Focus Topic: Belonging

A collaborative framework empowering young people and local leaders to study local issues and design meaningful change together.

Do Greater gives young innovators the space, tools, and community to turn their potential into action.

Dr. Burrow at Cornell University, joins CNN to discuss new research from The Contribution Project on finding happiness through purpose.

The Washington Post spotlights The Contribution Project, finding micro-grants help young people build purpose, belonging, and well-being.

Join this virtual event to hear reflections from project participants, explore project outcomes, and discover tools to support youth-led co-creation in your city.

Team Wonder and Cities of Awe Lab invite you on October 25, to explore how wonder can spark belonging and connection in our shared spaces.

Lieke Postma’s research offers a blueprint for inclusive, sustainable cities, where greenspaces and justice grow hand in hand.

A Q&A with Charlotte is Creative on building bridges through art to create a more vibrant, connected, and inclusive city.

A national poll reveals the complex reality and stark disparities of youth mental health while emphasizing youth voices in solutions.

I'm heading abroad with the Gambrell Foundation, hoping to learn new ways of seeing. In Finland and Denmark I want to better understand how people create and nurture belonging in everyday life, and what those lessons might mean for us at home. “We are all responsible for bringing each other alive.” — Rowan Williams