Community Service
Cross-Sector Collaboration and Convening
This service helps different community groups meet and work together to prevent violence and make neighborhoods safer. They organize meetings where organizations can share ideas, plan projects, and build partnerships to solve community problems together.
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EligibilityOrganizations and groups working in monitoring and de-escalation sectors
FeesNot specified
HoursNot specified
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love. ”
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The Journey
13 connected resources across 5 levelsTrail depth
Level 1
Get CuriousRead, watch, explore1 resourceLevel 2
Find Your PeopleMeet orgs, neighbors, groups8 resourcesYou are hereServiceCross-Sector Collaboration ServicesThis service helps different community groups work as a team to keep everyone safe from political violence. They connect organizations that want the same things and help them make plans together to protect their communities.
ServiceCatalytic Leaders Initiative Training ProgramThis is a 6-8 month training program that teaches you how to be a better leader in your neighborhood. You'll learn leadership skills, meet other community helpers, and stay connected with them after you finish.
ServiceDepolarizing Ourselves WorkshopA workshop where people from different faiths like Catholic, Protestant, Unitarian, and Jewish communities come together to learn and talk about understanding each other better. Anyone can learn to lead these workshops to help their community connect across differences.
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Show UpEvents, meetings, volunteeringWe are building resources for this level
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Go DeeperTraining, sustained involvement4 resourcesLevel 5
Make Your MoveAdvocacy, organizing, creatingWe are building resources for this level