Community Magazine – Living Life in Community

Community Living Room

The Community Living Room is grounded in the present, offering a healing space for people to be seen, heard, and valued just as they are. The Community Living Room is focused on present-moment connection and support. Everyone is welcome to this free and open space, where we can talk, play games, be creative, and be ourselves in a non-judgmental, non-clinical, and safe environment—no registration required. Just show up! We look forward to seeing you soon! Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative is a worker owned cooperative formed in 2021 in Northeast Wisconsin. Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative is committed to expanding opportunities for social connection and emotional wellness that improve the quality of life for people in our communities.

Social Gathering

WorldFest: Louisville, KY International Festival

The 23nd annual WorldFest, Louisvilleʼs premier international festival, attracts more than 150,000 attendees over the four-day Labor Day weekend. WorldFest celebrates and showcases the international cultures and communities that make up the city of Louisville and neighboring areas. WorldFest is free to attend and open to all ages, featuring entertainment stages, Parade of Cultures, Global Village, and more!

Three entertainment stages showcasing international, national, regional and local performers all weekend long.
Nearly 150 International vendors featuring international arts, merchandise, food, and beverages.
A Global Village highlighting cultures and customs from all over the world.
A World of Information that informs citizens about services for our international residents.
A Children’s International Activity Zone to learn about cultures and customs, arts, crafts, and more.
A Parade of Cultures with nearly 1,000 participants celebrating all the diverse cultures in Louisville.
A Naturalization Ceremony pronouncing more than 300 new Americans to Louisville as new citizens

East Snyder Community Garden

What We Do: We are proud to give back to the local community through produce donations to food banks and meal programs, cut flower donations and educational programs for folks of ages. East Snyder Community Garden supports the environment through sustainable gardening practices and is registered as a Monarch Waystation. We would love to have you garden with us. East Snyder Community Garden

Community Connections Conference

The Community Connections Conference is an annual free event that connects residents of Minneapolis, community groups, neighborhoods and local government. Get involved in a future Community Connections Conference by exhibiting, leading a breakout session, being a community partner organization, being a conference partner or volunteering. The conference offers a day of connecting, sharing and learning about all the ways to be involved in the local community. Attendees will also have an opportunity to meet the people behind important City services, community groups and other institutions. The conference is free and open to everyone, and Metro Transit will also offer free rides to the Convention Center.

Sharing Resources

Neighborhood Place

Neighborhood Place is a partnership of Louisville Metro agencies and community residents who have come together to deliver services in a new way. The approach requires a unified action plan among different governments, agencies and neighborhood residents. Because agencies are not competing with one another, they are in a position to maximize every resource available to them. The most significant benefit is to the families Neighborhood Place serves. Neighborhood Place works with communities to provide blended and accessible health, education, employment and human services that support children and families in their progress toward self-sufficiency.

Social Gathering

Charlotte, NC Community Resource Festival

North Carolina Project Location, Arrow Mobile Park, 10400 John Price Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273. About this event: Join us on May 31st at Arrow Mobile Park from 12-3pm for a FREE family event to learn and access resources like food, clothing, healthcare, housing assistance, job opportunities and more – and there will be games! Accessibility – Have accessibility questions? Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information.

Sharing Resources

Carver Neighborhood Market

If you talk with seniors who lived in South Atlanta their whole life, you’ll hear stories of a time when 4, yes four, groceries stores served the community of South Atlanta. One only had to walk a few blocks to get the food they needed to survive. Fast forward a few decades and the stores of yesteryear are gone. Small grocery stores were replaced by supermarkets across the county. But too often these new supermarkets were located miles from neighborhoods like South Atlanta. We knew by working in South Atlanta since 2001 that access to food was a huge issue. We believe that solving the issue of food access for South Atlantans is critical to returning health and vitality to our community. And so, we started our journey of opening the Carver Neighborhood Market. We’re committed to local! Thanks to support from Common Market & Food Well Alliance, we are able to offer quality and affordable local produce options each season.

Shared Space

Better Block Detroit G7

As part of the Gratiot/7 Mile Neighborhood Framework, the Better Block Detroit G7 is a placemaking activity that will transform several vacant lots in the Gratiot/McNichols microdistrict in spring 2024. The project seeks to reimagine the space as a vibrant, bustling part of this high-traffic commercial corridor and demonstrate its potential for future development. The project is sponsored by the City of Detroit, Invest Detroit, and Fifth Third Bank. The Better Block Foundation is an international 501(c)3 nonprofit that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods. To learn more about their process and past projects, visit betterblock.org

Shared Space

Thrive LDN: Greater London Authority

‘Happy to Chat’ or community benches are designed to help combat loneliness and encourage community interaction. Designated benches typically feature a simple sign, which for example could read ‘Sit here if you don’t mind someone stopping to say hello.’ The bench becomes a public asset which anyone can use to take time out of their day to reflect. They provide opportunity to connect with people and perhaps start a conversation about how they are feeling. Thrive LND

Social Gathering

Porchfest Ithaca, NY

Porchfest began in 2007, inspired by some outdoor ukulele playing and a conversation between neighbors Gretchen Hildreth and Lesley Greene. They came up with the idea for it that day and gathered 20 bands to make it happen in September of that year. The number of bands has increased every year since then, with 185 in 2016. Porchfest is a music festival held on the porches of the Fall Creek and Northside neighborhoods of Ithaca, NY. Porchfest is free and open for anyone to attend or perform. Performances take place on porches, and in yards and driveways, in a celebration of our vibrant creative community.

Health & Recreation

Beacon Hill Village

Beacon Hill Village has been redefining aging in downtown Boston for over two decades. We are a member-led community of active, creative and independent adults aged 50 and older who connect with and care for one another through an array of support services, social and wellness programs, cultural, and educational activities and excursions. We embrace our talents, share our experience and wisdom, nurture special interests, and foster deep relationships. We have one mutual goal: to grow old better in the home and neighborhoods that we love.