by Luis F. Aleman | Dec 24, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
Civic engagement is the act of positively impacting our neighborhoods and communities by combining skills, values, motivation, and knowledge to bring about change. Civic engagement includes informal and formal activities like voting and lobbying for politicians,...
by Luis F. Aleman | Nov 24, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
From Reddit to Facebook to Discord, it seems like everyone is trying to build a community these days. These is a good reason for this. Humans are social creatures and many people feel the urge to belong to a group of people who find a common interest. Rather than the...
by Luis F. Aleman | Oct 23, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
The most basic form of government starts at the local city or town level. Understanding how local government works is important because of its powerful effects on everyone’s daily life. Local laws, as opposed to national laws, are the ones that directly affect...
by Luis F. Aleman | Sep 28, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
Joining community programs that benefit the youth in your community is a great way to help them achieve their dreams. Even after you sign up to help with a group, it will be just as important to think about how you communicate with the young people in those programs....
by Luis F. Aleman | Aug 28, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
In today’s world, community engagement is becoming increasingly popular. Constructive relationships between the government and communities make community engagement a pivotal and desirable process for the well-functioning of today’s democracies. Goods and...
by Luis F. Aleman | Aug 3, 2020 | Community & Civic Engagement, Luis F. Aleman
Communities often struggle to solve numerous problems without seeking assistance. In most cases, the community members fail to seek help because they don’t know their local government can assist them. Moreover, they may be aware that they can get help, but they do not...