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Neighborhood Well-being

Nov 12
3 min

The Art of Neighboring & The History of Our Neighborhoods

The relationships between neighbors are important threads in the fabric of a community, and I’ve dedicated my life to nurturing those rel...

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Lydia Krug Benda

Nov 5
3 min

Know Thy Place

I was recently caught by this quote from Wendell Berry's essay Damage in which he talks about unintentionally harming some property

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Sharing Extra Money in a San Francisco Neighborhood

Lydia Krug Benda

Oct 22
2 min

Sharing Extra Money in a San Francisco Neighborhood

Many of us think of our neighbors as being equals in privilege and social standing. After all, we can afford to live in roughly the same ...

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Lydia Krug Benda

Oct 15
2 min

Security in Community

It’s natural, as humans, to look out for ourselves and our families first. Then, maybe, once our needs have been met, we can move outward...

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Don Everts

Oct 1
1 min

The Power of Association

In an age that is quick to turn to programs, agencies, and organizations to make a difference in the community, many people are starting ...

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Don Everts

Mar 16
1 min

Pursue the Common Good

If discovering gifts requires curiosity and imagining possibilities calls for curiosity, then actually getting busy pursuing the common g...

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Don Everts

Jan 2
2 min

Los Vecinos de Buford Highway

In 2017 Rebekah Morris was teaching English and Journalism at Cross Keys High School, a public high school in Atlanta. Noticing that her ...

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