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The US ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ Persists. Former Surgeon General Sees Progress in Lexington
This resource highlights how former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified Lexington as a model community addressing the national loneliness epidemic through strong local businesses, civic engagement, and intentional efforts to […]
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Challenge-Led Innovation: Organising for Systems Innovation at Scale
This resource introduces Challenge-Led Innovation (CLI), a mission-oriented, collaborative framework for tackling complex societal challenges like climate change and inequality through adaptive, portfolio-based learning.
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The Children Are Not the Story. They Are the Measurement.
This article argues that children are the victims, not the story, of systemic failures in housing, food security, and healthcare, and calls on adults to act as stewards to transform […]
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The Port Says It’s Sold 79 Of The Almost 200 Homes It Bought From An Institutional Investor
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority has successfully transitioned 79 of 194 former investor-owned rental homes to local, first-time homebuyers. This initiative aims to increase neighborhood stability and combat […]
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EHSD Public Information Sharing Tools
This resource is a set of public, interactive data tools from Contra Costa County EHSD that visualize monthly enrollment in employment and human services benefit programs by location, individuals, and […]
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How Many Times We Gotta Say It? Podcast Episode 1: Neglect
This resource is a youth-led podcast episode where young people from Richmond and West Contra Costa share personal stories and reflections on neglect across education, community spaces, environmental harm, mental […]
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Shannon Ladner Beasley: Equity Talk 2025
This resource features Shannon Ladner-Beasley delivering an Equity Talk for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, reflecting on leadership, lived experience, and advancing health equity.
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Healing Systems
This article from Stanford Social Innovation Review argues that treating trauma as a systemic issue, not just an individual one, can transform organizations and drive effective social change by incorporating […]
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Who Belongs? A Podcast on Othering and Belonging
The Who Belongs? podcast is Othering and Belonging Institute’s official podcast.
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Vital Conditions for Health with The Rippel Foundation
This resource presents the Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being framework, shifting the focus from treating individual symptoms to investing in the core properties of places and institutions. This approach […]
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Impact Story: Learning To Bridge Before I Had The Words For It
This impact story from the Othering & Belonging Institute highlights Blandy Morales’s work in forming the “Fullerton Is Our Home” coalition through healing circles and bridging frameworks to address local […]
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Unidad Unlocks Thriving in South Texas
This resource explains how the UNIDAD coalition in the Rio Grande Valley uses the Vital Conditions for Well-Being framework to drive systemic change and enhance community health through collaboration and […]
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Beyond Basic Health Standards: Designing for Well-being
This article explores shifting affordable housing design from minimum standards to enhancing well-being through environmental psychology and community-focused strategies.
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What the Vital Conditions Made Possible
This video from the Rippel Foundation features community leaders discussing how the Vital Conditions for Well-Being framework has provided a shared language to integrate health and social services, sparking collaborative […]
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Fit to Live In: Fixing Our Housing Stock
This resource is part of the “Under the Lens” series, titled “Fit to Live In: Fixing Our Housing Stock,” and explores the urgent need for habitable housing by examining how […]
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We Have To Create a Vision for What We’re Building Toward: A Foundation CEO Speaks to the Health of Neighborhoods
This resource discusses the work of the Rippel Foundation and its vision to improve neighborhood health and well-being by addressing systemic disparities through collaborative investment in the “vital conditions” that […]
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Visualizing Belonging Without Othering
The resource is a graphic illustration designed as a tool for discussion and meaning-making, outlining foundational components and practices for fostering belonging without “othering” within various contexts. It provides a […]
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Early Childhood Systems Map
This resource presents a holistic systems map of Contra Costa County’s early childhood ecosystem to guide collaboration, policy improvement, and strategic planning for young children and families.
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Real Solutions
The webpage for the podcast series “Real Solutions” features an 8-episode series in which leaders across the U.S. discuss bold policy ideas aimed at advancing belonging and equity.
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Authentic Youth Civic Engagement: A Guide for Municipal Leaders
This resource provides municipal leaders with strategies, frameworks, and tools to engage youth authentically in local government decision-making, planning, and civic leadership.
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Data for Black Lives
This tool uses data science to create concrete and measurable change in Black communities.
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Youth Engagement Strategies
This resource outlines strategies and best practices for effectively engaging youth in organizational decision-making, leadership, and community initiatives.
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U.S. Public Participation Playbook
This resource guides users to design, evaluate, and improve services through inclusive, transparent, and citizen-centered public participation.
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Investing in Collective Well-Being: Committing to a Future Where People and Planet Flourish
This resource is an article by Grantmakers In Health, arguing that philanthropy should invest in collective well-being to support a future where both people and planet flourish.
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Nonviolent Tactics Database
The Nonviolent Tactics Database is a searchable collection of over 300 methods and strategies for conducting civil resistance campaigns, updated for modern activism.
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The King Philosophy – Nonviolence365
This resource explains Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence, the Six Principles and Steps of Nonviolent Social Change, and his vision of the Beloved Community to guide personal, […]
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We All Count: Project for Equity in Data Science
This resource is a project dedicated to advancing equity in data science through tools, training, community, and the Data Equity Framework.
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Everyday Democracy
Everyday Democracy helps individuals and groups strengthen local, multiracial democracies through dialogue, engagement, and community-driven action with an equity focus.
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Developmental Relationships
This resource explains how developmental relationships help young people thrive by fostering care, support, growth, shared power, and expanded opportunities in families, schools, programs, and communities.
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Transform Conflict with Reflective Structure Dialogues
This resource teaches the Reflective Structured Dialogue process to transform conflict and foster constructive community engagement.
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