Weaver Awards
When the Baltimore bridge fell, weavers were ready
Last week, in the middle of the night, a cargo ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the port of Baltimore, MD,
Our Stories
Weave shares stories, practical advice, and insights about what it means to be a weaver and build trust where you live.
It’s not about what we do, but how we show up in the world.
Stories
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Taking hip hop back to its roots in community building
Despite its global reach and popularity, hip hop has often gotten a bad rap. Famed rappers have songs that glorify violence, drugs, rape, crime, and hatred.
For Weavers
Why weaving often starts with food
If it’s Thursday night in Nelsonville, OH, and the weather is fine, you probably have dinner plans. Neighbors in the city of 5,000 people in the
For Weavers
Lean into community to find resilience
Frederick Riley, Weave’s Executive Director, had the odds stacked against him as a kid. “Our family lived well below the federal poverty line. We were often
For Weavers
When does it pay to become a nonprofit?
A few years ago, a group of musicians came together and formed the South Berkeley Chamber Ensemble to give concerts for unhoused neighbors in a local
For Weavers
Loving your city means loving your neighbors
In Norcross, GA, weaving has become a city-wide affair. Every week in an apartment complex mostly occupied by Latin American refugees, a group gets together to
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Giving youth a stake in their hometown
We expect young people to leave home after high school. Exploring life helps us grow. Yet we often don’t give youth a reason to come back,
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Weaving heals us, and the community
When Sirena Smith came back to her neighborhood in Chicago, IL, after 23 years in prison, everything had changed. “I realized I didn’t even know how
For Weavers
How This NYC Teacher Helps Immigrant Students ‘Weave’ Community in a New Country
Long before he arrived in the U.S. at age 16 with just $20 in his pocket — and longer still before he rose to prominence as
For Weavers
An Inner City Teacher Weaves Community Through Photography
Tony Rocco, founder and executive director of Philadelphia’s Photography Without Borders, knows his students live in one of the country’s most at-risk neighborhoods.
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Living and Learning Among Refugees in the ‘Ellis Island of the South’
Holding her fingers up, Allie Reeser asks the dark-haired girl in a bright, sunflower top how many times 2 goes into 8. Hakima, a fourth-grader from
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A Rural Teacher Challenges Students and Her Community to Wrestle With the World
Teacher Megan Helberg has traveled the world, only to find that all roads keep leading back to where her journey began.
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