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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents

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As 2021 comes to a close, we took a look at which cities have the most satisfied residents, and at what makes those cities so great. The positive sentiment once again shows how important the role of community outreach is in building resident satisfaction. The post 2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Colorado Springs, CO.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

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Virtual Tools Expand Outreach “We were able to get so much more information,” Skowera said. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. ” For more ideas on how agencies are improving their outreach, download the guide. Get the guide Favorite

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

Virtual Tools Expand Outreach. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. The Return to the Riverbend campaign, launched in fall 2021, yielded community input that the city used to create a master plan, released the following summer, for a new riverfront area.

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Massachusetts Citizens Take Their Local Temperatures

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Officials began recruiting volunteers in January 2021 for the August collection. The campaign involved event outreach, emails to MOS and MyWRA members, social media posts, flyers, and public education. 12 and 13, 2021, volunteers drove or biked through specified locations at 6 a.m., and then at 6 a.m. the next morning.

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2021 ; Gubits et al. More specifically, people leaving incarceration often are not adequately served by short-term planning, and instead would benefit from longer-term housing outreach and engagement ( Remster, 2021 ). 2019 ; Collinson and Reed, 2017 ). Another key upstream strategy involves effective discharge planning.

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State agencies deliver needed services with help from Speridian and Google Cloud

Google Public Sector

When $10B was allocated to the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) local state agencies needed to act quickly to assist homeowners avoid mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures or loss of utilities. Homeowners were able to apply for the program online and via mobile devices.

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In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone

GovLoop

Walking the Walk In 2021, a comprehensive city survey of digital access and accessibility resulted in recommendations that could transform the participation of disabled, older and marginalized people in government programs. ” For more ideas on how agencies are improving their outreach, download the guide.