Staying Connected
I am enjoying some of the ways to stay connected as the pandemic goes on. Early on, my friend Dave in Cincinnati, hosted a &#...
Consultant and ABCD Institute Faculty Member
I am enjoying some of the ways to stay connected as the pandemic goes on. Early on, my friend Dave in Cincinnati, hosted a &#...
This colourful pop up plaza has become such a welcoming place in the neighbourhood. These plazas have been set up around the ...
Building a Web of Connections I have been hosting a Staying Connected During a Global Pandemic Zoom conversation with old and...
A Place for Stories I have been working with several groups including the Free Library of Philadelphia looking at the impact ...
This was that last large gathering I was part of before social distancing became the expectation. This was 3 days spent with ...
The Power of An Invitation This post comes from Ksenia Stepkina, a very talented community builder who I met at a monthly com...
Last week I found a community place I had not seen before. This skate park, Leeside Skate Park, is next to Hastings Park in a...
I was pretty excited to return to my library this week. For now only a few sections would be open, so I wasn’t sure wha...
“Joe has created a small team of people who are moving from providing service to building community. His work has radical implications for social service and he has the results to show it. Joe’s work is done with great compassion and courage. He directs a group that is applying the asset based principles of John McKnight in new ways. The results he is achieving are significant; his group is directly bringing those on the margin into community...Joe is creating a model for care and inclusion that sets the standard for what is possible.”
"Joe Erpenbeck is in my opinion one of the very best, if not the best community connector in North America."
"Community development is a big idea, and a thing I’ve enjoyed so much about Joe’s work is that his approachable manner allows everyone to participate and see how they could have a role. I’ve been part of this conversation with groups who have been together for a long time, having the same old conversations, and its been a gift to watch Joe lead - not push - them into the potential of new ideas in an appreciative way. Like many, I did not enter those conversations easily, and, like many, I came to really appreciate his genius (I use this work carefully) for this work."