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President, National Civic League
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Congratulations to the 2019 All-America Cities!
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Each of the 2019 All-America City winning communities demonstrated civic engagement practices that are inspirational, inclusive and promising in their ability to unite communities to address some of our country's most challenging issues. This year's winners focused specifically on creating healthy communities through inclusive civic engagement.
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Roanoke, VA Receives Inaugural Hall of Fame Award
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Congratulations to the 2019 All-America City Hall of Fame winner, the City of Roanoke, VA. Roanoke is being recognized as the first winner of the Hall of Fame award for its continued work and advancement of the Star City Reads initiative, which has been expanded to allow any child to receive a free lunch and participate in literacy enrichment activities.
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Announcing 2020 Theme for All-America City Awards
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The 2020 All-America City Award theme will be enhancing health and well-being through civic engagement.
With the League's Co-Title Sponsors, Kaiser Permanente and the Well Being Trust, the 2020 Awards will reflect the concept that good health for the entire community requires a focus on mental, physical, spiritual, cultural and economic well-being.
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Workshop Materials on Health, Youth Engagement, Aging, Well-Being & More
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As part of the 2019 All-America City Awards Competition and Conference, the National Civic League hosted expert workshops from presenters across the country. View PowerPoint presentations on topics including: youth engagement; stakeholder engagement; age-friendly cities; healthy schools, health equity; intergenerational well-being; and more.
Read more.
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National Civic League's Anniversary Feature: 125 Examples of Civic Capital
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In honor of the League's 125th Anniversary, we will be using our newsletter to highlight 125 community initiatives that use civic capital to solve problems and build equitable, thriving communities. These cities and counties have been recognized for engaging community members in collaborative efforts to address community problems.
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Thoughts from a Descendant of Theodore Roosevelt, One of the League's Founders
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In honor of the National Civic League's 125th Anniversary, we are interviewing descendants of some of the League's founders. Mike McGrath, director of publications at the League, interviewed Kermit Roosevelt III, a great-great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the founders of the National Civic League back in 1894.
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Additional Information & Upcoming Events
NACo (National Association of Counties) Annual Conference & Exposition
July 12-15, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV
105th Annual Conference (ICMA)
October 20-23, 2019 in Nashville, TN
City Summit (National League of Cities)
November 20-23, 2019 in San Antonio, TX
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Thank you to National Civic League Sustaining Member
Cities and Towns:
Asheboro, NC
Aurora, CO
Chula Vista, CA
Decatur, GA
Denver, CO
Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
Dublin, CA
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Gladstone, MO
Hayward, CA
Illinois Municipal League
Kershaw County, SC
Lakewood, CO
Las Vegas, NV
Little Rock, AR
Rancho Cordova, CA
Roanoke, VA
San Antonio, TX
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa Housing Authority
Tupelo, MS
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Thank you to National Civic League Partner Organizations:
American Society for Public Administration
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation
CGI
Colorado Health Foundation
Comcast
Delta Dental
Government Finance Officers Association
Greenberg Traurig
ICMA-RC
International City / County Management Association
Kaiser Permanente
Kettering Foundation
National Academy of Public Administration
National Coalition on Dialogue and Deliberation
National League of Cities
National Forum for Black Public Administrators
Rawson Family Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Southwest Airlines
United States Census Bureau
United Way Worldwide
Well Being Trust
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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