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

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" may refer to the ordinary secular 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 centers (as early as 1880, perhaps even earlier). 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 democracy seen through individuals organizing … See more