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Growing Numbers of Vermonters Turn to Front Porch Forum
More than 230,000 Vermonters participate on their local Front Porch Forum as of October 1, 2023! And this is in a state with only 270,000 households. More people use FPF in Vermont than Facebook or...
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Who Ya Gonna Call?
Discussions among neighbors are a life line to building social capital in communities. Members are turning to their neighbors on Front Porch Forum to solve everyday problems. Here are some real...
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Keep Your Local Forum Going Strong – Donate Today!
Front Porch Forum’s annual fall Supporting Member Campaign starts today! If you are able, please donate to FPF now by credit card, PayPal or check: https://frontporchforum.com/supporting-members FPF...
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Help FPF Raise $200,000 by October 26, 2023
Is FPF useful to you? To your community? According to a recent survey, more than 90% of Front Porch Forum members say YES! That’s why so many people sign up, read, and post every day. If you’re...
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Thanks for Filling Our Leaf Bag!
Thanks to thousands of Front Porch Forum members… We made it! So many folks generously chipped in to reach FPF’s fall Supporting Member Campaign goal. These dollars will help fund FPF operations in...
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Pet Reunited With Owner 3 Months Later
A Johnson FPF member, Sheila, was able to locate a neighbor who was flooded out of their home to let them know their pet cat was alive and safe. Read on… Trying to Locate an Individual Displaced by...
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Friends and More Through FPF
Front Porch Forum’s goal is to foster connection among neighbors. Catharine, a Brandon FPF member, shares just how possible that is! I was looking for about 10 hangers and received more than double...
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Sharing Kindness
Recently, Ruth shared a heartwarming story with her neighbors in the Montpelier Forum about a kind stranger who not only helped change her flat tire, but went out of his way to purchase and install...
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From the Mouths of Babes
Front Porch Forum aims to be a platform where people from all different stages of life can express themselves and share their thoughts with members of the community, but it’s not often that we hear...
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The Stories Behind the Postings
In their cover story this week, Seven Days digs into the layers of connection in one day of Front Porch Forum postings across Vermont. Read “Talk of the Towns: Neighbors Seek Plumbers, Lost Pets and...
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Valentine’s Day Love on FPF
Thank you to the hundreds of Front Porch Forum members who posted love letters, appreciations, and notes of gratitude about their town during the week of Valentine’s Day, 2024. It was a gift to read...
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Random Neighbor and Home Movie of Mom’s Sweet 16
Front Porch Forum is full of wonderful stories of neighbors helping neighbors, sometimes in surprising ways. Here’s a note of appreciation from FPF member Sheryl to her Montpelier Forum last week… A...
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Meet Your Community Calendar on Front Porch Forum
Did you know that every town on Front Porch Forum has its own Community Calendar, full of events submitted by neighbors, businesses, and local organizations? Any member can submit an event to their...
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Need motivation to get out of the house? Check your Front Porch Forum...
Across the state, each Front Porch Forum Community Calendar is home to yard sales, toddler play groups, grange suppers, and little league opening days. Local events are a great way to meet neighbors,...
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Sourdough Starting Fresh Connections
Neighbors are expressing gratitude on Front Porch Forum this March! From folks providing secret snow removal to dropping off mis-delivered packages, community members are really stepping up for each...
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In Awe of the Solar Eclipse
Jean from Cambridge wrote a lovely encapsulation on Front Porch Forum about Monday’s eclipse, “I think my favorite part (of too many to count!) was: no matter one’s race, creed, gender, political...
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Eating Pie, Celebrating Neighbors
We love a holiday! It seems there may be several “official” days on the calendar each year where we’re meant to celebrate our neighbors, but we think this locally-grown commemoration of a good deed is...
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