The Hopeful Neighborhood
Field Guide
“I believe that the community-in the fullest sense: a place and all its creatures-is the smallest unit of health and that to speak of the health of an isolated individual is a contradiction in terms.”
– Wendell Berry
Learn about The Hopeful Neighborhood Field Guide from authors Tony Cook and Don Everts. Our field guide will walk you through six sessions on pursuing the common good right where you live.
As you work through the field guide, each session will direct you here for videos that will help you dive deeper into each topic.
An excerpt from The Hopeful Neighborhood Field Guide:
“We believe real change and hope begin with the real experts of a neighborhood: those who actually live in that neighborhood. We believe you are an expert on your own neighborhood, and we believe you are surrounded by other experts. And that’s why we’ve written this field guide: to inspire and equip people just like you to pursue the common good in your own neighborhood.”
Introduction
Welcome to My Neighborhood
Session One: Focus on Possibilities
A hopeful neighborhood is where possibilities are the focus.
Session Two: Share Individual Gifts
A hopeful neighborhood is where everyone’s gifts are shared.
Session Three: Value Neighborhood Uniqueness
A hopeful neighborhood is where neighbors value their neighborhood’s uniqueness.
Session Four: Long for Neighborhood Well-being
A hopeful neighborhood is where neighbors long for their neighborhood’s well-being.
Session Five: Imagine Possibilities Collaboratively
A hopeful neighborhood is where neighbors collaboratively imagine possibilities.
Session Six: Create and Work a Plan
A hopeful neighborhood is where neighbors create and work a plan together.
Help your neighborhood become a hopeful neighborhood.
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