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Made with ❤️ in Flagstaff · 14 total
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Bless Americans blessamericans.com
community
proposed
Free Scripture freescripture.org
faith
proposed
Fable Pixels fablepixels.com
faith
proposed
Shepherd Flagstaff shepherdflagstaff.com
community
proposed
Made in Flagstaff madeinflagstaff.com
community
proposed
Neighborhood Table neighbortable.org
community
proposed
Pretty Skin Truth prettyskintruth.com
health
proposed
Whole Current wholecurrent.com
health
proposed
+ 6 more proposed by the community ↓
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Bless Americans

Eleanor turned ninety on Saturday. Her granddaughter shared a link. Forty-three people recorded a short video. We put them together. Eleanor watched it twice before dinner and has not stopped talking about it since.

Name the person. Name the moment. Share a link.
Everyone who loves them records a message.
We weave them into one blessing they keep forever.

Create a blessing Free to use · No account needed
Why we built this
What happens when 40 people say your name with love, back to back?
Research on social bonding shows that hearing familiar voices say your name activates the same neural pathways as physical touch. A group blessing is not a greeting card. It is a felt experience that can be replayed on the hardest days.
Why can this not be done with a group text?
Because coordinating 40 people to do anything at the same time is nearly impossible. Bless Americans gives everyone a link and lets them record on their own schedule. We handle the rest.
Why does it matter that it can be replayed?
When someone is in crisis, unfamiliar content does not reach them. Scripture they have not memorized, apps they just downloaded. But a video of their granddaughter laughing and saying "I love you, Grandma" will reach them every single time.
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Free Scripture

The most popular Bible app in the world is owned by a gaming company in Beijing. It asks for 33 permissions, runs 15 trackers, and shows a pop-up ad when you press "Amen." So we built a reader where the only thing between you and the text is the text.

Three translations. Every book of the Bible
organized by what kind of reading it is, not just
where it falls in order. Reading times on every book.
No account. No ads. No data collected. Ever.

Start reading KJV · WEB · BBE · All public domain
Why we built this
Why organize by genre instead of order?
Because the Bible is not one kind of book. Some parts read like novels. Some are poetry. Some are letters. Some are law. When you know what kind of reading you are picking up, you read it the way it was written.
Why three translations?
KJV for the language people grew up hearing. WEB for a modern word-for-word translation. BBE for the clearest possible English using only 850 basic words. All three are public domain. Nobody owns them.
What does "free" actually mean here?
No account. No email. No cookies. No ads. No premium tier. You open it, you read, you close it. That is the entire experience. Made in Flagstaff.
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Fable Pixels

A kid asked her dad what happened to the one sheep that got lost. He did not have a good answer. So we built a place where the old stories are told from every angle. The sheep. The shepherd. The ninety-nine who stayed behind.

Ancient parables retold in three voices each.
Short enough for bedtime.
Deep enough for a lifetime. Free, no account needed.

Enter the workshop Free to use · No account needed
Why we built this
What happened to the free community stories?
The Sunday paper used to have comics and parables side by side. A kid could encounter a moral story without anyone selling them something. That disappeared when everything moved behind a subscription or a big-budget production.
Why three voices for each parable?
Because the shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep is not the whole story. What about the lost sheep? What about the ones who stayed? Every angle teaches something different, and a child remembers the one that sounds like their own life.
Why is community involvement part of the plan?
Fable Pixels is not a finished product. It is a workshop. We want parents, teachers, and storytellers to help shape how these stories are told. The best version of this does not come from one team. It comes from the community it serves.
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Shepherd Flagstaff
Where to find food, shelter, and a ride
when you need one in Flagstaff.
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Made in Flagstaff
Every product, project, and service
born in this town. Collected in one place.
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Neighborhood Table

A downtown bakery throws out 20 pounds of bread
every Friday night. Three blocks away, a community kitchen
is planning Saturday lunch and does not have enough.

Neighborhood Table connects them. Restaurants post what they have.
Kitchens post what they need. The food walks three blocks
instead of going in the trash.

Visit neighbortable.org →
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Whole Current

A matching system that connects people to the right healer,
the right practice, and a way to begin at home.

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The library · 34 proposed tools

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CommunityProposed
The Community Board
The neighborhood bulletin board,
back where it belongs.
Why. The bulletin board at the community center used to tell you what was happening in your neighborhood. Now that job belongs to a platform that wants your data more than it wants your block.
Our approach. No algorithm ranking posts by engagement. Neighbors post, neighbors read, local organizations help keep it honest.
Built for. The pastor announcing the pancake breakfast. The teenager looking for their first paid gig mowing lawns.
Community
CommunityProposed
Storm Ready Neighbors
When the power goes out, the fastest help
is three doors down.
Why. When the power goes out and a family needs help, the fastest responder is the neighbor three doors down. They just need a way to know.
Our approach. Local first. Opt-in, dignified, and designed so nobody feels surveilled or tracked for their generosity.
Built for. The older couple on the cul-de-sac whose heater went out. The teenager with a snow shovel and two free hours.
Community
Mental healthProposed
Quiet Check-In
A way to notice what is happening inside
before it needs a word.
Why. Ask an autistic kid to rate their mood on a ten-point scale and you get a shrug. Ask them where the feeling lives in their body, and they will point right to it.
Our approach. Designed with autistic adults, occupational therapists, and parents who live with this daily. Quiet, tactile, unhurried.
Built for. The kid who cannot find the word yet. The trauma survivor who has learned not to trust the quick answer.
Mental health
Mental healthProposed
The Next Thing
For when you are stuck and what you need
is not a list. It is one small step.
Why. An ADHD brain can stall on a task for hours, not from laziness but from a missing handle. What we need is not a longer list. It is one small action to start.
Our approach. Quiet by design. No streaks. No notifications. No guilt for the days you did not use it.
Built for. The person who has been staring at the same open browser tab for a long time and knows exactly what we mean.
Mental health
WorkProposed
Start Journey
How to start a business
when nobody in your life has done it before.
Why. Starting a small business should not require a lawyer, a subscription, or a friend who happened to do it first. The steps are the same for everyone. The knowledge just lives behind paywalls.
Our approach. Written with small business owners, accountants, and attorneys who believe good information belongs in the open. No affiliate links, no lead generation, no upsells.
Built for. The person with a real skill and no business background. The immigrant starting fresh in a country whose paperwork is written for lawyers.
Work
WorkProposed
Fair Work Compass
What to do when someone asks you
to do something you know is wrong.
Why. A small business owner is one hard decision away from regret. A vendor offers a kickback, a customer asks for something shady, a competitor spreads a lie. The right answer is rarely written down.
Our approach. Ethics as a resource, not a lecture. Built with owners who have faced the calls we are writing guidance for.
Built for. The owner of the small shop who wants to stay the kind of person they were when they opened the door.
Work
FamilyProposed
Grief Companion
What to do, what to say, and what can wait
during the hardest week.
Why. The people who love someone want to show up well when they are grieving. Most of us were never taught how.
Our approach. Resources that meet people where they are, built with pastors, hospice workers, and families who have been through it.
Built for. The adult child who just got the call. The friend who wants to show up and does not know where the door is.
Family
EconomyProposed
Wellspring Flagstaff
What happens when every dollar a neighbor earns
stays in the neighborhood.
Why. Every dollar spent at a chain leaves town. Every dollar spent with a neighbor circulates, multiplies, and stays. The infrastructure to make that easy does not exist yet.
Our approach. Constitutional protections that prevent acquisition. A community reserve that grows as the network grows. Modeled on REI, credit unions, and the Green Bay Packers.
Built for. The tutor, the baker, the mechanic, and the neighbor who would rather keep the money where it was earned.
Economy
LandProposed
Tool Library Map
A map of things your neighbors will lend you.
Not everything needs to be owned.
Why. Most tools sit unused most of the time. A ladder you need twice a year, a canner once a summer, a tiller once a decade. Not everything needs to be owned.
Our approach. Built with existing tool libraries and the makerspaces, community centers, and neighbors already doing this quietly.
Built for. The first-time homeowner who needs a drill once. The family canning together for the first time.
Land
HealthBeta
Pretty Skin Truth
What is actually in your skincare,
and does the science back up the label?
Why. Skincare is a $150 billion industry built on claims that sound scientific but rarely are. Most people cannot tell whether a product works because of its ingredients or because of its marketing budget.
Our approach. We investigate the published science behind popular skincare brands and ingredients. No sponsorships. No affiliate links. No brand partnerships. Just the research, written so you can actually read it.
Built for. The person standing in the skincare aisle wondering if a $60 serum does anything a $12 one does not. The parent choosing products for a teenager's skin.
prettyskintruth.com
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