Survey examples and best practices for listening to and learning from your community
A block club is the backbone of an organized neighborhood
Search for an address to learn more about the location and its surrounding area.
Communities of faith stand in an important position to support vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods. And in recent years, some have stepped up to the challenge at a variety of different scales.
Low-status neighborhoods in the US are often stuck between stagnating assistance from the government and gentrification at the hands of real estate developers.
The Neighboring Movement Podcast shares stories, interviews, and resources about the power and importance of neighboring. It is hosted by the staff team at The Neighboring Movement.
This resource will help you build a team and think through all the elements needed for your project.
A block party is more than just a party. Bottom-up actions, like block parties, can transform your community.
While creating social connections may not be as easy as it used to be, a special kind of place makes it more likely.
Sharing stories about reweaving the connections between place, the built environment, and the mission of God
Transform your church property into a vibrant community hub
A film about why you should join a club… and why the fate of America depends on it
How communities can transform public spaces to prevent violence
Block Clubs are one of the pillars of safe and healthy communities. That is why we’re doing all we can to support leaders starting new block clubs and block club presidents that need help reinvigorating their block.
The purpose of the Night Walks is to touch and transform lives for Christ to the Glory of God through witnessing, evangelism, and discipleship.
A community-led initiative that unites Chicagoans from all walks of life to address historic disinvestment, work toward healing our communities and make all of Chicago safe for everyone.
Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people — and his policies are sparking national conversations.
How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community
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| Church Forsaken | Neighboring, Placemaking | Book | Jonathan Brooks | Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods | neighboring placemaking | book | jonathan-brooks | ||
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| CPD Find My District, Beat or Station | City Resources | Map | Chicago Police Department | Search for an address to learn more about the location and its surrounding area. | city-resources | map | chicago-police-department | ||
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| Night Walks Resource Guide | Peacemaking, Organizing | Document | 15th District Faith-Based Subcommittee | The purpose of the Night Walks is to touch and transform lives for Christ to the Glory of God through witnessing, evangelism, and discipleship. | peacemaking organizing | document | 15th-district-faith-based-subcommittee | ||
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| Place Matters | Placemaking | Podcast | Focused Community Strategies | A podcast about the intersection of race, place, and poverty | placemaking | podcast | focused-community-strategies | ||
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| Market Cities, People Cities | Placemaking | Book | Michael Emerson, Kevin Smiley | The Shape of Our Urban Future | placemaking | book | michael-emerson kevin-smiley | ||
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| Redemptive Placemaking Toolkit | Placemaking | Toolkit | Sara Joy Proppe, Edward Dunar | Transform your church property into a vibrant community hub | placemaking | toolkit | sara-joy-proppe edward-dunar | ||
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| The Rise, Fall, and Power of Block Parties, Explained | Neighboring, Placemaking, Block Clubs, Block Parties | Video | Strong Towns | A block party is more than just a party. Bottom-up actions, like block parties, can transform your community. | neighboring placemaking block-clubs block-parties | video | strong-towns | ||
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| Neighborhood Mapping: Appendices | Neighboring | Book | John Fuder | Survey examples and best practices for listening to and learning from your community | neighboring | book | john-fuder | ||
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| The New Neighborhood Block Club Manual for Constituents and Organizers | Organizing, Block Clubs | Manual | Dan Kleinman | A block club is the backbone of an organized neighborhood | organizing block-clubs | manual | dan-kleinman | ||
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| The Importance of Third Spaces Amidst America’s Social Isolation Epidemic | Placemaking, Third Spaces | Article | Blue Zones, Ebele Mogo | While creating social connections may not be as easy as it used to be, a special kind of place makes it more likely. | placemaking third-spaces | article | blue-zones ebele-mogo | ||
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| You don’t have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one | Placemaking, Organizing | Video | TED, Majora Carter | Low-status neighborhoods in the US are often stuck between stagnating assistance from the government and gentrification at the hands of real estate developers. | placemaking organizing | video | ted majora-carter | ||
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| Neighborhood Mapping | Neighboring | Book | John Fuder | How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community | neighboring | book | john-fuder | ||
| Light in the Night Handbook | Peacemaking, Placemaking, Organizing | Manual | Light in the Night | How communities can transform public spaces to prevent violence | peacemaking placemaking organizing | manual | light-in-the-night | ||
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| People’s Plan for Community Safety | City Resources | Document | Mayor's Office of Community Safety | A community-led initiative that unites Chicagoans from all walks of life to address historic disinvestment, work toward healing our communities and make all of Chicago safe for everyone. | city-resources | document | mayors-office-of-community-safety | ||
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| Who Is My Neighbor? | Neighboring | Book | Wayne Gordon | Lessons Learned From a Man Left for Dead | neighboring | book | wayne-gordon | ||
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| Faith Communities Can Help Build Vibrant Neighborhoods | Neighboring, Placemaking | Article | Strong Towns, Jennifer Griffin | Communities of faith stand in an important position to support vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods. And in recent years, some have stepped up to the challenge at a variety of different scales. | neighboring placemaking | article | strong-towns jennifer-griffin | ||
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| The political power of being a good neighbor | Neighboring | Video | TED, Michael Tubbs | Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people — and his policies are sparking national conversations. | neighboring | video | ted michael-tubbs | ||
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| The Art of Neighboring | Neighboring | Book | Jay Pathak, Dave Runyon | Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door | neighboring | book | jay-pathak dave-runyon | ||
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| The Connected Community | Neighboring | Book | Cormac Russell, John McKnight | Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods | neighboring | book | cormac-russell john-mcknight | ||
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| Join or Die | Organizing, Civic Engagement | Video | Delevan Street Films | A film about why you should join a club… and why the fate of America depends on it | organizing civic-engagement | video | delevan-street-films | ||
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| The Neighboring Movement | Neighboring | Podcast | The Neighboring Movement | The Neighboring Movement Podcast shares stories, interviews, and resources about the power and importance of neighboring. It is hosted by the staff team at The Neighboring Movement. | neighboring | podcast | the-neighboring-movement | ||
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| The Embedded Church | Placemaking | Podcast | Eric Jacobsen, Sara Joy Proppe | Sharing stories about reweaving the connections between place, the built environment, and the mission of God | placemaking | podcast | eric-jacobsen sara-joy-proppe | ||
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| Neighborhood Project Planner | Neighboring, Organizing | Document | Community Works | This resource will help you build a team and think through all the elements needed for your project. | neighboring organizing | document | community-works | ||
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| The Abundant Community | Neighboring | Book | John McKnight, Peter Block | Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods | neighboring | book | john-mcknight peter-block | ||
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| M3 Block Club Program | Organizing, Block Clubs | Program | My Block My Hood My City | Block Clubs are one of the pillars of safe and healthy communities. That is why we’re doing all we can to support leaders starting new block clubs and block club presidents that need help reinvigorating their block. | organizing block-clubs | program | my-block-my-hood-my-city | ||
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| The New Parish | Neighboring, Placemaking | Book | Tim Soerens, Paul Sparks, Dwight J. Friesen | How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community | neighboring placemaking | book | tim-soerens paul-sparks dwight-j-friesen |