Blogs

26 Jan 2011

President Obama’s Speech Forgets the Primary Educators

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama once again urged parents to be active in supporting…

Kim Hopes

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11 Jan 2011

Opening the Neighborhood Treasure Chest

Increasing numbers of Americans are neighborless. They are, in reality, little more than residents occupying a house in an anonymous…

Kim Hopes

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12 Dec 2010

Jackie Kennedy’s Hidden Gift

The year that the new South Africa was created after the fall of apartheid, I attended an international meeting in…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

10 Nov 2010

Don’t Ask Your Doctor How to Live Longer; Ask Hispanic Families

A recent report by the National Center for Health Statistics found that, as of 2006, the life expectancy of U.S.…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

05 Oct 2010

Beware the Invasion of the Needs Surveyors

A friend whom professionals call “disabled” says, ”If you’re coming to help me, you’ve come to the wrong place.  I…

Kim Hopes

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15 Sep 2010

Repairing Community

In my ancestors’ native Scotland, there were people who were exiled or outcast from their clan.  They were called “broken…

Kim Hopes

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22 Aug 2010

Are We Raising Care-less Children?

A powerful community depends upon its members’ willingness to step outside themselves and stand in the shoes of their neighbors. …

Kim Hopes

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02 Aug 2010

Breaking Barriers to Neighborliness

I have a friend who makes lists of barriers to neighborliness.  His list includes the new ranch houses that don’t…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

18 Jul 2010

What Is a Neighbor?

I was born in 1931 during the Great Depression. We lived in a working class neighborhood in Cincinnati with many…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

07 Jul 2010

Two Kinds of Community Organizing

Advocacy Organizing and Neighborhood Organizing While President Obama was campaigning, he made the words “community organizing” famous as he told…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

28 Jun 2010

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Everyone has heard of the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” We find that not only…

Kim Hopes

Blogs

19 Jun 2010

Gifts, Skills, Interests and Passions: The Glue That Holds Communities Together

Most of us belong to lots of different kinds of clubs, groups and associations.  Each is held together by a…

Kim Hopes