Gangs out of Downey Gangs Out of Downey (GOOD) is a grass roots organization whose main goal is to prevent gang violence through awareness, education, intervention, stimulation and recognition of...
Directions Home Partner agencies are working together to make homelessness rare, short-term and non-recurring in Fort Worth by 2018. The Directions Home concept appears simple, but in practice it is...
Since its incorporation in 2005, Taylor Landing has weathered several major hurricanes and a tropical storm, undergoing three regional mandatory evacuations in the space of three years! The community was able to implement a complete emergency management response system....
Read about the America City Finalists community improvement projects, beginning with Beloit, Wisconsin.
The National Civic League has announced the finalists for the All-America City Awards, the annual competition for civic activists and community problem-solvers. The 2011 awards event will be June 15-17 in Kansas City, Missouri.
A smattering of the press coverage of the All-America City finalists below: We announced the 26 finalists yesterday. It is a very diverse group of communities. Big cities such as...
If you are a finalist for the 2011 All-America City Awards in Kansas City, you will want to find out about reserving hotel rooms for your delegation and other useful...
Here is a podcast of an interview that Jeffrey Hatcher and I did with civic leaders in Statesville, NC. a 2009 All-America City. Speaking first is David Bradley, president of...
The Observer, a student newspaper for Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College ponders the question of how South Bend, Indiana could appear on Newsweek’s recent list of dying cities in...
