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Community-Based Healing

By fostering connection, shared experience, and relational engagement within communities, individuals achieve healing and resilience, because belonging and mutual support are foundational to emotional, spiritual, and psychological recovery. This strategy centers on the transformative power of community as a container for healing across diverse contexts—spiritual, traumatic, cultural, or existential. It unites organizations that prioritize relationship-building, collective storytelling, and culturally resonant practices over clinical or top-down interventions, emphasizing sustained, trust-based engagement. What distinguishes it is its rejection of isolated treatment models in favor of communal belonging as both the method and goal of change.

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activities of those orgs
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who runs it

Organizations running this strategy · 51

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what it looks like in practice

Activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Hosts annual and seasonal retreats and camps CIRCLE Inc
    direct service
    Organizes annual vision quest camps for women and men, community camps, and retreats including Changing Woman Camps, Maiden and Teen Camp, Family Camp, and Moon Lodge Retreats, along with seasonal Earth holiday celebrations.
  • Hosts monthly Circles for spiritual and personal growth CIRCLE Inc
    direct service
    Organizes monthly Women’s Circles, Men’s Circles, Grandmother Lodge gatherings, and Shamanic Practice Circles focused on spiritual growth through singing, drumming, ritual, shamanic journeying, and shared learning.
  • Maintains facilities and gardens to support programming CIRCLE Inc
    direct service
    Operates community rooms, a gathering space, gardens, a greenhouse, and a large kitchen to support educational, spiritual, and food-related programs.
  • Offers holistic educational and community programs CIRCLE Inc
    direct service
    Provides classes, groups, and gatherings focused on well-being in self, relationships, community, and ecosystem, including storytelling, drumming, song, dance, creative expression, and seasonal celebrations.
  • Provides children’s and youth programs for emotional and spiritual development CIRCLE Inc
    direct service
    Offers a monthly community program for children ages 3–13 and caregivers featuring storytelling, drumming, song, dance, and creative expression; also operates Earth School with after-school programs and curricular materials focused on living in harmony with Earth.
  • Provides need-based scholarships for participation CIRCLE Inc
    grantmaking
    Offers work scholarships and financial support to assist individuals in need to participate in organizational activities and programs.
  • Funding acquisition of advanced medical equipment and technologies for Laniado Hospital LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Finances the purchase of life-saving and advanced medical equipment and technologies to ensure high-quality patient care at Laniado Hospital, including imaging systems, dialysis machines, and emergency department infrastructure.
  • Funding construction and expansion of Laniado Hospital in Netanya, Israel LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Funds the construction, expansion, renovation, and development of medical facilities at Laniado Hospital, including a fully protected emergency medical complex currently under development between 2026 and 2029. This includes raising significant financial resources, such as approximately 107 million ILS for the protected complex, with partial support from Israeli government ministries.
  • Funding infection prevention initiatives and hygienic infrastructure at Laniado Hospital LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Supports the implementation of sterile work protocols and infection prevention systems across hospital departments through funding, contributing to reduced hospital-acquired infections and improved patient safety.
  • Organizing fundraising events and campaigns for Laniado Hospital LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
    direct service
    Conducts fundraising initiatives such as gala events featuring public figures (e.g., singer Hanan Ben Ari) and targeted campaigns (e.g., raising over half a million euros from the French public) to support hospital construction and facility improvements.
  • Supporting ongoing operational budgets and medical care delivery at Laniado Hospital LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Provides financial support for the continuous operation of Laniado Hospital, enabling it to deliver medical care to over 500,000 individuals regardless of religion, race, or nationality, including outpatient consultations, inpatient hospitalizations, emergency care, dialysis, and diagnostic procedures.
  • Audio and video Torah classes CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Produces and distributes audio and video lectures from master teachers on Jewish topics including Kabbalah, Chassidism, Jewish mysticism, and general Torah teachings, available through Chabad.org.
  • Digital Jewish education and study programs CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Offers structured daily study programs in core Jewish texts including the Chumash with Rashi, Mishneh Torah (Rambam), Sefer Hamitzvot, Psalms (Tehillim), and the Tanya, accessible online through Chabad.org. Programs include multi-year cycles such as 3 chapters per day of Rambam or daily study of Hayom Yom.
  • Global Chabad center directory and location service CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Operates and maintains a worldwide directory of Chabad centers and synagogues to help individuals locate religious, educational, and community services. This service is part of the Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center under Lubavitch World Headquarters.
  • Jewish calendar and ritual time tools CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides public access to a Jewish calendar and Shabbat times, as well as tools like a Jewish birthday calculator, to support observance of religious dates and rituals.
  • Jewish holiday observance resources CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides educational content and guidance on the observance of major Jewish holidays, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot, emphasizing their historical, spiritual, and ritual significance.
  • Jewish lifecycle education and guidance CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides educational resources and practical guidance on key Jewish lifecycle events, including Bris, Pidyon Haben, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Upsherin, weddings, divorce (Get), and death and mourning practices, including the Mourner's Kaddish.
  • Online access to Jewish texts and teachings CHABAD LUBAVITCH TORAH EDUCATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides digital access to a comprehensive library of Jewish texts, including the Tanakh, Tanya, Torah commentaries, and mystical teachings, through Chabad.org. The platform supports users of all backgrounds and knowledge levels.