The Working Centre is an integral part of the social service fabric of Kitchener-Waterloo. Our integrated projects create access to tools for those without work, those without housing and the most vulnerable – a web of community building. We build hospitable and welcoming places where community forms and people find belonging, practical supports and ways to contribute. 42 years later, we practice emergence as we adapt to the breakdown of community seen in the growing intensity of the work and the increasing isolation/dislocation that people are experiencing. In the face of this new reality we bring people together in common spaces and find common ground in spite of differences.