“Asset Based Community Development” or ABCD looks for, and starts from people’s gifts and strengths (assets)
A block party is more than just a party. Bottom-up actions, like block parties, can transform your community.
A block club is the backbone of an organized neighborhood
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.
The way you frame an issue determines who can embrace your cause.
Survey examples and best practices for listening to and learning from your community
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.
Search for an address to learn more about the location and its surrounding area.
Why do some populations thrive and prosper while others struggle and suffer? The Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being is a framework that addresses this question in a way that is at once understandable, relatable, and actionable.
While creating social connections may not be as easy as it used to be, a special kind of place makes it more likely.
This resource will help you build a team and think through all the elements needed for your project.
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.
Sharing stories about reweaving the connections between place, the built environment, and the mission of God
The purpose of the Night Walks is to touch and transform lives for Christ to the Glory of God through witnessing, evangelism, and discipleship.
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.
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.
Low-status neighborhoods in the US are often stuck between stagnating assistance from the government and gentrification at the hands of real estate developers.
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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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| 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 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 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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| Neighborhood Mapping | Neighboring | Book | John Fuder | How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community | neighboring | book | john-fuder | ||
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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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| Start With Hello | Neighboring | Book | Shannan Martin | You want more. You want to belong to a community that looks out for each … | neighboring | book | shannan-martin | ||
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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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| 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 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 | ||
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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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| 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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| Block Clubs – Office of Community Policing | Block Clubs, Civic Engagement | Chicago Police Department | Traditional block clubs are groups of people who have homes and families on any given … | block-clubs civic-engagement | chicago-police-department | ||||
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| Frame Your Issue – Organize Your Community | Organizing | On Earth Peace | The way you frame an issue determines who can embrace your cause. | organizing | on-earth-peace | ||||
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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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| The Art of Neighboring | Neighboring | Book | Jay Pathak, Dave Runyon | Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door | neighboring | book | jay-pathak dave-runyon | ||
| Asset-Based Community Development at a Glance | Organizing, Asset-Based Community Development | Tamarack Institute | “Asset Based Community Development” or ABCD looks for, and starts from people’s gifts and strengths (assets) | organizing asset-based-community-development | tamarack-institute | ||||
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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 | ||
| 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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| My Parting Prescription for America | Civic Engagement, Community | Dr. Vivek Murthy | So, what makes community possible? Three core elements: relationships, service, and purpose. And one core … | civic-engagement community | dr-vivek-murthy | ||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being | Civic Engagement | Rippel Foundation | Why do some populations thrive and prosper while others struggle and suffer? The Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being is a framework that addresses this question in a way that is at once understandable, relatable, and actionable. | civic-engagement | rippel-foundation | ||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Church Forsaken | Neighboring, Placemaking | Book | Jonathan Brooks | Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods | neighboring placemaking | book | jonathan-brooks | ||
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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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| Neighborhood Mapping: Appendices | Neighboring | Book | John Fuder | Survey examples and best practices for listening to and learning from your community | neighboring | book | john-fuder |