Minh Chau Ngoc Vo May 274 minWhat You Don’t KnowIt’s commonly said that there are things you don’t know, things you know that you don’t know, and things you don’t know that you don’t...
Rici and Phil SkeiMay 132 minWhat Good Can Come from Here?Just nine days before Christmas in 2006, our family moved to a new neighborhood. Well, actually, we moved to a neighborhood that was new...
Rici and Phil SkeiApr 292 minYou Can Change the World ... One Neighborhood at a Time“You can change the world!” It’s a declaration we’ve all heard at one time or another and we believe it wholeheartedly. It is something...
Joe WhiteApr 82 minCOVID-19 Inspires New Opportunities to Love NeighborsAs the coronavirus pandemic produced its devastating effects around the world, a handful of neighbors in Fresno, California, decided to...
Don EvertsMar 253 minMy Kingdom for a Casual Environment Most of us have experienced the subtle-but-undeniable good of hanging out in a casual environment with others. Whether at a coffeeshop,...
Lydia Krug BendaMar 184 minTo Arrive Where We StartedWhen I was a teenager I used to fantasize about traveling the world: I was an overseas news correspondent covering the Chinese New Year...
Lydia Krug BendaMar 114 minThe Wish to Be at HomeA few years back, I made a road trip with my father to his hometown of Stafford, Kansas. It’s a tiny, rural town with a declining...
Lydia Krug BendaFeb 252 minDoing What We Can, Stitch by StitchIn talking about how to be a hopeful neighbor in these modern days, it can be easy to get bogged down in the greater turmoil of the...
Lydia Krug BendaFeb 182 minCare Manifests a Vision and a CultureIf I say to my elderly neighbor, “I care about you,” but I never check in on her and I never offer her help, then do I really care? If I...
Danielle TietjenFeb 113 minPulling Together in TragedyIt was a gray and rainy Sunday. Our three young children were taking their afternoon nap while my husband and I watched a movie. We...
Don EvertsFeb 92 minMaking Wise Adjustments Midstream A hopeful neighborhood is one where neighbors create and work a plan together in pursuit of the common good of their neighborhood. But if...
Sara JohnsonFeb 92 minWhen Making a Difference Requires a Little CashThere are many times when making a difference in your neighborhood only requires a little time and a little effort. Elbow grease, helping...
Don EvertsJan 143 minPhysical Well-Being and RelationshipsWe’re into a thing called “well-being” here at the Hopeful Neighborhood Project. Well-being is simply a positive state of being in which...
Lydia Krug BendaDec 22, 20202 minFixing Up Hope in a New Jersey NeighborhoodA hopeful neighborhood is defined as one where people use their individual gifts to enrich each other’s lives and restore community. It’s...
Lydia Krug BendaDec 10, 20202 minEyes on the StreetWhen many of us envision an ideal neighborhood, we picture children laughing and playing, people waving from their porches, and a...
Danielle TietjenDec 3, 20202 minFood as the Great Connector I absolutely love how food brings people together. No matter what differences we have, sharing in the rich culture of food (growing,...
