National Civic Review

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• Carrying on a Civic Tradition in Rye, New Hampshire

  During the late twentieth century, interest in local civic affairs began to wane in favor of following national political ideologies and personalities associated with them. But in Rye New Hampshire, a group of residents has re-activated a tradition, a nonpartisan civic league to promote a better understanding of and greater levels of participation in local affairs.

• NACo Announces Collaborative Criminal Justice Program for Counties

  The purpose of the project is to assist county officials, the criminal courts, and public safety leaders in partnering to establish priorities and better align available resources, including funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

• The Case for Housing as a Platform, Springboard and Catapult to Promote Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery

  Public housing agencies and affordable housing organizations can serve as focal points and catalysts to bring together public, corporate and community-level stakeholders to promote early school success and equitable learning recovery using a system of 24/7/365 wraparound services and supports and a multigenerational approach.