A recent article by Project for Public Spaces, “The Impacts of Market Cities: How Markets Promote Social Connection & Wellbeing,” told the story of three communities where farmers markets became more than a place to shop, they were hubs for connection. These stories demonstrate how farmers markets benefit our communities beyond connecting people to local farmers and …
Students at the UW School of Social Work advanced the mission of social and economic justice through the Grand Challenges for Social Work Student Design Projects as they developed and tested solutions to some of today’s most pressing social issues. The Grand Challenges for Social Work is a national initiative that calls on social workers to take on large, complex problems such as reducing inequal…
Śhālā Twam, meaning "a space for you," emerged from a simple yet urgent question: within the rapidly densifying urban condition of Kerala, can even a modest private plot become a shared cultural and ecological resource for the neighbourhood?
Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are cultural and economic anchors in their communities. Naomi Cytron spoke with four San Francisco Bay Area CDCs about the unique challenges they face in the COVID-19 recovery as well as the supports they need to continue to serve communities.
In the Castlemont neighborhood of East Oakland, one in four people live in poverty. The teenage pregnancy rate is three times the Alameda County average. Homicide is the leading cause of death for residents aged 14-24. These are grim statistics, but there is hope for neighborhood change. A local Castlemont nonprofit, Youth UpRising, is set […]
