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.
Ferguson City Council member Ella Jones will also be the first woman to lead the St. Louis suburb
Activity on local government social channels is increasing under the coronavirus epidemic with engagements on official city accounts skyrocketing 160% in March
A rolling census count shows that states with large rural populations are lagging behind the rest of the nation in answering the 2020 questionnaire
Since 2015, San Marcos has offered artists grants for placemaking murals projects.
The city of New Orleans has not discussed strategy for removing Jim Crow-era statues, but the masked firefighters may have volunteered.
The experts at Credit.com offer guidance and tools to share with citizens experiencing debt and in need of advice.
A growing number of schools are asking the Anti-Defamation League for hate crimes help. ADL is also increasing training for law enforcement officers.
CarsonWatch is trolling HUD Secretary Ben Carson, who is currently on a listening tour.
The IT director in Belmont, Mass., takes desktops going out of municipal service and donates them to seniors -- after teaching them computer basics.
Mayor Betsy Hodges apologized for the city and Minneapolis Police Department’s communications failures during an 18-day protest over the death of Jamar Clark.
Guest columnist Ashley Fruechting of Vision discusses why content strategy is key to improving citizen engagement on civic digital properties.
According to FEMA in 2016, initiating a National Flood Insurance Program claim can put up to $10,000 in a displaced victim’s hands right away.
Does your community know what to do when pets and farm animals cannot be part of a storm evacuation? FEMA has video PSAs to share.
Yuma County offers offering personal assistance to transform a website no longer working for the pace of its 5,500+ square mile community.
To prepare security and operations for growing St. Patrick’s Day festivities, Savannah, Ga., ups its party bus and wristband prices.
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg returns from a brief DNC Chair campaign focused on community development, public safety and code enforcement work.
News literacy courses with a focus on helping students identify fake news are a hot topic in education.
The USDA is offering grants to help communities establish and deploy rural broadband for residents, businesses and public facilities.
A doctor-directed sex education resource from Pornhub could fill a void in school districts that do not address sex education.
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