{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Weavers \u201cWeaving Connection: How Relationships Build Stronger Communities\u201d","description":"Welcome to this season of Rethink Community: The Podcast. Through conversations with leaders from Settled, The Weavers Project, and Samaritan app, we explore how meaningful relationships can transform the way we respond to poverty, homelessness, and isolation. Together, these stories invite us to move beyond temporary assistance and build communities rooted in belonging, dignity, and mutual care. What does it take to create a community where people truly feel seen, valued, and connected? In this episode of Rethink Community: The Podcast, Marlo Fox speaks with Susan Sherman of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute, along with Weavers Jaime Encinas and Nesti Castillo, about the everyday people who are strengthening communities by building trust, relationships, and belonging. Their conversation explores why lasting change requires more than programs and services, how communities can move beyond transactional approaches to helping, and why the people closest to our challenges must also be part of creating the solutions. As part of our season exploring Think Tank\u2019s pillars of Connect, Compassion, and Influence, this episode takes a closer look at what it means to truly connect.  Learn more ","author_name":"Rethink Community: The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thinktank-inc.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42650245\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205688110"}