parks are also considered community centers. Another pioneer of community centers was Mary Parker Follett, who saw community centers as playing a major part in her concept of community development and … See more

• Cultural center
• Village hall
• YMCA
• Kominkan (Japanese citizen's public hall)
• People's House… See more

• Selfmanaged Social Centers
• Social Centers, Community Spaces, and Squats From "Italy's Cultural Underground" by Adam Bregman
• International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers… See more