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Block parties are a great tool to getting to know your neighbors which can lead to community change
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I don't want to reinvent the wheel!
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There's something in my community I want changed, but I don't know where to start.

I'm not experienced at this. I'd need more info on where to start or who to meet to help me.
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Our neighbors got together, but didn't know how to build consensus for what to do
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Many homeless people who live in vehicles with kids, pets. I found www.basicneedsfoundation.org
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Good-old fashioned knocking on my neighbors doors has worked well.
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Our neighborhood listserv is helpful in communitcating to those who've signed up.
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Recycle-A-Bike a volunteer collective providing affordable transportation

is a volunteer based community bike education and maintenance collective that promotes bicycling as a safe, fun, sustainable, and empowering mode of transportation. We provide the greater Providence community access to the skills and resources to maintain, repair, and build bikes in a workspace where all are welcome.
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I raise my hand to help and others follow. I have had good luck creating a team to solve problems.

Finding the people who are also affected by a problem impacting your life will help you build a team around solving community problems. I saw it all over the country when I traveled to all 50 states interviewing community problem solvers. Check it out! www.50in52journey.com
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Analyze your commuinty strengths and create an event to support them

We look around to see how were are evolving as a community and take steps to support the positives.
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Neighborhood Walk-Up Theater (a modern, neighborhood version of a drive in theater)

Using a laptop, projector and side of a house, we have neighborhood movie night. The kids love it!
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We organized to fight a change in public transit, & created lots of other positive change as well.
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Letting people tell their stories with finality
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Share food. We organize to take snacks to schools, surplus produce/soup to neighbors, plant garden

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Our neighbors met to prepare for disasters, now we get together for fun and email alerts
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I think my neighborhood project might be a good roadmap for others

If you think others might be able to learn from your experience, how would you get your story to the people who might find it helpful?
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organizing creative events and mixers that will bring awareness of issues and inspire activism.
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ConnectNetwork is a localized civic hub that connects people to ideas, information and each other.
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Block parties, farmer's markets, talking with neighbors, organizing tree or garden plantings
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Organize with a group of neighbors a few fun events on the block or neighborhood

Pick small achievable tasks and get one or two neighbors involved in the process. You'll work off each others energy and bring your friends in. It's hard to do it alone. Have fun.
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Brainstorm With Us

What stops you from impacting your community? What has worked well for you?

There are two ways to get more votes:

Block parties are a great tool to getting to know your neighbors which can lead to community change

I don't want to reinvent the wheel!

There's something in my community I want changed, but I don't know where to start.

Our neighbors got together, but didn't know how to build consensus for what to do

Many homeless people who live in vehicles with kids, pets. I found www.basicneedsfoundation.org

Good-old fashioned knocking on my neighbors doors has worked well.

Our neighborhood listserv is helpful in communitcating to those who've signed up.

Recycle-A-Bike a volunteer collective providing affordable transportation

I raise my hand to help and others follow. I have had good luck creating a team to solve problems.

Analyze your commuinty strengths and create an event to support them

Neighborhood Walk-Up Theater (a modern, neighborhood version of a drive in theater)

We organized to fight a change in public transit, & created lots of other positive change as well.

Letting people tell their stories with finality

Share food. We organize to take snacks to schools, surplus produce/soup to neighbors, plant garden

Our neighbors met to prepare for disasters, now we get together for fun and email alerts

I think my neighborhood project might be a good roadmap for others

organizing creative events and mixers that will bring awareness of issues and inspire activism.

ConnectNetwork is a localized civic hub that connects people to ideas, information and each other.

Block parties, farmer's markets, talking with neighbors, organizing tree or garden plantings

Organize with a group of neighbors a few fun events on the block or neighborhood

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