by hopefulneighbo | May 30, 2023 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
I grew up mowing lawns in my hometown of Ash Grove, Missouri. My dad provided me with a riding and trim mower that I could use to mow other yards, that is, if I cut our lawn when asked—and without complaint. For seven years, I had ten yards within a half-mile of my...
by hopefulneighbo | Apr 28, 2023 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being
My neighborhood is waking up after the slumber of winter. The smell of pork steaks cooking over charcoal, heavy bass lines thumping from open cars windows, neighbor kids laughing during a game of tag. Peanut and Lucy are on their stoop, greeting passersby—and all...
by hopefulneighbo | Nov 22, 2022 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
“Come over tomorrow for hot cider and donuts!” a simple, last-minute invitation pinged on my phone. It was from some neighbors. They had spent the autumn afternoon texting neighbors and delivering paper invitations to neighbors they didn’t have the phone numbers for....
by hopefulneighbo | Oct 12, 2022 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
Every day is a great day to be a good neighbor! However, National Good Neighbor Day gives us an opportunity to pause and focus on neighboring. This year The Hopeful Neighbor Project, along with our partners and everyday neighbors, celebrated all around the country....
by hopefulneighbo | Sep 23, 2022 | Discover the Gifts, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation to establish National Good Neighbor Day and a resolution was later passed by the Senate. Celebrated across the United States on September 28, National Good Neighbor Day is an opportunity to spread neighborly love...
by Jonathan Carone | Jun 9, 2022 | Discover the Gifts, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Pursue the Common Good
During one particularly harsh winter, I worried about my house-bound neighbor. I wondered if the cold temperatures and snow had kept her from getting the supplies and care she and her dogs needed. I couldn’t call her on the phone because I didn’t have her number....
