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A future for Adrian

URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2019-issue-1/future-adrian
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
Growth-from-within transformation

URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2016-issue-2/growth-within-transformation
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
How one Oregon town got its fish back

URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2015-issue-1/how-one-oregon-town-got-its-fish-back
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