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All-America Stories: Fayetteville

This video from Fayetteville is the first submission in our All-America Stories video contest. The entry with the most “likes” on our Facebook page will be announced the winner on...

Phil Haberstro Touts Buffalo’s AAC bid on TV

All-America City Projects: Downey, California

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...

All-America City Projects: Fort Worth, Texas

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...

All-America City projects: Kenai, Alaska

Protecting the Health of the Kenai River In 2008 the Kenai River was designated as a Category 5, or “impaired,” water body by the State of Alaska in accordance with...

Enter the All-America Stories Video Contest

Last year we started a new tradition, an “All-America Stories” video contest. People from the finalist communities made videos telling their stories of positive community change. We posted them on...

All-America City Award projects: Taylor Landing, Texas

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....

All-America City Award projects: Beloit, Wisconsin

Read about the America City Finalists community improvement projects, beginning with Beloit, Wisconsin.

All-America City Award Finalists Announced

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.