ItTakesTheVillage
ItTakesTheVillage

Neighbors making the changes they want, together.

ItTakesTheVillage gives people the means to make the changes they want in their communities, together, with the skills they already have.

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Recommend a way to improve your community

One small, visible improvement. Where it goes. Who you know that could help.

  • A bench
  • Planters
  • A tree pit
  • A repainted sign
  • A bike rack
  • A bulletin board
Tojt@ittakesthevillage.usSubjectA way to improve my community

Your community or block:

What you would improve:

Who you know that could help (optional):

How it works

Example: a bench by the bus stop
  1. 1 · Spot

    A neighbor names it

    The stop on her corner has nowhere to sit.

  2. 2 · Yes

    The spot's owner agrees

    The corner store owns the frontage and will keep it clean.

  3. 3 · Ask

    She asks someone she knows

    The hardware store she shops at has benches.

  4. 4 · Deliver

    It lands on the block

    The store delivers and installs it. Their name goes with it.

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