A community apartment building in the Bronx offers parenting workshops, after-school programs, counseling, job training, summer camp and more. The catch? You have to be a grandparent raising a grandchild to live here. Read more »
Whether you’ve got the winter doldrums or a more severe case of depression, one of the best ways to improve your mood is to connect with your community to eat better, get more exercise, and learn new things. Read more »
An interview with Chicago author Megan Stielstra about Times Are Tough All Over, her story and website that documents how people are coping and making ends meet during the recession. Read more »
After two bouts of cancer and the death of his mother, Jim Gilliam lost his faith. But online, he discovered a newfound faith in what people are capable of accomplishing when they work together and raise one another up.
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“I’ll be dead by then. Shot.”
Large brown eyes stared back at me as he spoke, with a sincerity and certainty that tied my stomach in knots. Read more »
Tucked in a mountain valley on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina, Warren Wilson College has earned a reputation as a college whose graduates are well-versed in the practical realities of ecological work and life. Read more »
What if there were a better way of living? A way that was more environmentally sound, more economical, more conducive to the building of community, and didn't require huge monetary investments? What if this new method of existence was already vis. Read more »
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