Grassroots
Town
Planning

Involve Everyone
What Matters Most
Play the Long Game

view of Rosendale from the Trestle

Who We Are

We are enthusiastic Rosendalians. We are your neighbors and friends. The mission of Rosendale Heart and Soul is to engage the people of Rosendale in shaping the future of our town. We seek out the full diversity of people who live, work and play in Rosendale and together employ our collective wisdom to envision and plan for the future.

What is Rosendale Heart & Soul?

It’s grassroots town planning – by Rosendalians for Rosendale. It’s an activist program developed by the national nonprofit organization Community Heart & Soul. We think their model is a great fit for Rosendale!

Involve Everyone

We began in 2022 with census data to ensure that each person has the opportunity to take part, including businesses and local government.

What Matters Most

Trained community volunteers gathered stories and interviews, shared them among the community, gleaned what was most important, and collected action ideas based on our collective genius.

Play the Long Game

Action ideas were planned to be developed into an action plan.

Questions? Reach out to us!

Rosendale Heart & Soul does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, the appointment to and termination from its Board of Directors, hiring and firing of staff or contractors, selection of volunteers, selection of vendors, and providing of services.
Rosendale Heart & Soul is an equal opportunity organization. We shall not discriminate and will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, Board membership, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or for any other discriminatory reason.