Community Heart & Soul Stories

A decade ago, Community Heart & Soul and PA Humanities partnered to help residents of Pennsylvania towns focus on what matters most in their communities and to envision and plan…

Community Heart & Soul® made a lasting impression at the recent Council on Foundations Leading Locally 2025 conference in Minneapolis, MN—so much so that our breakout session was over capacity,…

Pittsfield, Maine, is as optimally situated as a community could be in the Pine Tree State. Halfway between Bangor and Waterville, it takes but a half-hour to drive to either…

Harrisburg, PA (May 13, 2025) – Today, leaders from across Pennsylvania gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to celebrate the 10th anniversary of PA Heart & Soul, a community-driven initiative supported…

Shelburne, VT (April 24, 2025) – Community Heart & Soul is proud to announce new partnerships with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Rochester Area Community Foundation, and the Community…

You know the well-worn saying: A picture is worth a thousand words. In Red Oak, Iowa, a mural spanning the entire side of a building downtown is worth myriad more…

In a collaboration focused on strengthening small cities and towns in Montana, Community Heart & Soul, Montana Community Foundation, and MSU Extension are broadening the reach of a proven model…

Dear Heart & Soul Friends, As we embark on the new year, I’d like to reflect on our shared accomplishments from 2024. Heart & Soul towns across the country reached…

When Peter Ashley first started teaching at the Van Buren District Secondary School in northern Maine, the classrooms were full almost 100 percent of the time, except for a few…

In this webinar from Community Heart & Soul along with ICMA – International City/County Management Association, you’ll explore a new model for more effective small-town community engagement. Inclusive community engagement…