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Check out this article featuring newly built, El Concilio, and learn about the positive impact they are having on our community! https://ow.ly/Pifp50TKUZI

Did you know that NLC launched the Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety (MRCS) initiative in 2022? With reducing crime being a political priority for many Americans, the MRCS initiative was created to invest in local action to reduce and prevent violence while advancing new visions for safety in communities. One of these visions includes Group Violence Intervention (GVI), an impactful strategy to reimagine public safety. So what does GVI look like? Read our new post — and attend our open meeting on Aug. 22 — to learn more. https://bit.ly/3Aq3I0I

🏛️ Empowering Communities to take on Historic Places of Worship: Insights from Historic Environment Scotland and Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust 🔧📜 As community ownership of historic places of worship continues to grow, Historic Environment Scotland has shared a timely and valuable resource. Their recent blog post, "How To Take a Kirk Into Community Ownership," provides essential guidance and practical tips for community groups considering taking on the responsibility of managing and preserving these cherished buildings. ⛪🌍 Drawing on the successful experience of the Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust, the blog offers insights into the challenges and rewards of community ownership. From navigating legal processes to engaging local support and ensuring sustainable management, the Trust's journey serves as an inspiring example for others to follow. 🤝💡 By sharing these experiences and lessons learned, Historic Environment Scotland is helping to empower communities across the country to take an active role in safeguarding their historic places of worship for future generations. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨ To learn more about the process of taking a kirk into community ownership and to discover the valuable tips provided by Historic Environment Scotland and the Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust, read the full blog post here: https://ow.ly/4p1o50R36T7 #CommunityOwnership #HistoricPlacesOfWorship #PreservingHeritage #SustainableCommunities #ScotlandsHistory

Have a question about affordable housing and what Lakeshore Habitat and Jubilee are doing to address it? Have other affordable housing questions? Submit your questions and join us!

I'm delighted to share my first blog with CLES - Centre for Local Economic Strategies. I reflect on my first few months in post and the growing need to put communities at the heart and centre of our economic strategies. #communitywealthbuilding #localeconomies #communities #scotland #localgovernance

Erie, PA, improved police-community trust and eased tensions with our Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships program. Discover how CRS guided Erie in identifying and executing effective solutions to its challenges: https://lnkd.in/ePGsRinD

BLOG: Where is the community in community wealth building? Senior Researcher, Naomi Mason, reflects on her keynote address to the TSI Network conference, five months of working to understand the community wealth building landscape in Scotland and the role that the third sector can play in building the movement from the bottom up. https://ow.ly/qxtw50REq44

🧡 Our award-winning ‘MyEnds’ programme brings local people and community groups together to deliver meaningful change where they live and work. 💡With £14.5m investment from Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, we're expanding our hyper-local, neighbourhood-focused approach, right across London. That means 11 areas affected by high levels of violence will have community-led networks that will deliver prevention and diversionary work. It will support communities with the tools and resources needed to prevent violence before it occurs. 🙌 For the first time, we'll also be taking this hyper-local approach to all areas of the capital. Our funding will support 21 local authorities to take the principles of MyEnds, and work with community and grassroots organisations on a neighbourhood-focused approach to tackling violence. 📈 Evidence shows that a community-led approach, by those who know their area and its challenges best, is the most effective way to prevent violence. 🤝 When we work together, we can prevent and reduce violence. ➡️ Find out more: https://bit.ly/4by4RR4

📣 In line with our Community Engagement Strategy and the Local Government Act 1993, we are engaging with our community to seek feedback to inform the development of our Draft Delivery Program / Operational Plan and Budget 2024-2025. ✍️ Our combined Delivery Program and Annual Operational Plan is an important document that sets out Council’s action plan for achieving the community priorities outlined in the Community Strategic Plan (CSP). It identifies the projects, programs and activities that council will conduct to achieve the commitments of the Delivery Program. This is supported by the Annual Budget which outlines how we will fund the delivery of services and projects to our community. It funds services like managing waste, maintaining our infrastructure, community facilities and parks, operating our libraries, events and services to people at all stages of life. This is ‘Future Federation 2024-2025’. The Future Federation 2024-2025 Draft Delivery Program / Operational Plan and Budget will be presented to Council for endorsement for public exhibition on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. 🤳Find out more about Future Federation 2024-2025 and our upcoming engagement sessions: https://ow.ly/hoVV50RgHJk #federationcouncil #celebratingcommunity #creatingopportunity