So, where did the name “Tangible Hope” come from? I’m so glad you asked! I was introduced to the term by my friend and eco-theater maker, Jeremy Pickard. Jeremy is the founder of Superhero Clubhouse, a small but mighty theater company based in Brooklyn, NY that he runs with co-director, Lanxing Fu. Superhero Clubhouse “unites…
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It’s not just not-for-profit institutions that are making communities a better place. Many of the people who I spoke to in small towns talked about how the changemakers in their communities were not any organization or even a single individual but the community as a whole.
Maybe the most profound takeaway I was left with after all of these conversations was that whether an individual or organization was focused on youth, construction, music, or agriculture, the most important thing that they did was not just to put food on someone’s table, or teach someone to use a hammer, or play guitar, but to connect people with each other in a meaningful way.
This September I traveled 5,000 miles across the United States interviewing individuals I met in bowling alleys, church parking lots, and graffiti parks (among other places) about their communities and about the individuals or organizations in their town or city that help make it a better place.