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Sugar and Salt
Avrey Smith, pictured above, shares a reflection on his leadership journey. "It's easy to imagine ourselves as the world shapers. In reality, we are only tasked with providing the tools for those we lead to shape it themselves." The first time I recall being in...
Cultivating Community
"What advice would you give to someone just starting out in community development or asset-based work?” It's Wednesday, August 6th. Evening is descending on the home base of New City Neighbors, the youth development organization I lead in northeast Grand Rapids....
Connecting the Dots
The students are asked to take a look around them by one of their facilitators. They are asked, "What community assets do you see right here on this block?" I'm standing on a triangular city block in the Creston neighborhood of Grand Rapids. The triangle is formed...
Educating Teens About Food and the Farm Through New City Neighbors
The nonprofit New City Neighbors has achieved its goal of acquiring a parcel of land in Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood to expand local urban farming operations.