Fostering Care and Respect in a World We Share With Others

This non-profit foundation was created in 2008 in memory of Robert A. Lustbader, who through his words, acts, service, and kindness personified care and respect of others: basic tenets of civility. Sensitivity to others, etiquette, philanthropy and ethics are essential components of civility.

We believe that fostering civility positively affects:

• Our quality of life
  by reducing stress and enhancing health
• Our community
  by strengthening social relationships 
• Our environment
  by reinforcing an
  obligation to leave a healthy earth
  for future generations
• Our world
  by reducing hatred, encouraging compassion, and nurturing peace 

We strive to promote consciousness, creativity, and community to foster civility.

• Consciousness makes us more aware of how our actions affect others, how our own emotional triggers cause us to behave uncivilly, and how we should question whether we are living in harmony with our values.
• Creativity provides an outlet for self-discovery and reflection, an opportunity to see different perspectives, and flexibility in finding solutions to problems and resolutions to conflicts.
• Community enables us to avoid isolation and connect with our humanity, encourages us to recognize that the benefits we enjoy should be balanced by service to others, and enhances our ability to make a difference by joining forces with our neighbors.