community building

Download as a PDF An affinity group is a small group of people who support each other and work together to change the world. Social activism can be tough work. Acting alone, we may feel powerless to create real change. An affinity group can provide practical support as well as inspira Read More

A Resilience Circle is a small group of 10 – 20 people that comes together to increase personal security during these challenging times. Circles have three purposes: learning, mutual aid, and social action. JP NET has worked closely with the Resilience Circle Network to dissemin Read More

Along with the JP Neighborhood Development Corporation and Samuel Adams Brewery, JP NET launched the Boylston Art Corridor in the Fall of 2014. As explained by WBUR, “Four new murals—ranging from cartoon faces to graphic patterns to depictions of the history of Boston’s Jamaica Read More

On Saturday February 27 over 100 people attended the JP Time Exchange’s Birthday Party and Stuff Swap. Great stuff was swapped, friendships were made and rekindled, stories were told, and 20 folks joined the Time Exchange. The Exchange now has 300 members after just one year! We Read More

By Brian Cady Time Exchange Member Currently 298 neighbors have traded 400+ hours of work using the JP Time 
Exchange. Why do they do it? Let’s ask Alex Hartley, who offered computer set-up expertise to one neighbor and used the “TimeHour” she earned for Reiki bodywork from Juli Read More

By Lucy Arthur-Paratley, Community Leaders Fellow Mai’kwe Ludwig began her October 15 talk at the JP Forum by challenging the audience to think about their preconceived notions about “sustainable living.” “Most people think it’s a terrible way to live,” she said. But Mai’kwe, who is t Read More

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By Ashli Molina Read at JP News. The resolution of a community-dividing dispute in a San Francisco neighborhood has lessons for JP, one sociologist told the crowd at the most recent JP Forum. Beth Roy, a longtime mediator in the Bay Area, gave a talk titled, “Mediating Gentrification: Read More

Are you looking for a way to connect with neighbors while building community resilience? Want to share your skills and help build an alternative economy? If so, you’re in luck! You can join JP’s new Time Exchange! Membership is not limited to JP residents – anyone can join! *   Read More

By: Jeanette Origel A group of residents from Jamaica Plain and neighboring parts of the city gathered at First Church on Eliot Street Thursday, January 15, to launch the JP Time Exchange. In a Time Exchange, members share skills and provide services for each other in exchange for tim Read More