by CommunityWorks | Mar 16, 2024 | Videos
Two of the great luminaries of the global Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) movement — John McKnight, Co-Founder of the ABCD Institute, and Cormac Russell, Director of ABCD Europe — join with Tecca Jones of Grand Rapids to discuss “The...
by CommunityWorks | Mar 8, 2024 | Blogs
Bates Place Neighbors (BPN), based in Grand Rapids, MI, is passionate about neighborhood strengthening. In 2021, CommunityWorks formally linked with BPN as a supporting partner. Wayne Squires, BPN director, remarked, “We so appreciate the ongoing training and...
by CommunityWorks | Feb 25, 2024 | Videos
Listen in to a moderated discussion with Wayne Squires, Director of Bates Place Neighbors, and two Community Connectors, Tecca and Luke, of the Baxter and Bates Place neighborhoods. You will learn how neighborhoods in Grand Rapids, MI are growing into safe and strong...
by CommunityWorks | Feb 18, 2024 | Videos
Listen as Wyoming’s Mayor, Jack Poll, our community connector in the Godfrey Lee neighborhood, Doris Perez, and Godfrey Lee resident and neighborhood team leader, Susan Van Bronkhorst, discuss how steady efforts to connect with neighbors add up to stronger, more...
by CommunityWorks | Feb 12, 2024 | Videos
Listen in as we chat with a sergeant from the City of Holland’s police force, as well as local leaders Amy Mares and Jay Van Groningen, about how neighborhoods in Holland are growing into strong and safe communities. Watch the recording to hear how asset based...