community engagement

Grassroots organizers have used the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule to strengthen communities in the past. These examples show what we should advocate for in a new AFFH rule. 

A medical complex in Mississippi draws on local artists to go beyond doctors’ offices and become a gathering place for those living nearby.

To connect with hard-to-reach communities, a Twin Cities agency diverted some of its consulting budget away from national firms and to organizations that already had those relationships.

When residents were recruited to conduct an annual study that examines community change and health in nine Massachusetts communities, they didn’t just collect data—they changed how and what was collected.

Neighborhoods B.U.I.L.D. Dayton is a community lawyering project of Legal Aid of Western Ohio Inc. and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. (B.U.I.L.D. stands for Bringing Urban Initiatives Through Legal […]

Arts programs at one public housing development in Seattle have eased the challenges of redevelopment by helping residents define what the community means to them.

Community development organizations are recognizing that community expertise is valuable and that residents should be compensated for it.

Are we engaging communities meaningfully, or are we just checking off boxes?

Flyers, phone calls, and podcasts, oh my! Organizations blend past and present strategies to stay in touch with community members.

When we rethink the problem as one of political voice rather than community consensus, it opens up new, innovative techniques to determine public priorities.

What’s not to like about colorful art on utility boxes? Well, in some places that drab infrastructure might be performing informal community functions…

How are artists converting the power and creativity of art into community-led change?