by CommunityWorks | Mar 21, 2025 | Blogs
As our friends at The Hopeful Neighborhood Project say, “A neighborhood without neighbors is just a collection of houses.” And it’s true! The power of neighborhoods is created by the people there. But, even with every home filled, a neighborhood can still feel...
by CommunityWorks | Jan 14, 2025 | Blogs
Whenever there’s a conference of neighboring professionals there’s always the same moment. We go around the room and say what our job is or what our organization does and then…other people, well, they just get it. They know exactly what we mean. And we didn’t even...
by CommunityWorks | Jan 6, 2025 | Blogs
In 2024, we celebrated a number of milestones as an organization and we were able to support a growing movement of Community Builders across the country. This includes: 29 neighborhoods impacted, 27 neighborhood Connectors supported, 495 leaders trained, 24...
by CommunityWorks | Nov 25, 2024 | Blogs
As shared with us by Chet: In 2017, I received a pledge card at a Columbus Foundation “Big Table” event. The prompt read: My Commitment: To create a strong and connected community, I will… My answer was, “Start by connecting my neighbors.” That one small challenge led...
by CommunityWorks | Nov 25, 2024 | Blogs
Pictured Above: West of Washington Connectors in Holland, MI A few months back, Makya and Robin (Neighborhood Connectors in South Holland) were going door-to-door to get to know their neighbors. One of the doors they knocked on was Rolunda’s. Rolunda has always been a...
by CommunityWorks | Nov 25, 2024 | Blogs
When Jeffrey first moved to the Godfrey Lee neighborhood, he knew he wanted to get involved. He soon found Godfrey Lee Listeners and became a part of their leadership. When the nonprofit began searching for a new part-time Neighborhood Connector, one board member...
