Vanessa joined Let Grow’s Lenore Skenazy and Holly Moscatiello of The Balance Project for a conversation about friendship, trust, community, and how parents can create more opportunities to connect in real life. (7/29/26)

Wilton Residents Encouraged to Host Neighborhood Block Parties as Part of Nationwide “American Summer” Campaign (7/22/26 Good Morning Wilton)

Vanessa joined other Aspen Institute Weavers to share how she’s shaping America 250. (7/16/26)

Vanessa shared “How to Throw a Block Party” with the US Chamber of Connection’s Welcome Committee members. (6/25/26)

Vanessa worked with CT lawmakers to Make Good Neighbor Day (Sept. 28) official!

Vanessa was a featured speaker at Aspen Institutes’s “Why We Weave” panel discussion. (5/28/26)

Vanessa gets hosts Charlotte Massey and Aaron Hurst to publicly commit to throwing neighborhood gatherings this summer! (5/26/26 US Chamber of Connection How We Connected podcast)

Vanessa invites readers to step outside their doors and join Block Party USA American Summer! (5/21/26 Streetsblog USA)

The Grand Dame of block parties, Vanessa Elias, joined Katherine Goldstein for a Double Shift Zoom conversation to share block party ideas and advice. (4/22/26)

Vanessa Elias presented "Block Parties – Strengthening Our Social Fabric and Democracy" to Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association. (3/31/26)

Vanessa led a coalition of Wilton organizations to host a “Join or Die” screening as reported in “Combatting Isolation, Fostering Connections in Wilton.” (3/5/26 Good Morning Wilton)

BPUSA featured on the Foundation for Social Connection “US SILC Ecosystem Map” (1/27/26)

Vanessa attended Flourishing Neighborhoods: The Key to Renewing America. (12/7-12/8/25)

Vanessa attended The Corporate Volunteering Collective New York, an invite-only gathering of corporate social impact leaders shaping the future of volunteering. (11/18/25)

Vanessa shares ripple effect of block parties in “Beyond the barricades: Lakewood’s block party culture fosters community, builds traditions” by Matt Bixenstine. (11/12/25 The Land)

Bill Courtney interviews Vanessa Elias on An Army of Normal Folks podcast – “Vanessa Elias: The Block Party Revolution.” (11/4/25)

Vanessa Elias was a featured speaker at Seattle’s Emerald City Rotary meeting. (11/4/25)

Vanessa Elias joined fellow inspiring leaders and community builders at the 2025 Social Connection Conference: Seeds of Connection in Atlanta. (10/28-10/30/25)

Vanessa Elias, along with researcher Peter Gray, Ph.D., and pediatrician Dr. Arwa Nasir on play deficit disorder. To encourage free play for kids, Block Party USA is featured. (10/22/25 Yahoo.com)

School & Homework Refusal – Why It Happens & How To Help with Vanessa Elias (10/21/25)

Interactive “Lunch and Learn” webinar led by parent coach Vanessa Elias “School and Homework Refusal — Why it Happens and How to Help.” (10/17/25 Good Morning Wilton)

“Reflections after one year of our K-12 district going phone-free bell-to-bell” by Vanessa Elias. (10/15/25 Global Day of Unplugging)

Vanessa Elias led Strong Towns virtual workshop “3 Ways to Build a Neighborhood Where Kids Can be Independent.” (10/9/25)

Block Party USA featured in “Think Globally, Act Neighborly: 6 Small Steps to Get Big Change.” (9/30/25 The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Vanessa Elias featured in “Want Healthy Kids and Supportive Communities? Start With a Block Party.” (9/24/25 Strong Towns)