Around Here
Food, firewood permits, schools, libraries, local help and community calendars, with links to the organizations maintaining the details.
Find a resource →The Long Return Institute / Community Commons
Keep the useful things where we can find them.
A small public shelf for resources, announcements and summaries that have been reviewed for public sharing.
This is a public shelf, not a recording of everyone's life.
The archive begins with material already made public by the Institute and links to outside sources. As people participate, this space can preserve public notices and guides they have explicitly agreed may be shared.
Private stays private. A forum conversation, story shared at a gathering, photograph, or family record is not automatically suitable for public archiving. No cultural materials are accepted for publication without appropriate authority and permission.
Start with current information
Community ideas
Clothing and library proposals are kept separate from current services, so no one mistakes an idea for an active program.
See the proposals →Start here
- Practical guide · Institute
Make something together
Begin with a one-page bulletin, newsletter, or printable community announcement. A simple way to share checked, useful information.
Open the publishing guide → - Learning · Institute
Returning
Explore returning, reconnecting, public resources, and the limits of the Institute's role.
Explore Returning → - Navigation · Institute
Find a first contact
For a question that needs an office, service, or next step rather than public discussion.
Find a first contact → - Conversation guide · Outside organization
Living Room Conversations
Examples of well-structured discussions people can host themselves.
Visit the organization → - Local communication · Outside organization
Front Porch Forum
A model for neighbor-to-neighbor communication rooted in useful local subjects.
Visit the organization → - Civic gatherings · Outside organization
The Village Square
Examples of gatherings and discussions where people can disagree and still share a community.
Visit the organization →
How something reaches this shelf
- Suggest itA public link or resource is sent to the host. Do not send confidential records or someone else's private information.
- Check itConfirm the source, scope, permissions, date, and whether this is already someone's existing project.
- Label itShow what it is, who made it, when it was checked, and whether it may change.
- Keep it correctCorrect, update, or withdraw entries when needed. Personal stories may be removed on request when feasible.