by Pam Rempe | Aug 15, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being
Originally Published October 7, 2021 Note from the Director: When I came across it in a folder this week, the title caught my attention. Tears sprang to my eyes as I read, and I asked myself, “This summer, what stories am I building in my life? And how am I...
by Pam Rempe | Jun 30, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being
“Service is the rent we pay for living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.” – Marian Wright Edelman In the fall of 2018, I traveled to the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn to receive training at the Red Hook Community...
by Pam Rempe | Jun 9, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
Originally Published September 9, 2021 *A Note from the Director: Summer is coming, and with it, moving season! Maybe you are moving to a new neighborhood, or maybe you have new neighbors moving to your current one. Either way, this blog post will help you use...
by Pam Rempe | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
(Originally published on the We Are Neighbors blog.) The votes are in from the 2026 Tournament of Neighboring offered in partnership with the Hopeful Neighborhood Project and National Good Neighbor Day. The brackets are closed but, after a month of...
by Pam Rempe | Mar 31, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
Everyone has a food story. Sharing food and stories is what connects us and makes us human. This is the foundational premise of Community Plate, a Maine-based nonprofit dedicated to fostering connection and creating community through shared meals and stories. We bring...