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In order to alleviate the recreation of poverty, community development efforts in resettlement communities must include pro-poor, sustainable economic growth, inclusive social development, and good governance-the three pillars of the Asian Development Bank's (ABD) Poverty Reduction Strategy. This thesis presents a community development model developed by Adamson University's Vincentian Center for Social Responsibility (VCSR) as an innovative approach that is addressing urban poverty in the resettlement community of Southville I. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the ADB and VCSR frameworks, the community development model is legitimized. The author further argues conceptual alternatives that imply innovation and expansion:communities with dual identities; individual, family, community transformational and the university as the facilitator. 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