Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
Despite keeping Northampton PD’s budget largely the same from FY 2020, Mayor David Narkewicz says he is committed to systemic change in the near future
In a 66-part tweet, Ellen Weintraub aims to set the record straight on the security, and integrity, of voting by mail
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said voters in line at one of Atlanta’s largest precincts reported all the machines were down
Reader’s Digest credits Gallatin for how it handled an officer involved shooting in April 2016 and named it the 2017 Nicest Place in America.
Christopher Luter, CIO of the Forest County Potawatomi, is leading rural broadband implementation and a cost-effective transition to digital government.
The local government website ADA compliance deadline is January 18, 2018. Vision is offering webinars and resources to get munis ready.
In an conscious effort to avoid glorifying mass shooters, The Texas Department of Public Safety drops the name of the Sutherland Springs church shooter.
The unofficial capital of Halloween, Salem, Mass., implements a prop weapons ban and other increased security elements following the Las Vegas shooting.
After the Las Vegas shooting, the public is relying on law enforcement to provide the framework in how to provide first care after they’ve called 9-1-1.
Sonoma County did not use the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system in order to better target emergency alerts to avoid unnecessary evacuations and cause traffic congestion.
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention partnered with 10 cities to promote 30-minute community walks lead by mayors wearing step trackers.
The new Gov2Go mobile services platform can be integrated with existing local government online services and is free to mobile users.
City leaders should always take the possibility of violence seriously and prepare with this basic threat assessment checklist.
By teaching ordinary people in how to stop bleeding and adding bleeding control kits to public spaces, cities may save more lives in mass casualty events.
The largest voting machine manufacturers have until the end of the month to tell lawmakers about efforts to assure election cybersecurity
Agency cites industry needs further guidance in how to comply with the new food label requirements.
Each year, PennDOT’s Paint the Plow program raises winter safety awareness through art, creativity and community engagement.
After an uptick in medical transports related to alcohol poisoning, one college is testing if water coolers at campus parties can reduce binge drinking.
There are a few cities that claim to have invented the cheeseburger, one of America’s most popular foods, between the 1920s and 1930s.
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