--- title: The Latest | Rachel Gainer description: Rachel Gainer | --- [![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. 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Our community of volunteers, learners and staff are dedicated to making the work of community change easier and more effective. We believe in systems change and our work assumes that we can change whole systems, for the better. We look for evidence of change in our communities – like improvements to individual or family outcomes, increased capacity within communities to address social issues, or new policies and programs to improve peoples’ lives. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/tamarack-2015-a-year-in-review?hsLang=en-us) [![](http://www.onesweetmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Peanut-Butter-Oat-Balls-8.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/energy-bites-brain-food-for-thinking-together?hsLang=en-us) ### [Energy Bites: Brain Food for Thinking Together](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/energy-bites-brain-food-for-thinking-together?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Rachel Gainer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/rachel-gainer) on June 4, 2016 Last April, my colleagues hosted Champions for Change in Halifax, Nova Scotia – a three-day Collective Impact gathering – and brought back with them a delicious recipe that I can say, with confidence, is now a staple for many of us. These Energy Bites were provided as a special treat during the event that helped to fuel participants' energy through their intense learning experience. Since then, my dear friend and colleague Sylvia Cheuy has brought these yummy treats to team meetings for the Tamarack Team to enjoy and we do exactly that! Not one Energy Bite remains by the end of the day. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/energy-bites-brain-food-for-thinking-together?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Engage/Screen_Shot_2015-12-02_at_3.46.50_PM.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/anytime.-anywhere.-mobilizing-engagement-with-your-smartphone?hsLang=en-us) ### [Anytime. Anywhere. Mobilizing Engagement with your Smartphone](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/anytime.-anywhere.-mobilizing-engagement-with-your-smartphone?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Rachel Gainer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/rachel-gainer) on December 23, 2015 A part of me dreads the day when my children are old enough to have their own smartphones. Teens head down and fully consumed in their apps is typically an image of total disengagement. 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