Last week, we had the pleasure of sharing "A Small Good Thing" with the Medford Film Collaborative and Grace Episcopal Church in Medford, MA. While we were excited to share the film with the community, we did not realize the extent to which Grace Church acts as a powerful force of good in the local area…and ultimately in the world! Continue reading

March is National Social Work Month!  Our supporters are organizing screenings around the nation during the month of March to honor community organizers and social workers. Check our calendar to find an event near you or organize your own screening to celebrate social workers this March! As we work together to find new ways of honoring the incredible social workers in   our lives, we also want to share some resources that have inspired us: Continue reading

  March is National Social Work Month!  Our supporters are organizing screenings around the nation during the month of March to honor community organizers and social workers. Check our calendar to find an event near you or organize your own screening to celebrate social workers this March! As we prepare for National Social Work Month in March, our team at A Small Good Thing wants to turn our attention to social workers and community organizers across the country who dedicate themselves each day to making a difference in their local communities and in the world at large. As we approach this month of gratitude, we are eager to discover stories about individuals working tirelessly to improve the lives of the people around them and we are excited to share these stories with our supporters. Continue reading

As we begin to develop our series, we would like to bring special attention to the powerful work of social workers and community organizers, whose dedication, generosity, and compassion are changing lives and shaping communities across the world. In Part One of this two-part article, we want to dive deeply into the important work of Shirley Edgerton -- featured in A Small Good Thing -- a community organizer in Pittsfield, MA who is inspiring young people to live a life of purpose with her Youth Alive Step, Dance, and Drum teams and the Rites of Passage and Empowerment program. Continue reading

A Small Good Thing is a film about giant questions: What makes us happy? What leaves us feeling whole? How can we work together in our communities to live in a better way? Continue reading