Carbondale Housing-Related Grant Programs
This is a summary of information about three of the City of Carbondale’s Housing-Related Grant Programs.
Category: Community
Confluence Books
Located in the historic Stotlar house at 705 W. Main Street in Carbondale. Our goal is to get used books back into the hands of interested readers. As a university community, we have streams of books from various academic fields, in addition to books reflecting the broad interests of the area residents. Check out our online store also….
Keep Carbondale Beautiful
Keep Carbondale Beautiful initiates, plans, and directs cooperative efforts in litter control, recycling, community beautification, and environmental education. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been serving the Southern Illinois community since 1987 (initially as “Carbondale Clean & Green”) and we are an affiliate of Keep Illinois Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful.
Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance
Our monthly dance is “Blue Zone” living in a war zone world. Each month we connect with neighbors, move our bodies, share a community meal and promote health and well being. Every third Saturday at 5:30. Check our Facebook page for location. Our dances are 0 to 5 dollars, pay what you can. They are also sober, queer, family, and melanated friendly.
10 Most Common Fears About Joining an Intentional Community
1. I don’t want to live out in the boonies. You don’t have to. A total of 1,520 communities listed themselves in the Online Directory of the Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) in 2006. Of the nearly 1,000 communities which noted whether they were urban or rural, four out of ten (412) said they were urban, suburban, or located in small towns. Six out of ten (592) said they were rural…. 2. I don’t want to live with a bunch of hippies. Few community members today consider themselves hippies. Some might identify themselves as non-mainstream or countercultural, others might identify themselves as relatively mainstream people who have an interest in community and sustainability. Many, such as members of cohousing communities, are essentially middle-class to upper-middle class people who live relatively normal lives — though more progressive, cooperative, and ecologically sustainable than most…. 3.I don’t want to live a “poverty consciousness” lifestyle with limited resources….