Bonus Neighboring 101: Brittany Crabtree of ServMo on Mini-Grants

 


Author's note: You can register for Neighboring 101 (one-time fee) on the MU Extension website in order to attend this session on May 21 live and future sessions too!


Welcome a new partner for Missouri Good Neighbor Week: ServMo.

Brittany Crabtree, Executive Director of ServMO, an organization dedicated to strengthening communities across Missouri through volunteerism, service, and civic engagement, will be our guest speaker for a "bonus" session of Neighboring 101 on June 10 at 12 noon CST.


Brittany’s work focuses on helping Missourians connect through meaningful acts of service that build stronger neighborhoods and healthier communities. Under her leadership, ServMO has continued to promote opportunities for individuals, organizations, and communities to work together in ways that create lasting local impact.


During this bonus session of Neighboring 101, Brittany will introduce us to ServMO and share information about the new 2026 neighboring mini-grants, which can help support local projects connected to Missouri Good Neighbor Week and the 9/11 Day of Service. These efforts remind us that simple acts of service and neighboring often go hand in hand. Many of the activities people undertake during these events, whether helping neighbors, organizing community projects, or creating opportunities for connection, also become meaningful Acts of Neighboring.


This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. For many Americans, that day remains deeply personal and unforgettable. Yet nearly one-third of Americans today were either too young to remember it or were not yet born. Brittany will help us think about how Days of Service like 9/11 Day of Service, Missouri Good Neighbor Week, Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects, and Global Youth Service Day can serve as catalysts for connection, remembrance, civic participation, and neighboring.


Her message is an important reminder that service is not only about projects completed. It is also about relationships formed, communities strengthened, and a culture of caring that can grow one neighbor at a time.


WRITTEN BY

David L. Burton

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