Welcome to the Resource Center
The Change Lab’s Resource Center is your guide for civic learning and action — featuring training modules, upcoming webinars, spotlights on aligned organizations, and a calendar of local events. Whether you’re just getting started or looking for your next step, this is where knowledge meets community — and where small actions can lead to real change.
Please note: This is a temporary site while we build out the full Civic Impact Engine — a next-generation platform designed to help you explore personalized pathways into civic life, connection, and community action. We’re excited you’re here at the start. Let’s build something meaningful together.
August 4th Event: DOers Dialogue — Big Feelings, New Beginnings
Why It Matters for Change Lab Audiences
Emotional & relational learning: Supports caregivers—parents, grandparents, teachers—in naming and navigating emotions with young children during transitional moments.
Applied civic culture: Rooted in emotions as play, this approach models inclusive, relationship-centered civic learning beginning in early childhood settings.
Intergenerational civic resilience: Equips adults with communication tools that foster belonging, empathy, and cross-generational understanding.
July 25th - National Arts in Health Day
The arts are more than enrichment—they are vital tools for emotional resilience, trauma recovery, and collective healing. This national day of recognition helps institutionalize the power of creative expression in public health systems, especially for marginalized and underserved communities.
Webinar: July 24th 9:30am Social Connection Across Divides
We live in a moment of growing mistrust, misinformation, and misunderstanding. Yet, More in Common's data shows that the majority of Americans actually want to connect across divides—they just don't know how. This session reveals how shared values, dignity, and common goals can help restore trust in our communities and democracy.
August 8th- THINK VISUAL with Amélie (Ayaka) Uriu
From policy to placemaking, visual tools help people of all backgrounds make sense of complexity and co-create solutions. THINK VISUAL creates an accessible space to learn and practice human-centered techniques that honor community voices and advance shared goals.
July 22nd —Applying the 6 Points of Connection
Civic healing starts with personal and collective wellness. By examining how trauma intersects with culture, race, and systemic injustice, this event invites civic actors to understand trauma not just as a clinical issue, but as a community concern—and to move toward healing-centered, culturally grounded solutions.
Unbreakable: Mastering the Art of Resilience
Why It Matters
In a time of collective uncertainty, fostering personal and community resilience is vital to well-being and civic health. This session supports mental wellness, adaptive thinking, and community empowerment—key components of a thriving, connected society.
Who Can We Trust? Exploring Truth in a Fractured Media Landscape
In an era of media saturation and growing political distrust, Braver Angels invites you to a Fishbowl-style conversation exploring how we make sense of the truth. This dynamic and respectful dialogue offers an opportunity for people from across the political spectrum to wrestle with questions like:
Why is trust in the media breaking down?
What roles do traditional and alternative media play in shaping opinion?
How can citizens find truth and resist manipulation?
Participants will rotate into an inner “fishbowl” circle to share insights, while others actively listen and learn.
This is a space for curiosity, not combat.
Rock the Block 3!
Rock the Block is a perfect example of community-rooted action that reflects Change Lab values of belonging, mutual aid, and public celebration of civic life. This event helps fulfill goals across several Change Lab pathways—such as Attend a Civic Meetup, Volunteer with a Cause, and Share Your Story—and demonstrates how faith-based institutions can anchor civic connection and neighborhood resilience.
We’re a brand new organization focused on connection, civic participation, and shared understanding. This is our temporary website while we build out a full online platform to better serve our community. In the meantime, we’d love your support and input as we grow. You can support our work or schedule a conversation to learn more and get involved.