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ABOUT THE CARING NEIGHBOR FOUNDATION

LOOK TO THIS DAY FOR IT IS LIFE

CELEBRATING THE CARE OF A NEIGHBOR

Although the Caring Neighbor Foundation (CNF) was not officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency until 2006, its beginnings date back over fifty years in social research, trial and error. The CNF sees its origin arising from the fact that Americans, a country of huge diversity, have always been at the core a caring people.

We have given the world life altering technology, but the greatness of America is in its ability to care. More than a hundred years ago, we fought one of the bloodiest civil wars in history, at first, to preserve unity among us, but, in the end, to preserve the worth and dignity of our individual neighbor regardless of racial origin.

The CNF seeks to call from Americans the renewed commitment to caring about neighbor that is the bedrock upon which our nation is built. No one in America needs to go hungry, alienated or homeless. The Foundation seeks to realize in some small way the vision of equality, life, liberty and happiness our country and world long to achieve.

Becoming a caring neighbor is central to all religious traditions. This is eloquently demonstrated in the Christian tradition in which the last words spoken will be a commendation to caring neighbors:

“When I was hungry you gave me to eat; when I was thirsty you gave me to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.” (Matt. 25:35-36)

A feedback from a recipient of care illustrates what these final words are referring to:

“I am truly overwhelmed by your love & kindness! I cannot thank you enough! I did not expect to be included at all you really outdid yourself ❤️ My own mom hasn’t never done anything like this for me.. ever! I genuinely thank you. I was in awe when I seen a brand new pair of shoes for myself! & my son already LOVES his new seat I will have to make an appointment with a car seat specialist to have it installed sooner then later because he made me bring it upstairs and buckle him in as soon as we got home. I cannot wait for Christmas morning I feel like a little kid again. This Christmas will be a very special Christmas for me & my son thanks to you, your son & your village 🎄 Thank you to infinity & beyond!! “❤️

To achieve a culture of caring, the Foundation has developed three key social action tools, namely: A GRACE LUNCHEOB to foster caring in the community through its leaders; CARING NEIGHBOR ROUNDTABLE  to draw neighbors together; and PROJECT CARING NEIGHBOR  for schools to educate the next generation about the caring upon which our prosperity rests. These three strategies when generally implemented will elevate a level of a culture of caring that will transform planet earth.