NVP: Neighborhood Village Project

Woowoop! Stoked to tell the stories of three incredible neighborhood communities on Supernuclear:

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𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻! 🚀

Applications for our 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 Neighborhood Village Project 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗢 are only open for just a 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀!

What if your neighborhood could be a place where:

• Spontaneous hangs just happen 🤗

• People actually help each other out 🤝

• Kids grow up surrounded by love + play 💛

That’s what we’re building—together.
One neighborhood at a time. 🏘️
And we’d love for 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be part of the vision! ✨

If you’re in the Boulder area and want to build real community—while being supported and inspired by others doing the same—scan the QR code (last slide) or go to the link in our bio to apply.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭 🎉

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘆’𝗮𝗹𝗹!🥳

– NVP Boulder team

Laura’s Story:
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"I set out to build a hyper-local neighbor community, extending one block away from my intersection in each direction. After going door-to-door with flyers and hosting two sidewalk social hours, we now have an active 70 member WhatsApp group and ongoing social events.
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I’ve enjoyed seeing the many ways the community has been used! Neighbors have gifted lemons and BBQ grills, swapped tips on local restaurants and street closures, and invited each other to art shows and walks. My favorite part... after I put in the up front work to build a communication channel, organizing social hours has become easy!
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Last week I sent out a quick WhatsApp poll with potential dates, and today we’ll meet on the sidewalk for casual potluck snacks and drinks."

- Laura Carlson (NVP2, CA, USA)

“Halloween Hack—our street is a bit of a side street, so putting our chairs out in the driveway seems to be enough to encourage the many kids on the intersecting street to see us and come down our street as well. Even better: if you stay inside, the parents often wait at the street and let the kids come up to the door, but if you’re on the street you can talk to all of the parents!”

- Jon Hillis (NAP2, CA, USA)

Robert Atlee (NAP3, Bishop, CA, USA) had his very first neighborhood event—a fire safety brush clearing day followed by a community picnic.
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Here’s what he shared afterward:

“A few things I learned:

1. Don’t do ALL of the logistics yourself… even if you can. Folks like to help and feel needed. Delegate as much as possible—even if it’s more work or less efficient.

2. Focus on the people more than the project. Once the people are connected, the projects come together more naturally.

3. Don’t overthink it. Don’t overplan. But do have a pretty clear idea of what’s really needed of you, and make sure those things are covered so there aren’t any big hiccups.

4. Allow more time than you think you’ll need.

5. Ask participants for feedback—and for ideas for what to do next.

6. Take time to recognize and THANK each person—by name, in public, in front of the group.”

The most powerful part? People from different political backgrounds rolled up their sleeves and pitched in together. A shared goal turned strangers into neighbors—and neighbors into a team.

Big wins, Robert. 👏

Tess’s Story:

Big milestone alert! I just hosted my first event and it was a raging success!

Had about 35 folks show up, including folks who I wasn’t expecting but who had been invited by others and heard through the grapevine! Lots of people asked me when we’d be doing it again! Lots of momentum and excitement ❤️🥰😭

- Tess Nelson (NAP2, Santa Monica, CA, USA)

Alex's Story:

Just 5 days after we started the program, I visited a friend from my cohort.

As I walked through the streets, I loved seeing how they had “slow streets” where they put up signs blocking cars on alternating streets so they have to zig-zag instead of speeding through.

I talked with my friend who runs the streetscape committee in my neighborhood association, and asked if we could do that in our neighborhood too. He said to take some pics so we could give a presentation to the Department of Transportation. Now that’s what we’re planning on doing!

All this to say, 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 if you get the chance!

- Alex Zhu (NAP3, Baltimore, MD, USA)

Savannah's Story:

Guys, it’s happening. I just met another neighbor—just by sitting here and reading. She walks her cat on a leash (!!). I invited her to an upcoming art event and she’s coming!

Later, I shared with the group that Jon and I dream of creating more of a village feel in our neighborhood—partly because we don’t believe parenting should be a two-person game. When I said that, my neighbor-friend Lily chimed in to say she loves kids and would happily babysit ours if we ever had them.

The idea of building community here—of making this place feel more like a village—seems to be landing. It feels like something is beginning. 🌱

- Savannah Kruger (NAP1, Boulder, CO, USA)