Heart & Soul brings new energy to “The Biggest Little Town”
Through PA Heart & Soul, Youngsville residents have learned how challenges can become opportunities when people come together and listen to one another. Learn more about how the process is impacting this small northwestern Pennsylvania community.
Jaime Kinder and the grassroots revolution in Meadville
Meadville’s PA Heart & Soul process wasn’t a quick fix, but it gave residents a voice and the confidence to demand change in their community. That shift in mindset helped elect new leaders, including Mayor Jaime Kinder, and sparked people-centered policies that continue to reshape the town.
Communities, partners gather to celebrate 10 years of Heart & Soul
For the past decade, PA Humanities’ partnership with Community Heart & Soul has shown how a simple but powerful process rooted in storytelling and resident-driven planning can change lives and transform communities. By creating space for people to share their stories, recognize their own expertise, and build shared values, Heart & Soul has helped towns across Pennsylvania foster deeper connections, spark new leadership, and shape more inclusive, vibrant futures.
PA Humanities Welcomes Johnsonburg and Ridgway as Our Newest Heart & Soul Communities
PA Humanities is thrilled to announce Johnsonburg and Ridgway as the newest boroughs to join our growing network of PA Heart & Soul communities – bringing our total to 17 participating regions across Pennsylvania.
Register now for Heart & Soul virtual info session
If you live, work or play in a PA community and would like to bring residents together for transformative conversations and resident-driven planning, PA Humanities invites you to learn more about becoming a PA Heart & Soul community! We are excited to launch the application process for the 2025-27 cycle this summer.
Spirit of collaboration, cooperation take root in PA towns through Heart & Soul
The “finished product” of Heart & Soul may be the community’s action plan to make their shared vision of the future a reality, but teams are seeing evidence of how the process of involving everyone is now embedded in their towns.