As a kid fleeing Iran's Revolution, I lost my community. Four years ago, inspired by neighbors sharing a long-table meal down a street in Cairo, we started The Longest Table in Chelsea. This year alone, neighbors and local leaders have hosted 50 Longest Tables in cities big and small across the U.S.—from Bellingham, WA to New Orleans, LA to Queens, NY—bringing together over 20,000 participants to rebuild community IRL one table at a time.

This neighbor-led movement is turning isolation into trust through simple potlucks anyone can host: organized by neighbors, universities, local governments, congregations, and community groups of all kinds. We all deserve neighborhoods that feel like home—where neighbors trust, belong, and act together.