There are many barriers to citizen participation. Some residents are intimidated by public speaking, while others are uneasy about publicly stating their opinion, uncomfortable confronting neighbors with opposing views, or too busy to attend evening meetings...

The City of Boulder created the Inclusiveness and Diversity Team or IDT to create and build a grass roots initiative that involved the input and skills of employees

The FBPP began in the spring of 2008, after Emergency Preparedness managers asked, “How can we reach and serve the people who need us the most?” (...)

Strategic planning efforts have failed in the past to create any meaningful changes in Yolo County. Three primary reasons are identified to account for this failure...

York County, with a population of approximately 63,000, lies in the eastern Virginia coastal plain on a peninsula formed by the James and York Rivers