CommunityWorks USA

05/15/2026

Did you know that knowing your neighbors by name is the #1 predictor of an effective disaster response? In Azalea Park (Orlando, FL), our partners are ensuring that residents have the resources and connections needed for the upcoming hurricane season.

We had a great meeting last night to learn how we can be prepared for hurricane season! Thanks to Stacie with Orange County Emergency Management for sharing helpful information and providing free weather radios! Join us next month to learn from Orange County Sheriff's Office.

05/11/2026

Don't miss your chance to learn more about how you can activate residents and celebrate the neighborhoods in your city through National Good Neighbor Day!

Join us tomorrow, May 12 at 11:00 AM MT, for Let’s Talk: Getting Ready for National Good Neighbor Day and explore how to bring more connection and belonging into your community.

Whether you’re looking to get to know your neighbors or create opportunities for people to connect across your community, this conversation will help you turn those ideas into action.

You’ll hear real stories from across the country and walk away with practical ways to get started, from simple moments of connection to larger community efforts.

We’ll be joined by Jennifer Prophete from The Hopeful Neighborhood Project and Megan Ginn from CommunityWorks USA, who will share tools, resources, and insights to help you prepare for National Good Neighbor Day, or even a full week of connection.

If you’ve been thinking about how to build stronger, more connected neighborhoods, this is a good place to begin.

Register now: https://aspeninstitute.zoom.us/meeting/register/W4MU670NSbGQOm_vMH3XJA #/registration

05/05/2026

Are you in the Orlando area? Join us this Saturday at Orange County, Florida Government and Neighborhood Relations - City of Orlando Community Connections Workshop to learn about how you can build a stronger more connect neighborhood through the Eight Front Doors Challenge!

05/01/2026

Are you in the Orlando area? Join us next week for The Eight Front Doors Workshop to learn how you can strengthen your community! RSVP below!

🚪 Ready to build stronger, more connected neighborhoods?

Join us next Saturday for The 8 Front Doors Challenge—a hands-on workshop designed to spark creativity, connection, and community transformation.

📅 May 9, 2026
⏰ 9–11 a.m.
📍 Orange County Internal Operations Center
450 E. South Street Orlando, FL 32801

Our guest speaker, Megan Ginn, is a national leader in community building and a champion of starting with the gifts already present in every neighborhood.

Let’s build something beautiful together.

Orange County, Florida Government CommunityWorks USA

04/30/2026

In Mount Pleasant, MI, residents are coming together over board games as a way to build community! The Connected Community Coalition hosts these regular games nights as a way to build connection across differences. You can read more below!

Update from the Field: Mount Pleasant by CommunityWorks | Nov 22, 2025 | Blogs | 0 comments Thanks to your generosity, Mt. Pleasant (Isabella County, Michigan) is creating a place where everyone feels welcome to be their authentic self. Read below to hear from Jennifer, a resident in Mt. Pleasant an...

04/27/2026

Join us in just a few weeks to learn how you can mobilize your community to celebrate National Good Neighbor Day this year!

Are you looking to increase connection and belonging right where you live?

Join us for a Let’s Talk session as we get ready for National Good Neighbor Day. Whether you want to get to know your neighbors or bring people together across your community, this is a simple place to start.

You’ll hear real stories, explore practical tools, and learn how neighbors, community groups, and organizations are creating more connected communities. We’ll be joined by weavers Jennifer Prophete, Director of The Hopeful Neighborhood Project, and Megan Ginn, Director of Community Building Strategies at CommunityWorks USA, who will share real examples from their work and what they’re learning along the way.

🗓 Tuesday, May 12
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM ET

Save your spot: https://aspeninstitute.zoom.us/meeting/register/W4MU670NSbGQOm_vMH3XJA #/registration

04/24/2026

Across the country, libraries of things, map jams, and mutual aid networks have helped many communities share their gifts among neighbors. Want to know how you can get started? Check out our recent webinar featuring Shareable below!

Adapting Cooperative Projects featuring Shareable

04/20/2026

Want to learn how you can start a library of things like Highstar did? Join our webinar on Wednesday to hear from Shareable about how you can get started! Register here: bit.ly/ShareWithNeighbors

04/13/2026

What if our society was rooted in a sharing culture?

Imagine neighborhoods where food, tools, housing, care, and power are shared (not extracted, exploited, and hoarded!). Where co-ops replace corporations, mutual aid replaces individualism, and collective resilience outlasts crisis. This is the solidarity economy in action.

Join us on April 22nd at 1PM EST to learn from Shareable as they share practical insights on how you can replicate and adapt proven community projects (like a library of things) with practical manuals!

RSVP today at: https://bit.ly/ShareWithNeighbors

04/08/2026

Coming up this month! Do you want practical tools and ready to use frameworks for your community?

Join in our upcoming webinars to learn more, network with others, and be the first to access new and updated resources! RSVP at comm-works.org/events

Shareable

04/06/2026

Last year, Shellaya & Molly launched Michigan City Midnight Hoops after participating in the Michigan City Neighborhood Leadership Academy. Read their story below about their experience and how they're now using their gifts to engage youth and build a stronger community.

Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana

Michigan City Midnight Hoops: A Community-Driven Youth Initiative by CommunityWorks | Mar 19, 2026 | Blogs | 0 comments In Spring 2025, CommunityWorks partnered with Michigan City’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy to provide the Unlocking Neighborhood Gifts workshop. Shellaya and Molly were partic...