Neighboring Movement

We are excited to introduce the 2026 Weaver Awards, brought to you by The Neighboring Movement in partnership with Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute.

You know the neighbor who keeps the community going. The one who organizes, connects, checks in, and shows up not because anyone asked, but because they care about the people around them. The people doing relationship-centered work.

Those are the people we call weavers: neighbors who build trust, connection, and belonging right where they live. And this year, we're finding them, celebrating them, and giving them the resources to keep going.

There are 10 awards of $2,500 and 10 awards of $5,000. That’s $75,000 total going directly into Wichita's neighborhoods.

Applications open June 1 and close August 31. Awardees will be announced on November 20.

Drop a ❤️ if you already have someone in mind, and share this post so we can find every weaver in Wichita.

More information at https://awards.weavers.org/en/wichita/2026.

Help us congratulate Kristopher! He was nominated by Hamilton Middle School's principal for the Good Apple Award and was selected alongside his neighbor, Karen, for their outstanding efforts to engage the school and students in the neighborhood work being done in SoCe - South Central Neighborhood. We are so proud of Kris and Karen for living out the values of being a good neighbor and including everyone at the table. Congratulations on this honor!