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  • Love Your Block
    Guiding Opportunities

    Bringing resident voices into Opportunity Zone development

    Experience Matters

    Engaging citizens ages 50+ to alleviate poverty

    Resilience AmeriCorps

    Working with vulnerable communities to build resilience

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  • Announcing the 2021 Love Your Block Grant Winners
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  • A Practical Guide to Engaging Volunteers Aged 50+ Online
    Making the Most of Experience
    2021 Urban Institute Love Your Block Study
    Citizen Engagement Techniques
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Citizens Making an Impact in their Cities

Each Cities of Service program depends on dedicated citizens of different ages and backgrounds stepping up to make a difference in their communities. Some plant trees and clean up their streets, some teach classes, and others organize their neighbors and plan projects from start to finish. Every city faces challenges, and these unsung heroes are out in their neighborhoods addressing those challenges and building stronger communities.

Gary, Indiana

Unsung Hero: Jeffrey Edwards

Huntington, West Virginia

Unsung Hero: Leslie Petteys

Minot, North Dakota

Unsung Hero: Mary P. Wheeler

Unsung Hero: Beth Verrelli

New Orleans, Louisiana

Brenda Lomax-Brown
New Orleans, Louisiana

Phoenix, Arizona

Muktar Sheikh
Phoenix, Arizona

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