You know, it’s strange. I’ve been working in the community development field for almost ten years and yet, I’m not actuallysure when I first became aware of local government. I remember calling the Mayor’s office in fourth grade to advocate for a snow day (ironically, I was told that the city did not determine such…

2017 Community Partnership Award Program Nominee

It can be argued that few careers offer the range of opportunities and can directly touch as many lives as those within local government. Local government leaders make decisions each day across a range of diverse issues that have both immediate and long-term impacts for individuals, communities and even regions. With the impending retirement of…

Council-manager communities dominate awards, which recognize civic engagement strategies that help low-income children. Fifteen communities or community partners from across the United States were honored on June 16 with the 2017 All-America City Award (AAC) for their civic engagement efforts designed to help young children from low-income families achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success.…

A city that is friendly to children is a city that is friendly to all.

Congratulations! You’ve made it through another school year. Take a deep breath and relax. Then kick back and enjoy that three-month vacation. Just kidding! I know that much of a teacher’s summer is filled with new curriculum to learn, new assessments and programs, new lessons, professional development and planning.  When it’s time to focus on…

Life, Well Run is pleased to announce the 2017 Community Heroes who were nominated by their jurisdictions for modeling dedication to local government and serving residents. Life, Well Run received a wonderful response to the call for Community Hero nominations that began in November 2016 with the support of ICMA-RC.  Managers sent in descriptions of their…

A program developed to engage and educate Virginia Beach elementary school students about the importance of trees in their community.

The initial Blue & You Police-Community Forum: Perspectives from Youth & Teens was held in Athens, GA in April , 2016.