--- title: The Latest | Heather Keam description: Heather Keam | --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. [Learn More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/subscribe?hsLang=en-us) × - [Climate Change & SDGs](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/climate-transitions) - [Collective Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collective-impact) - [Community Engagement](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-engagement) - [Community Development](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-deepening-community) - [Evaluation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/evaluation) - [Innovation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-innovation) - [Leadership](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collaborative-leadership) - [Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-reducing-poverty) - [Youth](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/communities-building-youth-futures) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/People%20in%20a%20neighbourhood.jpeg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/building-a-movement-how-the-deepening-community-network-went-from-momentum-to-movement?hsLang=en-us) ### [Building a Movement: How the Deepening Community Network went from Momentum to Movement](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/building-a-movement-how-the-deepening-community-network-went-from-momentum-to-movement?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on September 1, 2021 Over the last 5 years, the Deepening Community network has been a timely and powerful response to the growing social isolation, loneliness, and disconnection occurring across Canada. This is a network where citizens and leaders are exploring the unique role that communities and neighbours play in creating positive futures. Together, we are discovering the power of community as an essential driver of social change. The foundation of the Deepening Community movement is based on the four pillars of deepening community established in Paul Born’s best-selling book [*Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times*](https://www.deepeningcommunity.org/?hsLang=en-us)*. * [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/building-a-movement-how-the-deepening-community-network-went-from-momentum-to-movement?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Celebration.jpeg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/lets-make-community-essential?hsLang=en-us) ### [Let's Make Community Essential](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/lets-make-community-essential?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on July 8, 2021 We all have spent the past 14 months social distancing, with the vital components of what is at the heart of community shut down such as parks, trails, cafes, community centres, events and social gatherings. We find ourselves at a unique crossroads, working hard to find solutions to a problem whose scope is beyond anything we’ve ever encountered before and the effects are deep. The pandemic has affected our jobs, our families, and our communities. However, it is in communities that we will find the strength to not only persevere but to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/lets-make-community-essential?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Youth%20Loneliness.jpeg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/youth-loneliness-is-it-a-youth-problem-or-a-community-problem?hsLang=en-us) ### [Youth Loneliness: Is it a youth problem or a community problem?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/youth-loneliness-is-it-a-youth-problem-or-a-community-problem?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on March 31, 2021 Pre-COVID, there was growing evidence that loneliness was becoming a problem across all populations across Canada. It was being recognized as a public health issue. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/youth-loneliness-is-it-a-youth-problem-or-a-community-problem?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Possible_Contest_Carol_Penner06.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-possibilities-deepening-community-stories?hsLang=en-us) ### [The Power of Possibilities: Deepening Community Stories](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-possibilities-deepening-community-stories?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on January 20, 2021 We are reflecting on 2020, looking back on how communities were able to continue their programs while also wondering how they will keep them going. One of the common themes was the power of possibilities especially centered around this question - “*how might we?*” Communities asked *how might wes* as they navigated the changing landscape of COVID, for example; How might we continue to engage community virtually? How might we get more responses to our survey? How might we bring hope to our community? [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-possibilities-deepening-community-stories?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Hands%20together.jpeg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/it-takes-a-mindshift-to-put-citizens-at-the-center-of-your-work?hsLang=en-us) ### [It takes a mindshift to put citizens at the center of your work](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/it-takes-a-mindshift-to-put-citizens-at-the-center-of-your-work?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on November 12, 2020 Have you ever thought about whose role is it to build community? Whose role is it to fix the problems? Is it government, maybe social service programs? Is it groups and associations? Sometimes, I think that communities are looking for a superhero to swoop in and fix all their problems. But this superhero does not exist. What we need is a group of superheroes such as Marvel's Avengers, with each hero bringing their own gift and knowledge, and when its used as a group big changes can happen. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/it-takes-a-mindshift-to-put-citizens-at-the-center-of-your-work?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Disaster%20Recovery%20Pandemic%20Way.jpg?width=300&name=Disaster%20Recovery%20Pandemic%20Way.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/disaster-recovery-the-pandemic-way?hsLang=en-us) ### [Disaster Recovery the Pandemic Way](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/disaster-recovery-the-pandemic-way?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on September 15, 2020 The pandemic has affected our jobs, families, and communities. We now see organizations and groups looking for the right way to move into the recovery phase of the pandemic. Since these are unprecedented times, there are no templates or formulas on how we can work through recovery. I have come across three publications that outline a path to recovery in which community is put at the center. 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