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Community can buffer loneliness and isolation by offering pathways to health through physical and social activities, gatherings, rituals, walking, talking, and civic engagement.

After deadly 2023 fires, recent storms and ICE raids, Lahaina residents are determined to rebuild the town for their community In March, Hawaii was hit with two back-to-back storms, bringing the worst flooding it’s seen in 20 years . In Lahaina, Maui , muddy flood waters turned streets into rivers and carved new paths through the barren landscape, breaking open roads and flooding houses. In thei…

After the attempted arson attack on a London synagogue, communities remain determined that ‘building higher walls’ will not stem rising tide of antisemitism “How good and how wonderful it is when friends sit together,” reads a quote from the Psalms painted high on the wall inside Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS). For the congregation gathering in a cheerful hubbub before its Shabbat service on Fri…

By Colby King This presidential campaign cycle has brought national attention to several towns and small cities across the US. From Butte, Nebraska (2020 Census population of 286) where Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz graduated from high school in a class of 25 students, to Springfield, Ohio (2020 Census population of 58,662), which has recently … Continue reading More than a Rally Location:…

Partners Atelijeri Žitnjak — atelijerizitnjak.com Žitnjak Atelier is a unique creative community that practices the coexistence of artists with the local context of the city periphery and its inhabitants, while working on cultural revitalization of the urban urban space and strengthening the influence of art in the community. The artistic organization Atelier Žitnjak strives to strengthen…

Bass Connections team explores equity-centered approaches to specific challenges in education, health, entrepreneurship and innovation.. When we tackle complex challenges — such as making education […] The post Duke Students Design Solutions to Help Communities Flourish appeared first on Duke Social Science Research Institute .