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The Fall 2019 issue of Community Vitality featured the story of how the Southern Oregon community of Eagle Point is rebuilding Butte Creek Mill, a historic icon heavily damaged by fire on Christmas Day 2015. The story appeared before...  Read More

It began with a conversation. Community members at an Adrian High School basketball game in January 2018 began talking about how to make positive changes in their town, which was suffering some hard times. Adrian’s only grocery store was...  Read More

What do The LEGO Movie and the Ford Institute’s approach to community building have in common?Lots, according to the Foundation’s first Community Building Approach (CBA) working group. As the 13 graduates of the Ford Institute Leadership...  Read More

Port Orford, population just over 1,100, is the westernmost city in the contiguous United States. For those even somewhat familiar with geography, that means the town is perched right on the Pacific Ocean, which logically should mean its...  Read More