Last weekend Matt and I traveled to Portland, OR to share what we have learned about Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). We met with a Missional Wisdom Foundation Launch and Lead cohort at Camp Magruder on the Oregon "coast", not to be confused with "beach" (which is a warm sunny place), the locals informed us. It was a great group of people, all working on amazing projects in their community.
Read MoreOn Tuesday night we gathered with a few more of our Block Connectors (BCs) to share stories and ideas. It is always such a joy to meet with our BCs! The evening started with...
Read MoreOn Sunday, Catherine and I went to the Andover United Methodist Church Missions Fair. As always, it was great to see old friends and share updates on the Abundant Community Network...
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Throughout the summer months we saw great connections happening between neighbors and we clearly saw the importance and power of our work, however...
That’s right, SoCe Life has been awarded a recognition grant in the amount of $14,150! This grant will be used to pay one Neighborhood Animator as well as training for Block Connectors in the SoCe Neighborhood throughout 2017. As you can imagine, we are very, very excited and honored to have received this grant.
Read MoreOn Thursday, December 1, we had our very first Block Connector Training and it was WONDERFUL!
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