Beloved Community Cohort: 2024–2025 Inaugural Cohort Impact & Learning Report. We’re pleased to share our latest report, documenting the work, impact, and lessons emerging from the Inaugural Beloved Community Cohort. The report highlights the experiences of participating communities, key insights from the initiative, and what we’ve learned about building stronger, …

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Growing a Beloved Community, One Harvest at a Time How one neighbor turned her property into a vibrant hub for community care and connection When Leila McCabe of Oakland, Calif. wanted to find a way to connect more closely with her neighbors, she didn’t have to look far for a …

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Coming Together: The 2026 Beloved Community Cohort Retreat After months of gathering, learning, and building relationships virtually, participants in the 2026 Beloved Community Cohort had an opportunity to do something especially meaningful this July: come together in person. From July 20–23, cohort participants, mentors, advisors, and facilitators gathered at Westerbeke …

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Growing Community: Beloved Community Garden Welcomes the 2026 Victory Garden Bus Tour On August 2, the Beloved Community Garden opened its gates to fellow growers, neighbors, organizers, and community members as a stop on Tandi Family Farms’ 2026 Victory Garden Bus Tour. The annual tour brought people together to experience …

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Camp Bruce Lee Brings Bruce Lee’s Legacy to Life Through Movement, Creativity, and Community For one inspiring week in July, Camp Bruce Lee brought together teenagers from across Alameda County, with a special focus on engaging and supporting systems-impacted youth. Through movement, creativity, reflection, and community, this collaborative experience invited …

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Beloved Communities Network (BCN) is honored to announce that it has been awarded a two-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its Exploring Equitable Futures initiative in support of the Oakland Horizon Story Project.