Tag Archive for: community

Welcoming People With Disabilities

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By: Stevie Wills

In community, we discover more of who we are.
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A Place to Call Home: For Some, It’s the Ultimate Christmas Gift

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By: Helping Hands TV

“Wesley Mission has given me hope. Wesley Mission has given me back trust. Wesley Mission has given me back appreciation of love,” says Martin, a recipient of housing through Wesley Mission’s Homeless Services. Read more

Designing Communities to Tackle Loneliness: The ‘Little BIG Foundation’

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By: Helping Hands TV

Michael Easson believes that everyone is important. Read more

Purpose: The Key to a Thriving Community

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By: Helping Hands TV

“Your entire life depends on the quality of the community or communities you associate yourself with and create,” says Adam McCurdie, founder and CEO of Humanitix. Read more

Living on the Edge: Why it’s OK to Only Partly Belong

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By: Brian Harris

Many years back I read Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, and was struck by his story of a young man who said simply: “Basically I’ve always been looking for a place – a place to be.” Read more

Nostalgia, and Why A New Housing Estate Won’t Bring Back Community

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By: Stephen McAlpine

I saw this sign on the back of a New Zealand bus (above) and was struck by both the brilliant marketing, as well as the desire for a sense of community that we now simply assume has been lost. Read more

What is the Value of Community?

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By: Russ Matthews

I was watching Trolls Band Together and an unexpected thing stood out to me — the value of community. Read more

Creating Safe Neighbourhoods Starts With a Single Word

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By: Georgia Free

When I was a child, I remember spending my weekends playing in the street, from dawn until dusk, knowing that if I needed anything I could run across the road to Penny and Phil – my neighbours- turned-adopted grandparents. Read more

Building a Sisterhood for Women to Support Each Other

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By: Michelle Nortje

We know that women’s mental health can be impacted by several risk factors to health, such as hormonal fluctuations, lifestyle choices, genetics, and body image, to name a few. Read more