Serving The Rich And Poor In Community Development?

"There is often quite a contrast between the standard of living of Peace Corps volunteers on subsistence pay and that of the other, more comfortably situated, government employees; this is because the former organization emphasizes contacts with the poorest people While the latter emphasizes contacts with the richest. But Rhoda and I found that if contacts were not made with all levels of people, “community development” was an unrealizable ideal. Without the cooperation of people from both economic groups, I don’t think any of our ideas—or even the Casa del Obrero itself—would have survived."
(The Barrios Of Manta. Rhoda & Earle Brooks)