Citizens4Community (C4C) recently selected ten organizations, businesses, and individuals as the recipients of its 2024 Momentum Grants. Now in its fifth year, the program offers funding for grassroots community building initiatives aligned with the core principles of the Sisters Country Vision.
Each year, C4C dedicates a small pool of funding to help catalyze community-led actions aligned with the Sisters Country Vision. After thoughtful deliberation, we are proud to announce our 2023 Momentum Grant recipients.
There's a new, easy (and free!) way to help Citizens4Community continue our nonprofit work in Sisters Country, thanks to “Community Rewards” at Ray’s Food Place.
As a Ray’s All Access Rewards member, you can designate Citizens4Community as a local nonprofit you would like to support through the "Community Rewards" program.
A new survey reports 71 percent of Americans believe important societal discussions have been silenced by political correctness; and most Americans now feel discouraged from sharing heartfelt opinions and beliefs.
“Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe the political climate today prevents them from saying things they believe,” notes Emily Ekins, author of the 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey report. In some subgroups, up to 73 percent feel forced into silence, she reports.
Is “civility” a passé concept? Hopefully not now and not ever, noted C4C board members who recently led discussion during an inaugural Ford Family Foundation event.
Civility must not go out of style, they said, because new challenges will always keep coming; and civility is key to helping communities thrive while meeting those challenges.
C4C is collaborating with the Senior Alliance of Sisters to co-host the upcoming town hall: "Creating Age-Friendly Communities." The free event runs 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Sisters Community Church. All are invited.
Citizens4Community seeks to build bridges—to foster communication and connections that bring a diversity of voices together—so Sisters can partner more effectively to respond to local issues. Therefore, C4C feels honored this week to be recognized for playing a role in bringing about the recent Sisters Fire Family Night—a fun and informative collaboration involving the Fire District and Sisters' Latino family community.
During last October's C4C quarterly session, Bryn Hazell, co-founder of the Center for Compassionate Living in Bend, offered Sisters residents a wonderful introduction to the tools of “Nonviolent Communication.” Our local audience learned about effective ways to speak honestly and clearly for their values and to listen to others more intently. Bryn’s talk drew much interest and encouraged thoughtful discussion, so C4C wanted to help get the word out about a rapidly approaching series Bryn will be leading—for anyone who might be interested in learning more.
FROM THE COLUMN: “I am involved with the Citizens4Civility (C4C) non-profit here in Sisters Country. For about 18 months we have been hosting quarterly Civility Project/Speak Your Peace meetings to share ideas and techniques for how we can all be more respectful with each other. We have been focusing on nine core tenets of civility.”
EXCERPTED FROM THE ARTICLE: “Citizens4Community is presenting its sixth free skill-building presentation on Thursday evening, April 20, at the Sisters Fire Hall. The evening will be a community conversation about civility, to help one another improve skills and understanding. Local volunteers who care about community, communication, and civility will facilitate the conversation. ….”
Citizens4Community, host of the Civility Project, is planning for the future. We'd like to ask for your views and opinions about the efforts of our nonprofit. Comments submitted by Nov. 25 will be incorporated into the C4C steering committee's December strategic planning session. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete. Thank you in advance!
Citizens4Community members consider ourselves very fortunate to be working with 2016 Sisters High School graduate Alena Nore, artist for the official poster of the Sisters Country Civility Project. Alena and C4C members have collaborated to develop images that symbolize the Project's civility concepts while simultaneously depicting life in Sisters. The poster is expected to be finalized this month.
The Nugget—June 28, 2016
Speaker Seeks to Take 'War Out of Words'
by Sue Stafford
On July 12, Sisters residents will learn new skills that can help them communicate more powerfully, encourage one another and foster understanding. Citizens4Community and the Sisters Country Civility Project will present Summer Quarter 2016 Information and Skill-Building Sessions from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Hall, 301 S. Elm St.
