Shel Trapp
Encyclopedia
Shel Trapp was a community organizer based in Chicago
, co-founder of National People's Action
(along with Gale Cincotta
), and author of several books and pamphlets on community organizing
. Trapp and Cincotta are widely credited with writing the Community Reinvestment Act
(CRA). Trapp has also been responsible for training hundreds of community organizers throughout the United States through the National Training and Information Center
. He retired in 2000 and died of pneumonia in October 2010.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, co-founder of National People's Action
National People's Action
National People’s Action is a network of metropolitan, regional, and statewide organizations that build grassroots power. NPA works to build the collective political will to advance racial and economic justice. National People’s Action has over 135 organizers and support staff working in...
(along with Gale Cincotta
Gale Cincotta
Gale Cincotta , a community activist from the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, led the national fight for the US federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Reinvestment Act...
), and author of several books and pamphlets on community organizing
Community organizing
Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable power for an organization representing the community, allowing it to influence...
. Trapp and Cincotta are widely credited with writing the Community Reinvestment Act
Community Reinvestment Act
The Community Reinvestment Act is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods...
(CRA). Trapp has also been responsible for training hundreds of community organizers throughout the United States through the National Training and Information Center
National Training and Information Center
The National Training and Information Center was founded in Chicago, IL in 1972 as a national policy, research, and training center for communities who were tired of seeing their neighborhoods torn apart by federal housing foreclosures and bank redlining....
. He retired in 2000 and died of pneumonia in October 2010.