June 10, 2017: A Whirlwind Photo Tour of 4 Shalom Zones
Last Saturday, I needed to do the impossible. I needed to be in four places at once. Four Shalom Zones had events taking place at roughly...
Talking it Up in Binghampton: Conversation as the Foundation of Community Building
Photo credit: Peri Gildersleeve One of the most important things you can do if you want to build community is find ways to help your...
Witnessing Community Resilience – South Memphis Remembers the People’s Grocery
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a remembrance service marking the 125th anniversary of one of the most tragic and horrific...
Amy Honored with Inaugural Henry Varnell Prize
On Tuesday, November 29, CTC's Executive Director, Amy Moritz, attended a reception celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Hyde Family...
CTC Blog: The Thanksgiving Special
Thanksgiving is a special holiday. And not just because of the food, family, or football. There’s something about it that, I think, makes...
Everything We Do Is Built Upon Something Else
The first workshop that I attended this week at Tamarack Institute’s 2016 Community Change Institute demonstrated a simple tool for...
Disruption and Embracing Change
The theme of the 2016 Community Change Institute (CCI) hosted by the Tamarack Institute is “Disruption.” The word disruption can evoke a...
Co-creating Sustainable, Neighborhood Change in Memphis: Nothing about us, without us!
The Tamarack Institute is a keen, thoughtful, and deep observer of how community change happens at the beginning of the 21st century,...
What Role Can Neighborhoods Play in Education? The Power of the Shalom Zone Network
What role can neighborhoods play in education? This question was top of mind when, in early 2015, Center for Transforming Communities...
Growing Through Service: The Story of the Us Making It Happen Youth Summer of Service Program
Last fall, Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) provided grants to three Shalom Zones to help them implement projects to improve...
