Where Can I Build Community in Anne Arundel County?

My last article outlined the importance of building community. Check out places in Anne Arundel County where you can find people with similar interests and make friends. Remember to build community and make lasting friendships, you have to follow the following principles:

Keys to building community:

• Consistency & Proximity - showing up for people on a regular basis is paramount to building a community that you can rely on when you need it. Just like any other goal, you have to be consistent to see results. You won’t have a village, if you are not a reliable villager. 

• Similarity - find and pour into people that have similar interests and values to you. We like and want to spend time with people who we feel understood by so finding people that have some similarities to you is important to feeling like you belong in your village.

• Familiarity - you don’t feel familiar or comfortable with someone you just met and it will feel a little awkward when you’re first making friends but it’s important to keep spending time with them to build that comfortability and familiarity. Familiarity builds safety which enhances the strength of a community and makes you feel comfortable.

• Reciprocity - doing things without expecting something in return is key to being a good villager. You never know when people are going to reciprocate because we cannot control other people’s actions but reciprocating good energy and favors without knowing if/when that will be “paid back” is incredibly powerful to people in your village and important for finding people who trust and care about you in the ways you need.

• Lastly bravery - you might have to go first. You might have to be the one to introduce yourself or the one that gets rejected a couple of times but trying is better than staying isolated and becomes easier with practice. 

Building community is slow and gradual but incredibly important. Here’s a list of things of community-building ideas around Baltimore City. This is not exhaustive but just some suggestions -

Free	Low Cost	Investment Hobbies
Annapolis BFFs Sixx Cool Moms of Anne Arundel County - social network for moms Naptown moms club Bayside Besties Single Parents of Annapolis Run and walking clubs  Sole Run Club Bridge Club - they have a more comprehensive list of run clubs in the area Naptown Running Buddies Public libraries Neighborhood groups Almost every neighborhood in area has a Facebook group that has events posted regularly Volunteer - choose a cause that is important to you and find ways to get involved - immigrant rights environmental advocacy mutual aid food banks education children/schools Animal shelters	Kaleidoscope Workshop - kids creative workshop classes and some adult paint nights Mahjong groups Annapolis Jaycees - local volunteer & social club Community theater as a performer or in production 2nd Star Productions Chesapeake Children's Museum	The Fount - social club and coworking for wfh gals Chesapeake Art Center - makerspace with workshops, classes, open studios, etc. Good Girl Studio - ceramics and candlemaking classes Providence Pottery - pottery studio Peake Social - intramural sports league (pickleball, kickball, cornhole, soccer, volleyball, etc.) Golf leagues PickleRage - Glen Burnie Fitness studios Blue Lotus Yoga Studio Yoga Barn Neighborhood Barre Barre Forward Outlet Dance Complex

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