What does it actually take to build a community where people feel cared for — and where that care turns into action? In this episode, we talk with Julika von Stackelberg of Cornell Cooperative Extension about her Community Resilience Builder Program and what years of bringing people together has taught her about connection, shared responsibility, and sustaining community across transitions — including for military-connected families.

Many military families don't live near a large installation. Jennifer Holliday, Alabama's first Military Family Liaison shares what it takes to coordinate support for geographically dispersed families and what any service provider can do to build that connective tissue in their own community.

When child care is hard to find and harder to afford, some communities aren't waiting for a fix. Kristin Forde Hurckes (University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Center for Cooperatives) explains how cooperative models are helping - and where they hit their limits.