Minh Chau Ngoc Vo 5 days ago3 minBinding a Neighborhood TogetherOne of the difficulties in building a hopeful neighborhood is that most neighborhoods are divided by skin color, economic level, culture,...
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...
Joe WhiteMay 202 minCo-Investing for the Neighborhood’s Common GoodLoving your neighbors requires moving from vague familiarity with the people who live around you to co-investing with them for your...
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...
Minh Chau Ngoc Vo Apr 223 minSigns and Events—or Relationships?All of our community outreach centers around a church, a Vietnamese congregation, that meets in the basement of a large, mostly-white...
Lydia Krug BendaApr 154 minI Like to WalkIn one of my endlessly-fascinating conversations with my four-year-old son, he once asked me, “Mama, what is your very favorite thing?” I...
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...
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...
Danielle TietjenJan 212 minSharing the burden and the giftMinnesota is known for its harsh cold and intense snowfalls. Most winters we live up to our reputation, and one morning in particular a...
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 BendaJan 72 minA Banner Year for Hope and Healing in an Akron NeighborhoodEveryone has a gift to offer his or her neighborhood. And although we might imagine that our gifts should relate to our vocation, an...
