Vanessa Elias founded Block Party USA as a free and simple cure for our country’s loneliness, social isolation, divisiveness, and the youth mental health crisis. Block parties encourage free play for children, offer social connectedness, and cultivate a culture of showing up for one another in countless ways. When we get together face-to-face, we realize that we have more in common than we are different.
Vanessa’s block party approach is featured as a powerful tool for positive change in Jennifer Wallace’s NYT best seller "Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It." To help end the phone-based childhood and restore the play-based childhood, Block Party USA was named an Aligned Organization of Jonathan Haidt’s NYT best seller "The Anxious Generation." As part of Dr. Vivek H. Murthy’s "Recipes for Connection" initiative, the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General features Block Party USA as a resource that supports building social connection through gathering.
Here are some of the ripple effects of just one block party:
Create a neighborhood contact list.
Make new friends & reconnect with long-time neighbors.
Get advice & recommendations.
Meal trains for new parents or those in need.
Play-based instead of tech-based childhood.
Help in a pinch – borrow sugar, carpool, run an errand.
Hire neighborhood kids to babysit, care for pets, water plants, yard work.
Knowing who lives on your block makes your neighborhood safer.
Share street-specific info – construction updates, pet locator, power outages.
In an emergency or time of need, someone is nearby to help.
Not lonely – grounded, supported, sense of belonging, & joy.
Create a life worth living
Vanessa hosts free Block Party USA Zooms. Each one is 30 minutes and brings new faces, questions, and strategies. The same link/Meeting ID is used for all Zooms and there is no need to register in advance. Join anytime. To see schedule of Zooms, visit BlockPartyUSA.org.
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Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief ServicesCommunity Food ServicesCommunity Housing ServicesTemporary SheltersOther Community Housing Services
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- https://www.blockpartyusa.org/
Block Party Usa Questions
Block Party Usa's website is https://www.blockpartyusa.org/
Block Party Usa's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/block-party-usa
Block Party Usa's industry is
Community Services
Block Party Usa's top competitors are
Us Chamber Of Connection,
Community Plate,
Only7seconds®,
Massachusetts Coalition To Build Community And End Loneliness,
Reimagine,
Thrive With A Guide, Llc,
Blue Fever,
Growing A New Heart,
A Call For Change Helpline,
Red-Action.org.
Block Party Usa's categories are Community Services
Block Party Usa's founding year is 2023
