A Seat At The Table 2021
Thank you Gallatin County!
Dozens of conversations were hosted for community members to come together and discuss housing issues. Thank you to everyone who came to the table. Your input and ideas are crucial to generating solutions for all of us who live, work, and do business here in Gallatin County.
A Seat at the Table Outcomes 2021
Learn more about the current work being done by community partners to support housing solutions in Gallatin County
This report documents the stories and ideas of Gallatin County community members about addressing housing availability and affordability issues.
Transformational conversations about housing solutions in Gallatin County
October 14-31,2021
What it Looked Like
Gather
People across Gallatin County invited 6-8 friends or neighbors to a gathering of their choice. Conversations took place over coffee, brown bag lunches, dinners, Zoom calls, and picnics.
talk
At these gatherings, community members discussed their housing needs and paired those needs with ideas for solutions that apply to their own lived experiences.
share
Participants shared about what they discussed at their A Seat at the Table gathering by responding to a questionnaire.
We wanted to hear all voices so we can move forward together.
connect
Participants can also see what others are saying; the One Valley Community Foundation will share posts, pictures, and ideas through local media and this website as well as on social media using the hashtag #AtTheTableGV
Talking – and listening – to our neighbors is an important first step toward creating a more connected and engaged community.
A Seat at the Table is a proven civic engagement initiative that activates community members to engage in local decision-making. In 2021, members of our community came together to talk about their experiences with housing in Gallatin County as well as ideas for solutions to support the ever-growing housing challenges in our community. These small group conversations were hosted by volunteers who invited neighbors and strangers to their homes, churches, schools, businesses, and back yards. Feedback was gathered, and the results will provide insight on how we will take action.
The information and data collected is a community asset.
A Seat at the Table conversations root our work and decisions in the lived experiences of community members and elevate issues important to them. We all feel the tensions that can come with a growing and changing community. There is no individual business, government entity, nonprofit organization, or neighborhood that can address our community challenges or create solutions alone. The simplicity of conversation and listening is the basis for shared understanding and building solutions that make a difference.
