POD-Build social cohesion & intergenerational connections
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According to Robert Putnam, “evidence has mounted of a diminution of social capital in the United States,” despite the fact that “trust relationships and resilient communities generally form through local personal contact.” We accept the challenge of re-creating new forms of community, adapted to the needs of parents in our community.
Examples of a From-To Gap
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Parents are parenting in isolation due to low social cohesion in the community. |
Parents are intertwined in supportive and meaningful relationships and multigenerational connections. | |
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Grandparents are increasingly raising grandchildren because the parents are unable to. |
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Seniors are living in single-generation housing. Broader emphasis on single-family detached homes. |
Intergenerational knowledge-sharing opportunities and shared spaces are commonplace. | |
| Fractured social capital; Siloing is a community phenomenon; lack of community “feel;” “Tribalism” / “Echo chamber. |
People are more fully engaged in the broader community. (Driver: Raise consciousness of from-to gaps, that what we do does not match what we value; listening sessions) |
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