The New Welcome Committee
Imagine a small group of people like you in every neighborhood. People who notice, who host, who care, connected across cities and states nationwide.
What could we do together to bring humanity, joy, and real connection back into everyday life?
We call ourselves the Welcome Committee.
We are mobilizing 10,000 Americans to reconnect the country, one conversation and neighborhood at a time.
Today, tens of millions of people move each year—changing jobs, cities, and communities.
But even more importantly, nearly half of Americans are socially disconnected.
Sadly, as we’ve needed the work of welcoming more, it’s slowly disappeared.
What if we treated everyone we meet as a newcomer?
Rebuilding Community
Join the Next Cohort
We're recruiting volunteers across the country for our next Welcome Committee cohort, launching later this spring.
Apply: Applications are open now — you'll be the first to learn once we have a date for the cohort launch
Get Trained: Virtual onboarding on the Six Points of Connection and how to build connection in your community
Show Up Locally: 3-month commitment to volunteer in your neighborhood
Keep Going: Option to continue beyond the initial three months
Lead employee volunteering at your company?
Learn how we can partner with you to engage your employees as Welcome Committee volunteers.
For decades, communities across America had neighbors who noticed when someone new arrived, who knocked on doors, who helped people feel at home. As we've needed that work more, it's quietly disappeared.
The Welcome Committee is a national volunteer initiative rebuilding that tradition — ordinary people helping others feel like they belong, one conversation at a time.
Volunteers commit 3–5 hours per month to:
Have one monthly guided one-on-one conversation with a neighbor
Join monthly virtual check-ins with other volunteers to share experiences and learning
Host one simple connection-focused neighborhood gathering during the three months (coffee, walk, dinner, game night)
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