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Community organizer presents ‘8 Front Door’ neighbor challenge to strengthen blocks
Summary
A presenter from the Community Health Council outlined an '8 Front Door' neighboring program adapted from Wichita that pays community animators to help neighbors meet and document local assets; flyers and bilingual guides will be shared and staff offered help with language access and QR-code assistance.
Kimberly Roshe, who identified herself as a community organizer and a director at the Community Health Council, presented the '8 Front Door' neighbor challenge and invited residents to sign up for local cohorts.
Roshe said the program — adapted from a Wichita neighboring movement — offers a paid community-animator cohort in which participants spend roughly five hours a week for about 12–14 weeks knocking on doors, mapping assets and helping neighbors connect. "You'll get paid $18 an hour…
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