What is ... Who’s Your Neighbor?
A public directory—published monthly within the pages of the Ithaca Times—connecting residents, students and visitors of Tompkins County, New York, and the surrounding region, with faith communities, faith-related services, and interfaith activities.
Across our region, faith communities are caring and acting in powerful ways. Who’s Your Neighbor? makes that work visible, accessible, and connected.
What Is the Directory?
Our Who's Your Neighbor? Directory is a living, public resource that highlights:
- Faith communities
- Faith-related services
- Interfaith activities
This directory is open to all faith traditions committed to the well-being of their communities.
Why It Matters
“Keeping faith with neighbors” may help see more deeply the wealth of our spiritual or religious practices, as well as the value of relationships across differences.
Many faith groups are:
- Serving families: children, youth and adults
- Addressing the challenges of living here
- Working within blocks or miles of one another
But often without knowing of each other.
By making assets visible and connections easier, the directory helps:
- Reduce duplication to foster greater effectiveness for common issues
- Acknowledge and appreciate greater depth in addressing differences
- Strengthen collaboration
- Build trust across traditions
Lay the groundwork for collective impact
What You’ll Find
Each listing may include:
- Organization name and location
- Faith tradition or affiliation
- Descriptions of programs and services offered, relationships cultivated.
We hope to develop some focus areas:
- Housing
- Health
- Food
- Adult relationships
- Parenting
- Youth
- Environmental care
- Education across the lifetime
- Renewal and recreation
- Opportunities to collaborate or volunteer
Who the Directory Is For
- Local residents, students and visitors seeking connection.
- Faith leaders and congregations
- Faith-based and community service providers
- Interfaith groups and coalitions
- Community partners seeking collaboration
- Neighbors looking for support or connection
Whether you’re offering help or seeking it, this directory is a starting point.
More Than a List
The directory is one part of a larger effort to help faith communities become more neighborly.
Those included in the directory are invited to participate in:
- A quarterly newsletter sharing stories, data, and opportunities
- Issue-based convenings around housing, youth, and environmental care
- Collaborative actions rooted in shared values
Together, these tools help turn proximity into partnership.
Join the Directory
Adding your organization helps strengthen the entire network.
Join if you:
- Are a faith community or faith-affiliated organization
- Offer programs, services, space, or volunteer support
- Want to collaborate across faith or organizational lines
➡️Contact us below or click on this button
Use the Directory
- Find nearby partners
- Discover existing services before starting something new
- Reach out to collaborators
- Learn what’s happening across your community
➡️ Explore the Directory: Click below to view our current listings ...
A Shared Invitation
“Who is Your Neighbor?” is not just a question—it’s an invitation to see one another more clearly and act more faithfully together.
If you have questions, ideas, or stories to share, we’d love to hear from you.