The Peace Pole Program
A visible commitment to peace in the neighborhood.
A Peace Pole is a simple, beautiful marker planted on sanctuary grounds — a quiet declaration that this place stands for peace, for community, for good. Each Peace Pole connects one sanctuary to every other in a shared rhythm.
Every sanctuary participating at the Steward Circle level ($88/month) receives a Peace Pole. WholeFam travels to join the planting ceremony and welcome the sanctuary into the network. The planting is simple — a gathering, a few words, and the pole set into the earth. It marks the sanctuary as part of something larger than itself.
What the Peace Pole Means
The Peace Pole is a practice. It says: this ground is for peace. This neighborhood is for peace. This work is for good, for good's sake. It is a quiet, visible anchor — a point of connection between every sanctuary in the network, and between each sanctuary and its neighbors.
How It Works
- 1
A sanctuary joins the network at the Steward Circle level ($88/month).
- 2
WholeFam provides the Peace Pole and coordinates the planting ceremony.
- 3
WholeFam travels to the sanctuary for the planting — a simple gathering with the sanctuary community.
- 4
The Peace Pole is planted on the sanctuary grounds, marking it as part of the WholeFam network.
- 5
The sanctuary is listed on the WholeFam directory and connected to the interchange network.
The Network of Peace Poles
Each Peace Pole planted is one more point in a growing network — sanctuaries across the country and around the world, each one a quiet commitment to peace and community. As the network grows, the poles connect: a map of places where people have chosen to stand for good, together.
All contributions to WholeFam are made to True North Neuro, LLC, an Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, which serves as the sole fiduciary for all WholeFam efforts globally.