by Jennifer Prophete | Jun 2, 2026 | Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
Picture a church fellowship hall on a fall evening filled with students, parents, siblings, and grandparents. There was food, fun, and family celebrating together around a table built by the community for the community. A local church donated the food. The...
by Jennifer Prophete | Apr 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela About seven years ago, I had the opportunity to help launch a public charter school. After a decade of serving in municipal government, I left that sector to...
by Jennifer Prophete | Feb 17, 2026 | Discover the Gifts, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
When you hear the word “neighborhood,” what image comes to mind? For me, I often visualize a residential street in the middle of a suburb, complete with sidewalks, trees, and single-family homes. For others, it might be a sprawling cityscape or a...
by Jennifer Prophete | Dec 30, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being
Reposted Reposted from we-are-neighbors.blogspot.com. Note from the Director: For our last blog of the year we are featuring The State of Neighboring in Missouri. We felt this was a timely piece as we head into a new year and many of us...
by Jennifer Prophete | Dec 1, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
Holiday gift giving can be pure joy, or a tricky conundrum, especially if you’re trying to find gifts for people you don’t know that well. As our consumption has gone up, and our connections with others have gone down, holiday...
