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Welcome AAC Finalists!

Welcome to Denver and the 2014 All-America City Awards!

25 Years of Healthy Communities: Part II

The second of two special issues of the National Civic Review on healthy communities is now available.

2014 All-America City Finalists Announced!

The National Civic League announced the finalists for the 2014 All-America City Awards. They are: Montgomery, Alabama San Pablo, California Whittier, California Brush, Colorado Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tarpon Springs, Florida...

25 Years of Healthy Communities

The Winter issue of the National Civic Review focuses on 25 years of the U.S. Healthy Communities movement. Volume 102, number 4 of the National Civic Review is the first...

25 Years of Healthy Communities: an interview with Tyler Norris

Crowd Funding Local Government Projects

A few years ago Tony DeSisto ran for a seat on the Tampa City Council and lost but ended up serving on the city’s budget advisory committee. Month after month...

Making Public Participation Legal

New NCL Publication

Write a Letter of Intent to Apply for AAC

This year we are offering communities 50% off of the AAC application fee if we receive a letter of intent to apply by November 15th.  Anyone involved in the community...

AAC Quilt Tour Begins

The 2013 All-America City Quilt left Denver, Colorado, today to begin the first leg of an 11-month, 13 state odyssey. Each year, finalists in the All-America City Award program are...