# Community reference

> The places where the community meets, and the programs that support it.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/community/reference/

The pages in this section are for looking things up. For how to help, start with the [guides](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/community/guides/).

- [Where the community lives](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/community/reference/channels/): the official places where the community meets, and what each one is for.
- [Programs](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/community/reference/programs/): the Creator Network for content creators, and Works with Home Assistant for device makers.
- [Events and calendar](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/community/reference/events/): the release dates and community syncs coming up, and how to subscribe to the calendar.