Dr. Laine Scales: Researching Settlement Houses

by | Feb 18, 2022

Dr. Laine Scales: Researching Settlement Houses Our founder, Dr. Laine Scales, recently returned from a research trip to study the settlement houses there. She shares some of what she learned.  “I recently traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to dig into the...

MLK Service Day

by | Jan 18, 2022

MLK Service Day MLK service day at Good Neighbor House started with a discussion of Dr King’s often-used phrase about “Beloved Community.” “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a...

Baylor Men: Fellowship and Food

by | Jan 15, 2022

Baylor Men: Fellowship and Food This group of Baylor men gathered at Good Neighbor for fellowship and food as they celebrated the end of a successful...

Support Local Theatre!

by | Jan 9, 2022

Support Local Theatre! The settlement house tradition has always included and supported the arts: song, dance, and theatre.   It has been a pleasure for Good Neighbor to host rehearsals for this upcoming show, This Is Our Youth, from the Silent House Theatre Company....

Friendsmas @ Good Neighbor

by | Dec 26, 2021

Friendsmas @ Good Neighbor Good Neighbor is typically empty and lonely on Christmas Day, but this year, it was alive with neighbors!  The Waco Pride Network hosted “Friendsmas,”  a gathering for people who may not be able to celebrate with relatives, but can find...

Farewell Joelle Axton

by | Dec 15, 2021

Farewell Joelle Axton It is with mixed emotions that we say farewell to Joelle Axton, our resident volunteer with the longest running record of live-in service. Joelle served with us almost four years and brought to Good Neighbor such a spirit of hospitality to daily...