Announcing This Years' Finalists!
These communities get
the chance to be named an
All-America City!
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DENVER, COLORADO - March 17, 2020 - The National Civic League is proud to announce the finalists for the 2020 All-America City Award (AAC). These finalists represent the diversity of American communities from the largest cities to the smallest towns, from east to west and north to south.
Algoma, WI
Aurora, CO
Belleville, IL
Danville, VA
Douglasville, GA
El Paso, TX
Franklin, TN
Harlingen, TX
Highland Park, IL
Hopkinsville, KY
Logansport, IN
Mason City, IA
Miami Gardens, FL
Miami Lakes, FL
Muncie, IN
Pitt County, NC
Portsmouth, OH
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, NY
Sumter, SC
Topeka, KS
Finalist communities include the 20th largest city in America (El Paso, TX) and a city of 3,000 people (Algoma, WI). The finalists share a common bond of working to enhance health and well-being through civic engagement.
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Leaders in Engagement & Inclusiveness
2020 AAC Finalists Enhancing Health and Well-Being through
Civic Engagement
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The award, given to 10 communities each year, celebrates and recognizes villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.
The National Civic League's President, Doug Linkhart explains the importance of using inclusive civic engagement:
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These finalist communities are building healthy communities through collaboration with residents, businesses and other stakeholders. While many people are concerned about the ability of our nation to improve lives, these communities are showing that great things can happen at the local level."
Thank you to our event sponsors:
Kaiser Permanente, CO-Title Sponsor
Well Being Trust, CO-Title Sponsor
Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the All-America City Award
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
CGI Communications
Colorado Health Foundation
U.S. Census
ICMA-RC
City of Fort Lauderdale
City of Las Vegas
City of Tallahassee
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What Happens Next?
Finalist communities will compete on June 5-7 in Denver, Colorado.
The finalist communities will compete this June to be recognized as one of ten All-America Cities for 2020. Each community will bring a team of residents, nonprofit leaders, business representatives, government officials and young people to participate in presentations and workshops for three days in Denver, Colorado. The 2020 spotlight for the Award is efforts focused on inclusive engagement practices that enhance health and well-being for all, and particularly for populations currently experiencing poorer health outcomes. Finalist communities’ presentations will bring their written application to life and demonstrate the positive effects of using equitable engagement strategies to address issues such as promoting mental health, addressing obesity and building stronger neighborhoods.
Questions? Contact:
Rebecca Trout
Program Director, All-America City Awards
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71st All-America City Awards Event
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Enhancing Health and Well-Being Through Civic Engagement
June 5-7, 2020 in Denver, CO
The 2020 All-America City Awards Event will include workshops, panel discussions, receptions, networking opportunities, and community presentations to a jury of national experts.
An important meeting of civic leaders.
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