You can see community engagement in action when neighbors and city leaders are working hand-in-hand to improve their community.

Meet neighbors who've transformed their communities by forging meaningful partnerships with cities, counties, and schools—proving that engagement is the foundation for lasting change:

• Everyday neighbors who evolved from council meeting observers to influential local leaders, showing how consistent participation builds knowledge, relationships, and impact.

• Youth council members injecting fresh energy and perspectives into community policies, demonstrating that civic engagement has no age requirement.

• Professionals and retirees channeling their expertise through city and school boards and commissions, where volunteer service creates ripples of positive change.

• Diverse voices collaborating with officials to address neighborhood challenges, illustrating how community wisdom and governmental resources can combine to solve seemingly intractable problems.

These stories reveal how meaningful community engagement transforms both communities and the engaged—creating pathways for authentic connection, shared power, and collective progress.