Voices of the Valley is a podcast of the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, a human services, education, arts & events center situated in a small rural community twenty miles north of San Francisco. Voices of the Valley is about the power, diversity and mysteries of community. What does truly living in community mean to you? Twice a month we interview a dynamic and diverse cast of extraordinary ordinaries—people being people having a quietly profound impact on their local community. Along the way we learn what community can mean in 21st century America. From calloused-hand ranchers and western-style outlaws, to tech entrepreneurs, hold-out hippies, new immigrants, unhoused philosophers, old-school laborers, as well as famous musicians and artists keeping a low profile in the redwoods. Are we really part of the “coastal elite?” What does that even mean? Don’t we have the same concerns and challenges as an equal-sized rural community in Nebraska or Arkansas? What are the common bonds that hold communities together in a currently disunited states of America? Does engaging with and participating in community really extend your lifespan? Listen in and find out, meet some new friends, and learn what’s possible for your community. Each episode includes a discussion of the latest available local resources—from foodbank to Narcan distribution as well as emergency preparedness updates, and upcoming arts and events programming.