SJH was borne from the belief that the more Jackson Hole knows about itself, the better its chances of making wise choices about its future, and the better the chances that future generations will enjoy the same opportunities as today’s inhabitants.
The Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids project educates students on the relationship between the” health” of a neighborhood and personal well-being and engages youth in community planning and revitalization projects.
After an overwhelmingly positive response by community members to a proposed visioning initiative, the Manistee County Community Foundation embarked upon a community-driven process to produce strategies and action steps to guide the county’s future.
Conservationists and advocates in the borderlands area of RI and CT are stressing the need to “reinvent the village.” Find out how these towns are absorbing new growth while conserving and enhancing the natural amenities that make this region unique.
The “Vision Vessel” was a portable, multi-media device set up in the city of Portland, Oregon to provide a space for residents to voice their ideas and record their comments about the city as it grows and changes in the 21st century.
Concerned by limited amount of parks and open space in many cities across the U.S., the Trust for Public Land founded their Parks for People program to ensure that all citizens, especially children, have access to outdoor space.
Envision Utah is a “Public/Private Partnership formed to guide the development of a broadly and publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy - a vision to protect Utah's environment, economic strength, and quality of life.”
When Damariscotta residents came face-to-face with a community-changing development proposal, they pulled together to begin drafting proactive alternatives for how to adapt to growth without losing local character and traditions.
Spurred by a tragic fire in which much of the Island’s recorded history burned to the ground, the Swan’s Island Memory Project aims to revive recollections of the small Maine Island through recorded histories and historical photographs.