The RCC Community Call on June 27th featured a discussion with Editorial Director John Ferro and Chief Digital Content Officer Racquel “Rockie” Joseph of the Omega Institute, where we explored ideas, best practices, and the benefits of crafting your center's online presence.

Special guest Michelle Cassandra Johnson led an RCC racial healing workshop where participants found out how collective dreaming disrupts systems of oppression and acts as a catalyst for our shared healing and liberation.

In this interview with the producer of the new documentary film, SABBATH, RCC program director Ben Scott-Brandt explores how the concept of sabbath connects with the work of retreat centers.

In partnership with a team of industrial engineering students at Cal Poly University, the Retreat Center Collaboration is studying models for financial and programmatic sustainability at retreat centers. Find out what the team has learned from their eight-month study.

On this world-cafe-style Community Call, retreat center leaders were invited to bring a topic to discuss or select from a “menu” of discussion topics.

On this Community Call, we discussed ways retreat centers can inspire volunteers and program alumni to give back and deepen their participation in the community.

On this Community Call, we explored RCC's role as a mutual partner with retreat centers and how establishing formal partnerships might pave a clearer path for collaborative fundraising efforts.

Registration is now open for the RCC Annual Retreat, taking place this October 22 - 25, at Five Oaks Centre in Ontario!

On a recent Community Call, new RHI Program Director Brenda Salgado demonstrated through storytelling how healing our human relationships also means healing our relationship with the land.

During a recent retreat at the Whidbey Institute with the Racial Healing Initiative team, RCC Program Director Ben Scott-Brandt got a taste of intergenerational and intercultural gratitude during every dinner.

Last month, Yolanda Ramirez Salto announced her resignation from her position as program specialist at the Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College, and has therefore stepped down from her role in the RCC Stewardship Circle. We’re grateful for Yolanda’s infectious inspiration and contributions to the team, and we wish her much success in her future endeavors.

Learn about how retreat centers are building relationships, establishing partnerships, and starting collaborative projects between retreat centers, movement groups, and community-based organizations.

In partnership with a team of Cal Poly University students, the Retreat Center Collaboration is studying models for financial and programmatic sustainability at retreat centers.

Rev. Lorren Buck joined us on our February 14th Community Call to facilitate a racial healing workshop grounded in Resmaa Menakem’s The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning.

We’re excited to gather with the Retreat Center Collaboration community this October 22 - 25, at Five Oaks Centre in Ontario!

On our January 24th Community Call, we exchanged best practices for staffing, discussed ways to develop a culture of equity within our centers, and brainstormed mental health supports.

We are pleased to announce that the Center for Healing and Liberation has expanded its capacity by hiring Brenda Salgado as the new program director for the Racial Healing Initiative.

On this Community Call, we discussed the pain points for retreat center leadership and board—how they’re rising to meet ongoing challenges and embracing intergenerational and intercultural leadership.

On our last Community Call of 2022, we reconnected to celebrate our shared story.

At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re celebrating an abundant year of change, growth, and impact.