Welcome to the hyperlocal partner track of Future of Us. While Future of Us is a national initiative to highlight collective visions from across the country, a key part of our work is elevating the local and hyperlocal civic visions of San Francisco and the existing neighborhood initiatives that our future visionings can plug into. In partnership with local nonprofit Good Neighbor Lab, we seek to engage San Francisco’s cross-sector neighborhood leaders in the Future of Us festival and create connective tissue between the Future of Us activations and SF Good Neighbor Week.

This year’s Good Neighbor events:

We are hosting three types of events in 2026:

  1. Fellow partnership: in partnership with JOINERS and Youth Art Exchange, we are hosting Dateline 2046. This event is focused on engaging San Francisco high schoolers in being architects of their own futures, by reimagining youth third spaces in San Francisco.

  2. Partner event: in partnership with Relational Tech Project and SF Civic Tech, we are hosting the Neighborhood Tech Build Jam. This event is geared towards San Francisco neighbors who want to build something together that they can bring back to their neighborhoods— whether it’s digital or physical.

  3. City-wide neighborhood meet-ups: Across the city, we are encouraging everyday residents to have conversations with their neighbors to imagine and explore the future of their neighborhoods. We provide resources for neighborhood third spaces — like coffee shops and bars— to participate, as well as resources for residents to host conversations in their homes.

Looking ahead: fellow support during SF Good Neighbor Week

2026 SF Good Neighbor Week is Sep 26 - Oct 4. This is a city-wide celebration of everyday residents and neighborhood pride in San Francisco. The holiday includes a week-long calendar of events, building community and showcasing innovation from across the city. This is an opportunity for fellows to continue their work, deepening and expanding their accomplishments from the Future of Us festival.

About Good Neighbor Lab

Good Neighbor Lab is a San Francisco-based nonprofit whose mission is to help San Franciscans become more connected to our neighbors, more informed about our communities, and more engaged in shaping our city. Our programs strengthen neighbor-to-neighbor relationships, build resident-to-civic-institution connections, and encourage hyperlocal innovation. Our flagship event is San Francisco Good Neighbor Week.