The Gage House: Where Fellowship Takes Priority
Long before The Gage House was officially established, the senior citizens of Hartford, South Dakota would gather at church to take part in fellowship and miscellaneous meetings for the community. When a local gentleman sold the building in which The Gage House currently resides to the senior citizen group, the town elders now had a place dedicated to their activities. The Gage House — also known as the Hartford Senior Center — is a model of collaboration for the common good. In one way,
Community and Civic Organizations: The Heart of Forward Progress
No matter the size, nonprofits connect any community at their core. Polarizing debates often take shape around the public and private sectors’ roles in community development. A firm capitalist might lean towards the private — or for-profit — sector, while an ardent progressive may favor the intervention of the public — or government-run — sector. But there is one sector that is often ignored in this debate, and that is the voluntary — or nonprofit — sector. Many community-based and civic
