Six moments from a decade of neighbourhood work — each one built on the last. Our by-laws still fit on one page; the roster is still volunteers and one coordinator.
Founded in a kitchen
Ten volunteers, one shared drive, and the first grant application we submitted was turned down — quietly and without explanation.
Jan 2014
First chapter opens
Fifty members, four working groups: seed bank, legal aid, canteen, evening schoolroom. The landlord knocked twelve hundred off the rent when he saw what we were doing.
Mar 2016
One thousand meals a week
The community canteen begins serving year-round. Neighbourhood shops donate surplus every Friday; nobody goes home without leftovers for Saturday.
Sep 2018
Rooftop nursery planted
Four rooftop gardens, two hundred eighty native saplings, every primary-school child on the block gets one tree they own and name.
Jun 2020
Literacy programme launches
Adult evening classes begin; the first cohort of sixty-two finishes a full book together in twelve weeks. Twelve of them now teach the next cohort.
Nov 2022
Decade in, still listening
The annual assembly rewrites the by-laws from scratch — by the members, for the members. Page count stays at one; the font gets smaller.