Stories of Belonging in Montpelier
Bridges Connect
Bridges help us overcome obstacles, and create access to resources and relationships needed for us to feel a sense of belonging.
The Montpelier Bridges to Belonging project shares the stories that connect us to each other — and the stories that reveal where we need to build new bridges to ensure that Montpelier is a welcoming place where everyone can belong and thrive.
What is your Montpelier story of belonging?
Stories can be about feeling supported, or about how it’s difficult to feel like you belong here.
Bridges to belonging can be:
A PLACE in Montpelier that you have a strong connection to.
A RELATIONSHIP with another person that is important to you.
Where you find SUPPORT with an organization, group, or resource.
Where you feel a sense of ENGAGEMENT as part of the community; where you have fun.
Our stories will reveal the places, people, resources, and engagements that help us feel a sense of belonging in Montpelier – and the gaps that need to be filled so everyone feels like they can belong and thrive here.
Share Your Story
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Instagram
Share a photo and your story of belonging on your Instagram.
Stories of belonging can be a few words, a few sentences, or as long as you like.
ADD THIS TAG to your post: @montpelierbridgestobelonging
Your post will then be added to the project's Instagram.
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Story Form
For stories of any length.
Photo optional.
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Events
Join teaching artists Amber Paris and Evie Lovett at creative events around Montpelier in SEP-NOV to help us collect your stories of belonging and create a community asset map that shows the RELATIONSHIPS, PLACES, SUPPORT, and ENGAGEMENT in Montpelier that foster a sense of belonging.