Community

Learn more about how you can foster goodness in the world with a variety of stories and articles about creating community.

Community

November 30, 2018

Coffee connects cops and community

Event facilitates understanding, growth

Community

November 30, 2018

Meet the mechanic who won’t overcharge you

The role of reliable transportation in fostering economic mobility can’t be

byJared McKiernan

Man in sweatshirt sleeping on cardboard on the street

Community

November 30, 2018

The diagnosis is poverty

A growing model contends that poverty isn’t something to simply “rise above” any

byAbagail Courtney

Community

November 30, 2018

Missing person no more

The Salvation Army helped reunite a sister with the brother she didn’t know

bySamuel Hill

closeup of red ornaments on Christmas Tree

Community

November 28, 2018

Embracing the Christmas spirit of connectedness

There’s something about Christmas that brings people together — families,

byVivian Gatica Lopez

man sitting by window next to Christmas tree

Community

November 26, 2018

A letter to those who feel lonely during the holidays

Dear (insert your name here), So, I heard you don’t have the holiday spirit

Community

November 20, 2018

Embracing Thanksgiving traditions with your family

To this day, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays

Single table setting on white table cloth in front of candles

Community

November 1, 2018

How to host a festive Friendsgiving

I don’t know about you, but the holiday season is what I wait for all year

byEliana Park

Community

October 17, 2018

How to build relationships with your local community

Loving our local community is something attainable, at the tip of our fingers,

byEliana Park

Community

October 5, 2018

3 Important lessons learned from raising a toddler

Just like that, my daughter, Emma, reached the prime of her toddlerhood and

byVivian Gatica Lopez

Community

October 4, 2018

How to be a good roommate and live together well

One of the greatest gifts and challenges of life is doing life with one another

Community

September 27, 2018

The science of making friends as an adult

We search for soul mates, why not best friends?

byVanessa Van Edwards

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Coffee connects cops and community

Meet the mechanic who won’t overcharge you

The diagnosis is poverty

Missing person no more

Embracing the Christmas spirit of connectedness

A letter to those who feel lonely during the holidays

Embracing Thanksgiving traditions with your family

How to host a festive Friendsgiving

How to build relationships with your local community

3 Important lessons learned from raising a toddler

How to be a good roommate and live together well

The science of making friends as an adult

Raising up Salvation Army leaders for service to the West—and the world

Disaster case manager helps restore hope after 2025 California wildfires

How an Iraq War veteran’s miracle transformed his faith in God

‘Determined’ volunteer brings in tons of food for Mesquite food pantry