Connecting With Our Communities Try This!  We all feel, on some level, the desire to be part of a community, finding where we ‘fit’. Different roles offer these opportunities  Employee, student, parent, club or team member  Our life circumstances constantly change disrupting these more natural opportunities for community  Explore ways to create a connection to a community  Volunteer  Joining a new club or group  Explore your interests. Connect around these  Explore resources in your community that you haven’t yet – public library, museums, parks, conservation groups, community centers, adult learning centers, sports clubs, etc.  Identify 1-3 community resources you’d like to explore. Make a plan to visit and connect 15

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