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Holiday Neighbor Gifts that Build Connection

Holiday Neighbor Gifts that Build Connection

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...
Our 5 Favorite Neighborhood Traditions for the Holidays

Our 5 Favorite Neighborhood Traditions for the Holidays

by Jennifer Prophete | Nov 11, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities

Our team listens to a lot of stories. One of the many benefits of the work we do is having the ability to share these stories. To help spread the good parts of neighboring around the country, and to use those collective “good parts” to help make the “hard parts” a...
Towards Connection and Community: Practical Tools for Getting to Know Your Neighbors 

Towards Connection and Community: Practical Tools for Getting to Know Your Neighbors 

by Pam Rempe | Jul 22, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to

Making friends as an adult can be awkward and getting to know your neighbors can be equally difficult. Over the years, I have been inspired by a few people and organizations that have shared thoughtful practices for being intentional in neighborhoods. Though I have...
Why I Started a Supper Club 

Why I Started a Supper Club 

by Pam Rempe | Jul 8, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to, Imagine the Possibilities

I wish I could tell you Supper Club was my idea; it wasn’t.   The idea came from a nineteen-year-old intern. She was spending the semester earning sociology credit with my nonprofit. Ever feel stuck? Wanting for ideas? Consider hiring a...
What to do When Your Neighbor is Grieving 

What to do When Your Neighbor is Grieving 

by Pam Rempe | Jun 4, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors

According to June, our “neighborhood chaplain”  Earlier today I was placing an order in Starbucks when I heard my name called from across the room. I turned around to find a young man in shorts and t-shirt, large square-framed glasses beneath the flattened brim...
El poder de conectar: cómo convertir a tus vecinos en tu mejor red de apoyo. 

El poder de conectar: cómo convertir a tus vecinos en tu mejor red de apoyo. 

by Pam Rempe | May 20, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being

Imagina que estás pasando un maravilloso tiempo fuera de tu ciudad, lejos de tu hogar y de pronto una tormenta inesperada azota tu ciudad, rápidamente y con preocupación revisas tu teléfono y recibes un mensaje de uno de tus vecinos que dice: “No te preocupes, he...
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