One intentional act. Every week.

Small communities don't survive
by accident. They survive because
people choose them on purpose.

One Local Thing is a movement for everyday people who believe that showing up for your community, in even the smallest way, changes everything.

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1act per person
52weeks a year
Everycommunity counts
What is this

It doesn't have to be big.
It just has to be intentional.

Every week, one act of local support. A meal at a locally owned restaurant. A referral to a neighbor's business. An hour volunteering. A conversation with someone building something in your town.

Your voice, your dollar, your attention, turned toward home on purpose. Because when everyone in your community says "it's just me," entire Main Streets disappear. And when those same people each choose just one thing, everything changes.

The math of intention

See what happens when a community moves together.

Drag the slider or type your population to see what one intentional act per person per week actually adds up to.

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90K
acts per week
360K
acts per month
4.7M
acts per year
Just you
1 person
1% joins
900 people
10% joins
9,000 people

"It is just me" multiplied by 90,000 people is not nothing. It is everything.

One meal at a local restaurant keeps a family business open another week.
One referral to a local service provider means a neighbor pays their mortgage.
One share of a nonprofit's work brings in a donor they never knew existed.
One intentional act does not seem like much. Until everyone in your community does it.
This week's feature
Night Without a Bed — Family Promise of Wayne County

One night in your car could change everything for a family in Wayne County.

Family Promise of Wayne County is asking our community to spend one night sleeping in their car to raise awareness and funds for families experiencing homelessness right here in our backyard. May 30 at Ginegaw Park.

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Where to start

Not sure what your one local thing is this week?

It doesn't have to cost money. Your voice and your recommendation are free. Here are a few places to begin.

Eat at a locally owned restaurant this week
Recommend a local service to a friend before googling a chain
Attend one community event this month
Share what a local nonprofit does on your social media
Buy one gift from a local shop instead of ordering online
Volunteer just one hour somewhere in your community
Tell someone about a local business that helped you
Check local first before assuming it costs more
From the community

Real people. Real acts. Right here at home.

KP
This wall is just getting started and I personally read every single submission. Be one of the first to add your name to this movement. — Katie

Every week people across our community share what they are doing intentionally. This is what showing up looks like.

KP
Katie P.
Newark, NY
Sat down with Nancy Ramos at Family Promise of Wayne County to learn about what housing insecurity really looks like in our own backyard. Every child deserves a home.
Wayne County, NY
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Nancy R.
Wayne County, NY
Continuing to advocate for the families walking through our doors and building stronger bridges between our community and the resources that exist right here.
Family Promise

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Your turn

What is your one local thing this week?

Drop it here. You don't need a big story. Just one real thing that kept your energy, your dollars, or your attention close to home.

Submissions may be featured on this page and on social media.

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Every week, a new story from the community.