by Jennifer Prophete | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to, Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized
I took a walk around my neighborhood early this morning. It was before 7:00am, so I was surprised to find a neighbor in a backyard that didn’t belong to him. He took a big gulp of an energy drink and waved at me. Puzzled for a minute, wondering if...
by Jennifer Prophete | Jun 2, 2026 | Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
Picture a church fellowship hall on a fall evening filled with students, parents, siblings, and grandparents. There was food, fun, and family celebrating together around a table built by the community for the community. A local church donated the food. The...
by Jennifer Prophete | Feb 17, 2026 | Discover the Gifts, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
When you hear the word “neighborhood,” what image comes to mind? For me, I often visualize a residential street in the middle of a suburb, complete with sidewalks, trees, and single-family homes. For others, it might be a sprawling cityscape or a...
by Pam Rempe | Jan 22, 2026 | Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being
If you’re reading this from somewhere in the United States of America right now, it’s likely that you commute to work. About 86% of us do, according to the most recent census. This isn’t all that uniquely American, you might be saying. And...
by Jennifer Prophete | Dec 30, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being
Reposted Reposted from we-are-neighbors.blogspot.com. Note from the Director: For our last blog of the year we are featuring The State of Neighboring in Missouri. We felt this was a timely piece as we head into a new year and many of us...
