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 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.
How communities can transform public spaces to prevent violence
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.
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.
Survey examples and best practices for listening to and learning from your community
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.
How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community
While creating social connections may not be as easy as it used to be, a special kind of place makes it more likely.
A block party is more than just a party. Bottom-up actions, like block parties, can transform your community.
Sharing stories about reweaving the connections between place, the built environment, and the mission of God
This resource will help you build a team and think through all the elements needed for your project.
The purpose of the Night Walks is to touch and transform lives for Christ to the Glory of God through witnessing, evangelism, and discipleship.
Low-status neighborhoods in the US are often stuck between stagnating assistance from the government and gentrification at the hands of real estate developers.
A block club is the backbone of an organized neighborhood
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
Search for an address to learn more about the location and its surrounding area.
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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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| 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 | ||
| 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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| 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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| 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 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 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 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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| 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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| Who Is My Neighbor? | Neighboring | Book | Wayne Gordon | Lessons Learned From a Man Left for Dead | neighboring | book | wayne-gordon | ||
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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 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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| 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 | ||
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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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| 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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| 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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| Neighborhood Mapping | Neighboring | Book | John Fuder | How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community | neighboring | book | john-fuder | ||
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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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| The Connected Community | Neighboring | Book | Cormac Russell, John McKnight | Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods | neighboring | book | cormac-russell john-mcknight |