Welcome to Crawford Connects
Crawford Connects exists for a simple reason:
communities work better when people can find each other.
Across Crawford County, there are always people willing to help, events worth attending, and needs that don’t always make the headlines. Too often, that information is scattered across flyers, Facebook posts, bulletin boards, and word of mouth.
Crawford Connects was created to bring those pieces together — quietly, consistently, and in one place.
What Crawford Connects Is
Crawford Connects is a free community resource supported by the Family & Community Christian Association (FCCA).
It focuses on three core things:
Sharing a community calendar of local events
Connecting volunteers with one-time and ongoing needs
Recognizing service through volunteer hour tracking
There is no cost to participate.
No membership required.
No agenda beyond community connection.
Why This Matters
This project has roots going back several years.
In 2019, local leaders worked to preserve volunteer opportunities in Crawford County when changes elsewhere threatened to reduce how community service was recognized. A locally supported model was built — one that valued real service, not just what fit inside a checklist.
Then the world changed.
COVID disrupted nearly everything. Programs paused. People isolated. Leadership was lost. Some good work simply stopped — not because it wasn’t important, but because survival took priority.
The need, however, never disappeared.
Crawford Connects is a continuation of that earlier effort — rebuilt with the benefit of hindsight and a renewed focus on simplicity, trust, and sustainability.
How This Works
Crawford Connects is intentionally simple:
Volunteer hours are self-reported on the honor system
Submissions and requests are reviewed before being shared
The platform acts as a connector, not a service provider
No data is sold, and no one is charged to participate
The goal is not to manage the community — only to help it connect.
The Weekly Newsletter
The heart of Crawford Connects is the weekly email.
Each week, subscribers receive:
Highlights from the community calendar
Current one-time volunteer needs
Ongoing volunteer opportunities
A snapshot of community service activity
If you want to stay informed without digging through multiple sources, the newsletter is the easiest way to do that.
👉 Subscribe to the Crawford Connects Weekly Newsletter
One email a week.
No spam.
Just community information.
How You Can Participate
You don’t need to do everything. Even small actions matter.
Log volunteer hours when you give time
Submit an event to the community calendar
Request help or share a volunteer opportunity
Share the newsletter with someone who might benefit
A lot of small actions add up to meaningful results.
A Final Word
Crawford Connects isn’t here to be loud.
It’s here to be useful, trustworthy, and available when needed.
That’s the commitment — and that’s why this will remain pinned.