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We're looking back at what we have done to build a better way forward.

ABCD has been and continues to be a significant component of the deepening community work. Today, we explore its history with John McKnight and how ABCD has made a difference. As we look back on our 5-year journey, we can see how Deepening Community has gained momentum and developed into a movement.

We hope to continue growing the Deepening Community practice area to help cities and towns across Canada put community at the center of their work.

Dive in!

Looking back to look forward

A History of the ABCD Institute: Unintentionally Creating a Movement

Learn from John McKnight as he shares a 25-year reflection on how far the ABCD movement has come and where it is headed in the next few years.

Deepening Community Five-Year Impact

The Deepening Community movement has been a timely and powerful response to social isolation, loneliness, and disconnect. Through defining the field, we have established a movement of cities and towns, defined a common language, and have built momentum for action. The next five years have tremendous potential to take this movement to a whole new level. Imagine 75 cities networking and learning together, to support residents developing ideas for their cities.

Join us to celebrate reconnecting

See what the keynotes are saying about the upcoming virtual conference Reconnect! Making Community Essential

Gems of the past

Why We Need to Start the Conversation with What’s Strong, Not What’s Wrong

By Rebecca Beyers

Survey Says: Canadians are Lonely and Socially Isolated

By Glenda Cooper

Get to Know Your Neighbours, They Might Just Save Your Life

By Heather Keam

Unity and Resilience Never Mattered More

By Beatrice Ekoko

Who we're collaborating with this month

• Check out the Five and Two Network, they have developed amazing ABCD principles.

• The United Church of Canada is launching The Community Innovation Challenge

• Watch this webinar featuring Healthy Places by Design Socially Connected Communities: Solutions for Social Isolation

• ABCD Unconference: Active Hope: Connecting Wisdom and Strengths across our Lands - Looking for submissions to take part in this year's Unconference

• Building Healthy Places Network-Healthy Neighborhood Investments: A Policy Scan and Strategy Map

Upcoming Webinars

Lessons for Transforming Neighbourhood Pain into Gain

Date: August 26, 2021

Speakers: Edmonton Community Development Company and Sylvia Cheuy

How the Roving Listener Built Community One Neighbour at a Time

Date: September 15, 2021

Speakers: Wendy McCaig, De'Amon Harges, and Heather Keam

Check out more upcoming webinars and events in the Event Listing.

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