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Selected by an international panel of judges and then by public voting, the grand prize and second prize- winning projects honored by the Community Tool Box Out of the Box competition are both located in Kenya in communities ravaged by civil...

There is a movement afoot to turn every public school building into a “community learning center.” Use the buildings to supplement day school with programs in the afternoon and evening for children and adults. Nice idea. The question is...

How to encourage movement toward an abundance mindset? In an interview with Seth Resler, Peter expands on  thoughts from his speech accepting Linkage's Lifetime Achievement Award. Read interview.

Tim and Bridget Vogt noticed that they received no welcome from the neighbors when they moved into their new home in Bellevue, Kentucky. No cookies, no “Hi, new neighbor, here’s how we compost …”  One day they found themselves...

I choose who to invite… the residents… the citizens of our community… those who live here… I decided to leave out of the conversation… for now… the established local leaders… those who already have a platform…a voice … I choose to have...

A recent report by the National Center for Health Statistics found that, as of 2006, the life expectancy of U.S. Hispanics at birth is 80.6 years.  This is 2.5 years more than non-Hispanic whites and 8 years more than...

After months of thinking about it… I am ready to host our community’s first civic engagement... I have to think about where to hold the space… the location… who am I going to invite… open to the public or invitation only… do...

Our city does not have a town square for residents to gather… however, we do have the Frances R. Healy Community Center, built by a group of civic volunteers in early 70s, and it just happens to be located in Chamberlin Park,...

The current Health Care debate is a conversation that is not going to make us any healthier. It is the wrong conversation. To begin with it is not about Health Care — it is really a polarized discussion about the...

A friend whom professionals call “disabled” says, ”If you’re coming to help me, you’ve come to the wrong place.  I refuse to fill your need for needs.”  It’s his wry recognition that many people have jobs that depend on...