Mission
THE ORGANIZATION GIVES PEOPLE THE MEANS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, DEEPEN BELONGING, AND RENEW HOPE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS, FAITH INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION ACROSS DIFFERENCES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAKE HEALING AND CHANGE POSSIBLE IN MORE THAN 60 COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST YEAR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING COMMUNITIES IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, TEXAS, WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON D.C., VIRGINIA, WYOMING, AND MORE.) THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF THE MOMENT, SUCH AS PARTISAN POLITICS, ISRAEL-PALESTINE, FREE SPEECH, RACE, THE PANDEMIC, EDUCATION, GENDER, THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, GUN VIOLENCE, AND MORE.