a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives." MLK
Thank you for visiting All About Community. All About Community is dedicated to building the beloved community, one person, one organization, one community at a time.
One Person Our goal is to help people identify the steps necessary in their lives to envision the beloved community and to then take those steps. We help individuals create personal mission statements, develop daily practices in self-care, see and understand their place in the world and create visions for their lives.
One Organization We help organizations and groups to enhance their administrative capacities and build stronger teams. We help boards, staff and volunteers to give their best gifts of service to their organizations by being more self loving, self actualized and living from a place of greater consciousness.
One Community Through The Church of Love we are creating a community where spiritual maturity and a commitment to community service live in interconnected harmony. At The Church of Love we believe that spiritual practice in community will help us to be the change we want to see in the world.
Our Founder
Roslyn Farrington founded All About Community (AAC) in 2005 with the mission of building beloved community through personal, professional and community transformation. AAC assists organizations in administrative strengthening, outreach, community building, and diversity dialogues.
Since starting AAC Roslyn has worked with Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. to conduct women of color focus and support groups. She also worked with OTI on an Oregon Department of Transportation sponsored efforts to improve outreach the African American Community on careers in the construction trades. She has worked with In Other Words Books to plan, implement and facilitate a 2006-2007 Series of Community lectures entitled The Past in the Present: Womens History Today’s Realities. The series is made possible in part by a grant from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. She also worked as the first Clinic Coordinator of North by Northeast Community Health Center over a six month period. She set up their administration, planned the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, did community outreach, wrote policies and procedures and assisted with Board Strategic Planning. Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office: Interim Administrator, facilitating the work of Oregon Commissions on Asian Affairs, Black Affairs, Hispanic Affairs and the Commission for Women, including board development, outreach, event planning and administrative set up.
Beloved Community: The core of her passion lies in helping individuals and organizations create communities that are open and welcoming to all. She does this through facilitating Diversity Dialogues with individuals and large groups. With compassion and wisdom she sets forth a vision for what a truly inclusive community would look like and she supports clients in discovering the steps to get there within their organizations and lives.
Our Clients Clackamas Womens Services, Linn-Benton Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, Multnomah County Library, Oregon Food Bank, Pacific University, Portland Community College, Portland Public Schools, State of Oregon Affirmative Action Office, YWCA of Portland, Oregon Commission on Voluntary Action and Service and the City of Portland.
Comments from Trainings Participants
Contact Us roslyn(at)allaboutcommunity.com or by phone 503.422.7829