May 5, 2008

Biscuits & Cornbread – Symbols of Belonging

One more thing -
Reading about the Belonging Initiative in my previous post, I couldn’t help but remember some of the ways in which neighbors connect, share, show their care. Its hard to make out in this photo but near the bottom of the image is a bag of biscuits, warm, freshly baked yeast biscuits to [...]

May 5, 2008

The Belonging Initiative

The Belonging Initiative is a national collaboration to nurture belonging.
The premise of this initiative is that despite our awareness of the issue of isolation and loneliness, despite the growing body of knowledge related to promoting relationships, and in spite of our respective efforts to assist people who live on the margins, we have a long [...]