Meet Deb De Laurell: Good Neighbor, Common Space

by | Mar 12, 2021

Meet Deb De Laurell: Good Neighbor, Common Space This week, I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Deborah De Laurell, who is the Board Member who oversees the Resident Volunteer cluster. She stressed to me how passionate, community-minded, socially-justice-minded,...

Meet Libby Feray

by | Feb 28, 2021

Meet Libby Feray One of my favorite things about interviewing and writing about the different Board members and Resident Volunteers at Good Neighbor House is how each person answers the question “What does it mean to you to be a good neighbor?” Libby Feray is a...

Meet Dr. Sandra Henry

by | Feb 28, 2021

Meet Dr. Sandra Henry I had an inspiring conversation this week with Dr. Sandra Henry, a member of our Executive Board / Leadership Team. Dr. Henry has been a Board member since 2019, but she learned about and used the Good Neighbor House several years before that....

Who Are Our Neighbors?

by | Feb 22, 2021

Who Are Our Neighbors? According to the US Census (estimates for 2019), we live in a very diverse city, one whose demographics are similar to the state’s, but markedly different from the overall population of the U.S. (See here for comparison of US, TX, and...

Joelle and Being a Good Neighbor

by | Feb 12, 2021

Joelle and Being a Good Neighbor Hello, Good Neighbor Community. Today, I want to introduce you to one of the resident volunteers at Good Neighbor House, Joelle Axton, and share some of our conversation about being a good neighbor. Each resident volunteer has a role...

Being Good Neighbors

by | Feb 9, 2021

When we hear the word or think about the idea of “neighbor,” in how many ways and contexts can we define this word or idea? How many ways might we be a neighbor or part of a neighborhood? And how many ways might we be “good neighbors”?  The answers to these questions...