Saturday March 29 * 3pm * Free / donations * Use this form to offer your skills or request an opportunity to learn new skills

Community Resilience Collective
We are hosting a community-driven event where neighbors can learn and share skills to navigate and thrive in today’s political environment. Skills shares like this help support resilient, empowered communities, providing practical knowledge on navigating government bureaucracy, accessing public services, and securing basic necessities. While this event is focused on Takoma neighbors, it is open to anyone interested in attending.

How It Works:
Fill out this form to offer your skills or request an opportunity to learn new skills. We will match the skills offered to the requests and invite those offering relevant services to set up a table before the event (on or around March 8). While not all skills will be needed for this event, we will keep a running list for future events, opportunities, and needs.

Desired Skills Topics (Suggestions):

• Navigating Government Systems: ID/passport applications, city services

• Protecting Public Health: finding a doctor/medical practice, vaccine appointments, reducing lead exposure

• Housing Security: eviction defense, tenant rights, reporting building code violations

• Financial Resilience: budgeting, job preparation

• Community Engagement/Advocacy: voter registration, testifying, using social media for change

• Emergency Preparedness: emergency kits, plans

• Building Collective Power: forming a union, forming a tenant association, community organizing

• Caring for Community: supporting mutual aid, senior villages, community care networks

Feel free to offer or request skills beyond these suggestions that could benefit the community! Even if they are not requested for this specific event, they are likely to be needed at another time.

This event is organized by Takoma neighbor, Erin Palmer.