Many of us feel isolated and yearn for a connection with people. Living in intentional community is a way of accomplishing that. But it's not so easy to find or create a compatible community that meets our needs on all levels. And many of us don't want to relocate from our current homes.
There are ways of being a part of a community without actually moving into one. This can be accomplished by developing relationships with people who live nearby and joining together in community activities, such as meals, social time, hobbies, raising children, sharing resources, emergency preparedness, as well as being there for each other when assistance is needed.
SWICA first sought to emulate a program started in the Seattle area known as the NeighborNet movement. More recently, we've connected with an organization in Colorado that is offering their outline as developed for the Rocky Mountain Pod Project, in which people are supported in creating small groups (pods) of 3 to 8 people who develop real, ongoing relationships with each other, practice mutual aid together, and/or engage in a shared project. We believe that honest, healthy relationships lead to the highest possible levels of resiliency and wellbeing for communities and their members. We call this way of being together “regenerative relating.”
SWICA first sought to emulate a program started in the Seattle area known as the NeighborNet movement. More recently, we've connected with an organization in Colorado that is offering their outline as developed for the Rocky Mountain Pod Project, in which people are supported in creating small groups (pods) of 3 to 8 people who develop real, ongoing relationships with each other, practice mutual aid together, and/or engage in a shared project. We believe that honest, healthy relationships lead to the highest possible levels of resiliency and wellbeing for communities and their members. We call this way of being together “regenerative relating.”
Check back here on our website as we develop the SWICA NeighborNet Pod Project. In the meantime, you can preview the program at the Rocky Mountain Pod Project website: https://rmman.org/pods