The Pathway Forward
Six Steps.
One Movement.
The Pathway Forward paints the full picture of what community IS. Six stages that build on each other — by the time you reach the end, you understand community deeply and are ready for the right programs.
Let's Talk Roundtable
Listen & Understand
Everything starts with listening. Our Let's Talk Roundtable series brings people together — in living rooms, barbershops, community centers, and online — to have the conversations that matter.
- Community-led roundtable discussions in neighborhoods across the country
- No corporate sponsors, no political agendas — just real people and real talk
- Stories and insights gathered here inform every other step in the pathway
- Open to anyone who wants to sit at the table and be heard
1 of 6 steps completed
Own Our Stories
Control The Narrative
Media shapes perception, and perception shapes policy. Own Our Stories is our media arm — a podcast network and content collective that ensures our communities tell their own stories.
- Podcast network featuring voices from the block to the boardroom
- Media literacy workshops so communities can spot and counter misinformation
- Partnerships with independent media outlets and content creators
- Documentary and short-form content that archives our truth
2 of 6 steps completed
Build Community
Organize For Action
Stories without action are just entertainment. Build Community is where we convert shared experience into organized power. Block by block, we create the structures for collective action.
- Neighborhood organizing kits with templates, guides, and frameworks
- Community leadership development programs
- Coalition building across cities and across issues
- Event planning toolkits for community gatherings of any size
3 of 6 steps completed
Heal Forward
Address The Trauma
You can't build on a broken foundation. Heal Forward addresses the trauma that lives in our communities — generational, systemic, and personal — through culturally competent healing practices.
- Healing circles facilitated by trained community healers
- Mental health resource navigation and referral network
- Wellness programming that respects cultural practices and traditions
- Healing circle template guides for anyone to start their own
4 of 6 steps completed
Project Let's Build
Create Infrastructure
Talk is cheap. Project Let's Build is where ideas become physical reality — housing, businesses, community centers, and the infrastructure that gives communities a permanent home base.
- Community-owned real estate development and land trusts
- Small business incubation and support services
- Community center development in underserved neighborhoods
- Partnerships with builders, architects, and developers who share our vision
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Stack Money
Generate Wealth
The final step is the one that makes everything sustainable. Stack Money is our cooperative economics program — ensuring that the wealth generated in our communities stays in our communities.
- Financial literacy workshops and wealth-building spreadsheets
- Cooperative economics models that keep money circulating locally
- Investment clubs and community lending circles
- Scaling successful projects into replicable, revenue-generating models
6 of 6 steps completed
The Pipeline
Start Here. Grow. Lead.
1 Vibe is the entry point of a unified community empowerment pipeline that works alongside 211 systems and social service agencies.
You Are Here
1 Vibe
Assessment & intake. Figure out where you are, what you need, and get matched to the right programs.
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Power Tour
Community activations, pop-ups, and resource connections that meet you where you are.
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UR Power
Ongoing community platform with roundtables, advisors, opportunities, and collaboration.
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Take the “What's My Vibe?” quiz. Five quick questions and we'll show you exactly where you fit on the pathway and what to do next.