We’re so excited to be back with you all this Saturday, February 21st for our official Community Craft Night! 🧑‍🎨🎨🤝 Details: Drop in anytime between 4-7pm Stay as long as you like! Bring a current project you’re working on Or try a simple drop in craft! Be sure to grab a cozy drink or small snack from @milkorganics while you create with your neighbors. Supplies: We’re so honored and excited to share that @weareooly has generously donated some amazing supplies to help spark your creativity for this monthly community gathering. DIY Craft Kits: We’ll also have DIY macrame craft kits lovingly designed by @sokleenbricke — with 3 beginner-friendly designs to choose from. Every kit purchased helps keep community gatherings like this accessible for everyone 🩵 Let’s inspire one another & strength our community through shared creativity 💛 #community #creativity #goodneighbor #crafts craftcafe

Yesterday we shared what guides our work: connection, thoughtfulness, and being a Good Neighbor. Later this week, we get to put those values into practice in a simple, heartfelt way. ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭🏹 ˚.⁺⊹💌 One of our community members (s/o @_kimlately_ !) came to us with the idea to make Valentine’s cards for local seniors, and we’re so grateful she did. Our elders hold so much history, tenderness, and wisdom, and this is a small way to let them know they are seen and remembered. She’ll be delivering the cards to a nearby senior center, and our hope is to create at least 60 handmade Valentines filled with warmth and care. Join us for a cozy evening of card making. Supplies will be provided, extras are welcome, and all that’s really needed is a little time and an open heart.

We want to take a moment to speak clearly and with care about what guides our work at Good Neighbor. 💌 The fear and uncertainty many people carry today did not begin in this moment, but stretch across time and history. What we do is shaped by our values and beliefs: that every person and every child carries inherent worth and rights, and deserves safety and dignity in the place they call home. When harm is happening in neighborhoods close to us and across the country, it reaches us here. It reaches us because our care and responsibility extend to all of our neighbors. Immigrants are not strangers to our communities; they are the backbone of them. They are artists, workers, organizers, teachers, parents, neighbors, and friends. Their cultures, stories, and labor enrich our neighborhoods in ways that cannot be measured by economics, and they are deeply woven into the life and care of the places we share. We may not be able to control the forces shaping this moment, but we can be intentional about how we show up within it. Good Neighbor will continue building spaces grounded in connection and community. Places where people can gather, create, repair, learn from one another, and feel safe without judgement. Not as an answer to everything, but as a way to practice love together, and to carry forward the kinds of care that have sustained communities through uncertainty, hardship, and change, again and again.

✨ Community Craft Night ✨ Our first Craft Night is: 🗓️Saturday, February 21st 📍Milk Organics, Downtown Vista 🩵 Free to attend 🎨 Some supplies available Bring your current WIP or try something new. ☕️ Grab a cozy drink or treat from @milkorganics and stay a while. To our loyal crochet community 🧶🧡 We love you, we’re still stitching our community blanket, and we hope you’ll keep coming and creating with us. We’re kicking things off with DIY macramé kits curated by talented local artist @sokleenbricke making it easy for beginners and seasoned crafters to jump in while helping sustain this program so that everyone can participate 🤍 Let’s strengthen community, spark creativity within ourselves, and help to inspire others 🤝🪴🌼 We’re so excited to be back with you and can’t wait to keep creating together 🤍

Ever wish you knew how to fix a small tear, loose button, or hem an item of clothing — but didn’t know where to start? 🪡 We’re hosting a Monthly Mending Meet-Up with the Vista Library, and it’s designed to be simple, welcoming, and beginner-friendly. Bring a piece of clothing that needs a little love, or just come to learn and hang out. 🗓 Sunday, January 25 🧵 No experience needed 📍 Space is limited — sign up to hold a spot 📋 Sign up at: sdcl.org/vista Everyone is welcome 💛 [Are you experienced at mending & interested in sharing your skill while helping building a stronger, more connected community? Email us to join our team of volunteers! 🤝🪴🌼Goodneighborthriftvista@gmail.com]

✨We’re teaming up with Eris Food Co. to host a cozy evening of books, cocoa, and community care. ✨ Join us for a simple, joyful way to give and connect this winter season. 📚BOOK SWAP📚 Bring a book, take a book — All ages + genres welcome! PLUS: ☕ Cocoa & cider from Eris Food Co. 🎀 Gift wrapping station 📖 Origami bookmarks 🩵WARMTH & COMFORT DRIVE🩵 NOW THROUGH DEC. 16 @erisfoodco We’re collecting: 🧥 Gently used coats & sweaters (all sizes) 🌙 New kids PJ’s 🧼 New travel-size toiletries Your donations help bring warm, essential items directly to neighbors in local North County Shelters this winter season. Come by, swap a book, share a warm drink, and let’s create community together. ❤️

✨ Join us for a community Game Swap + Canned Food Drive! ✨ Let’s connect, share, and support one another while having a little fun along the way. This gathering is a simple way to recirculate gently used games, meet neighbors, and help fill local food pantries. Every canned food donation makes a difference — together, we can spread a little joy and a lot of good. 💛 #GoodNeighbor #GameSwap #CommunityCare #GiveAndPlay #GoodNeighborVista