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Our Vision: A Thriving Edgewater for All

  Our vision is that our small city of less than a square mile can be a place where everyone has a chance to thrive. How do we accomplish this?... Read More

What We’ve Been Working On…

Our mission is to cultivate partnerships for thriving Edgewater families, schools and community. We do this through providing tools and forums for connection, communication and collaboration. Most of the time this... Read More

Mentoring Students to Career Success

  In 2015 we are providing $5,000 to bring Goodwill’s excellent Career Plus mentoring program to Jefferson Jr/Sr High School. Goodwill Careers Plus Mentoring provides a place for current high school students... Read More

Inspiring Students Through Classroom Mini-Grants

      This past spring we sponsored a mini-grant for 5th grade teachers at Lumberg Elementary School which allowed most of the 5th grade students to build a rocket... Read More

Cultivating Co-Creators in Edgewater

Recently, I came across author Peter Kageyama and his books For the Love of Cities and Love Where You Live. In these books, Kageyama explores the emotional connection residents have with... Read More

Welcoming a New Team Member

We are excited to announce that we have hired German Zárate-Bohórquez as our part-time Community Liaison. German (pronounced Herman in Spanish) is currently working on his Masters in Nonprofit Management... Read More

Build-a-Pile Workshop at Jefferson Garden

Come learn how to build a compost pile from Master Composter and Edgewater resident Jason Bump! This Saturday, June 27 from 9-11 am At the Jefferson High School Community Garden... Read More

We Are Hiring!

One of our early goals with Edgewater Collective was to educate and empower parents to take an active role in their child’s education. Over the past two years we have... Read More

Fundraiser at Joyride Brewing Company

Stop by Edgewater’s Joyride Brewing Company on Saturday, March 21 and support Edgewater Collective. $1 from each beer sold from 1-4 pm will be donated to our work. Joyride has... Read More

Focusing on Our Rallying Cry

In his book, “Silos, Politics and Turf Wars,” Patrick Lencioni describes how having a rallying cry for an organization can break down organizational silos and political divisions. He gives the... Read More
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