🥳 Applications for NVP6 are open

Imagine a neighborhood where...

People in our program made these things happen.
You can too.

NVP: the Neighborhood Village Project

NVP: the Neighborhood Village Project

A 6-month program to help you turn your neighborhood into a thriving community.

A 6-month program to help you turn your neighborhood into a thriving community.

Join us and you'll receive:

❤️ Step-by-Step Guidance

😎 Mentorship

😍 A Global Network of Incredible Humans

💪 Accountability & Peer Support

😎 Be the first to know about future rounds of the program.

😎 Be the first to know about future rounds of the program.

Is the Neighborhood

Village Project for you?

Is the Neighborhood Village Project for you?

This program is for you if you want to:

Turn your neighbors into friends

Create a strong community

Belong to an interconnected network of neighborhoods

Get to know people outside your social bubbles

Weave your vision for your neighborhood with the visions and gifts of your neighbors

Ready to transform your neighborhood?

Ready to transform your neighborhood?

This program is not for you if:

You're looking for instant results

You're attached to a specific vision for your neighborhood

You're extremely busy

You're not rooted in the neighborhood where you want to build

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Being a NVP Participant

Being a NVP Participant

👏 Participant Expectations

Come to each weekly session

"Do the thing" in your neighborhood: take action, try different experiments, keep learning and showing up

Be present in the group chat to support others on their journeys and show up for yours

😎 What You'll Be Doing

Knocking on doors & meeting neighbors

→ Building relationships

Planning and hosting events

Creating a neighborhood communication channel

Enrolling co-conspirators

Learning tools to grow and manage your new connections

Our Global Neighborhoods

Our Global Neighborhoods

127

127

Stewards

Stewards

113

113

Neighborhoods

Neighbor-

hoods

10

10

Countries

Countries

NVP Program Details

NVP Program Details

🗓️ Cohort Dates

Program Duration: 6 months consisting of 8 weekly sessions followed by 4 once-monthly sessions

NVP6 (Next Cohort): March 9 – Aug 28

NVP7: June 1st - November 22nd, 2026

⏰ Time Commitment

We recommend a minimum commitment of 4 hours a week to participate in NVP sessions, connect with neighbors, knock on doors, host events, etc.

📱 Group Chat

We'll have a space to ask questions, get support from mentors and fellow neighborhood stewards, share wins, and learn how others are building community.

🤓 Weekly Sessions

Weekly 90-min Sessions: Learn proven neighborhood-building strategies, share progress, be held accountable to taking action, and get support from peers and mentors.

Sessions are held in-person or online depending on which cohort you're in:

🏝️ Perth, Australia In-Person Cohort with Shani Graham

⛰️ Boulder, CO In-Person Cohort with Savannah, MacKenzie & August

🌇 Denver, CO In-Person Cohort with Savannah, MacKenzie & August

💻 Global Online Cohorts with Shani Graham & MacKenzie Schuller

Weekly session days + times are set based on the availability of the most applicants.

Ready to transform your neighborhood?

OUR PROGRAM IS

Free for Participants

Your investment is the time and energy you commit to your neighborhood and your peers in the program.

Your investment is the time and energy you commit to your neighborhood and your peers in the program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the application process like?

Who is this program for and not for?

What’s the time commitment?

I'm not a natural "people person." Can I still succeed in building my neighborhood?

What if my neighbors aren't interested in community building?

I live in a rural / urban / suburban area. Will this program work for my specific context?

What if I start the program and realize it's not for me?

Have additional questions? Email us. 👋

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Want to support our work?

Donations help us turn neighborhoods into communities.

Can't join us for this round?

No worries. Be the first to know about future rounds of the program.