Strengthen Your Community
Objectives
Trade Skills and Resources
Trade skills and resources. Organize tool libraries, swaps, and mutual aid.
Build Local Networks
Build local networks to counter isolation and corporate control.
Support Independent Media
Support independent, local media and voices.
Share Knowledge
Share knowledge and create spaces for collective learning.
What You Can Do
Start or join a tool library
Use guides from Shareable or find existing ones through the Local Tools Library Directory.
Organize swaps and mutual aid
Join Buy Nothing groups, Freecycle, or create local swap events to share skills and resources.
Build neighborhood networks
Use platforms like Nextdoor, Meetup, or Mutual Aid Hub to connect with nearby people and projects.
Launch or support community fridges
Contribute to the Community Fridge Project or start one locally to reduce waste and share food.
Support independent media
Subscribe to Democracy Now!, ProPublica, or local independent outlets instead of corporate-owned media.
Create learning spaces
Host study circles, workshops, or join peer-led learning groups like P2PU (Peer 2 Peer University).
Celebrate local culture
Support neighborhood events, artists, and cultural organizations that keep community voices strong.
Join cooperative projects
Participate in co-ops for housing, food, or energy. Directories are available through the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives or Co-op Directory Service.
Helpful Tools
American Community Gardening Association
communitygarden.org
Bank for Good
bankforgood.org
Black Urban Growers
blackurbangrowers.org
Buy Local First Directory
local-first.org
Buy Nothing Project
buynothingproject.org
Co-op Directory
coopdirectory.org
Coursera: Family Planning Course
coursera.org
Democracy Now!
democracynow.org
FallingFruit
fallingfruit.org
Freecycle
freecycle.org
Freedge
freedge.org
GetAHome
getahome.org
Global Alliance for Banking on Values
gabv.org
Global Health Media Project
globalhealthmedia.org
Grocery Store Coop Directory
grocerystory.coop
Local Tools
localtools.org
LocalHarvest
localharvest.org
Loomio
loomio.org
Meetup
meetup.com
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Network
mutualaiddisasterrelief.org
Mutual Aid Hub
mutualaidhub.org
National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
ncdd.org
National League of Cities
nlc.org
Nextdoor
nextdoor.com
Peer 2 Peer University
p2pu.org
ProPublica
propublica.org
Shareable
shareable.net
TimeBanks USA
timebanks.org
Transition Network
transitionnetwork.org
US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
usworker.coop