Where does a sense of community come from?

Community is a vague term; it can be a different range of definitions to different people. A community can be an association, a group of people achieving the same goal. For example: in my floor at USF we are a community. At first we didn’t know each other but now we are comfortable with each other because we have a common goal. We are in the same boat, first year in college and we all are helping each other to become successful. Community in itself is a sense of family, where everyone knows each other and it’s comfortable. People must feel comfortable enough to express themselves without being judged. A sense of community comes from the phrase ‘’family first’’. Family doesn’t have to be literally mean people that share the same bloodline. In order to be a community, a warm family atmosphere must exist.


A sense of community comes from friendship and affection. You cannot be a community if you don’t get along with one another. Of course disputes will occur, but because all individual shares the same common goal, a settlement should be reach without violence. A good connection with your community will enhance that sense of friendship. Affection will grow stronger, therefore making your community stronger and stable. The easiest way to keep that sense of community from dissolving is to have the same values. When people believe in the same things, they tend to stick together. When people are aiming for the same things, they try hard not to lose that connection. Helping each other is a big part of the sense community; it’s easy to be helped and also to let people help you.