Progress Achieved The Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative had a milestone year in 2023! Thanks to our incredible team, fabulous communities, amazing partners, and supportive funders, ENI reached …
Living Rural on Purpose
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - ENI Community Liaison Emily Simpson has lived in Crossville, Alabama for her whole life. Emily shared that this northeast Alabama community of a couple of thousand …
Successfully engaging with youth: Gen Z doesn’t care about “how we’ve always done it”
- By Adrian Holloway - “Kids these days are a different breed. They are never satisfied. They lack motivation.” Do any of these statements sound familiar? I’m sure many of us have heard …
How to Engage Youth to Lead Change
- By Khiaw Srihanouvong - Youth are our future and will one day be the decision-makers in our communities. For youth today, the world looks a lot different than it did for those of us who are …
Another School Year, Another COVID Year
-- By Debbie Quinn -- Well, it’s Groundhog Day! Remember the movie with Bill Murray from 1993? It demonstrates the sameness of every day and hoping for something to change. Sounds familiar, …
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Back to school: Welcoming neighbors into a new school system
- By Debra Goble - As the beginning of the school year approaches across our state, we find students with many mixed emotions. For some students, there is a feeling of excitement. For others, it’s …
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