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When a vacant lot in East Columbus sat overgrown and neglected for years, a group of neighbors decided enough was enough. What started as a weekend cleanup project has grown into a full community garden feeding over 40 families — and bringing people together in ways no one expected.
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Applications for the positivelisa.com LLC youth mentorship program surged 60% this year, with over 300 young people matched with community mentors across 14 cities.
This quarter's microgrant recipients include a bakery, a tutoring center, and a mobile repair shop — all founded by community members who turned hardship into hustle.
After a successful six-month pilot in three cities, our community mental health initiative is expanding — bringing free counseling and peer support to thousands more neighbors.
Volunteers fanned out across 22 neighborhoods this summer, helping thousands of residents register to vote for the first time. Here's how they did it — and what comes next.
Our new housing rights guide — available in six languages — has already been downloaded over 10,000 times. We spoke with the legal advocates who wrote it.
From Baltimore to Phoenix, neighbors showed up with gloves, bags, and big smiles. This summer's clean-up series removed over 8 tons of debris from shared community spaces.
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