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Sports courts help communities address a lack of play opportunities for older youth that no longer play on playgrounds. The interlocking panels are easy to install and maintain. Sports courts provide communities with a wide variety of different sports using the same space — such as basketball, hockey, volleyball and many other games.
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January 2, 2020
The U.S. Soccer Foundation
Safe Places to Play transforms abandoned courts, empty schoolyards, vacant lots and the like into state-of-the-art soccer fields for kids. The U.S. Soccer Foundation awards grants three times a year to underserved communities to help cover the costs of lighting, irrigation, construction, surfacing and enhancement.
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On Jan. 1, Georgia Trend, the state’s leading magazine on Georgia business and politics, released its 22nd annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Georgians. This remarkable assemblage of people features four Georgia city leaders.
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December 23, 2019
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
For many years, retailers resisted the architecture of street-facing storefronts, but necessity is the mother of flexibility.
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December 20, 2019
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
The mission of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is to impact the lifesaving capabilities and the lives of local heroes and their communities. This is accomplished by providing lifesaving equipment and prevention education tools to first responders and public safety organizations.
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December 20, 2019
State of Georgia’s Complete Count Committee
In anticipation of the 2020 Census, the State of Georgia’s Complete Count Committee will be holding outreach sessions across the state in January to make Local Complete Count Committees, community organizations, and other interested parties aware of the state’s upcoming public awareness strategy for the effort.
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December 18, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau
Have you seen or heard something about the 2020 Census that is confusing? The U.S. Census Bureau wants to make sure that everyone has the right information.
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December 17, 2019
Engaging Local Government Leaders Network
I don’t know anyone who knew they wanted to be in local government when they were young. Everyone just kind of ends up here by accident. But what if that wasn’t the case?
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In the past, we've often blogged about bad passwords (like "123456"). Encouragingly, city employees have realized that using such bad passwords is, yes, a bad idea. However, a false sense of security can creep in and make them think any other password is okay.
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December 13, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau
The 2020 Census Mail Contact Strategies viewer was developed so that communities can plan for the mailings that their area will receive when self-response for the 2020 Census begins.
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December 13, 2019
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
The Rural Program supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.
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December 13, 2019
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has been granted federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to promote the development and implementation of innovative programs to address highway safety problems relating to alcohol/impaired driving, pedestrian and bicycle safety, motorcycle safety, occupant protection, and other highway safety programs.
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December 12, 2019
U.S. Census in Georgia
The Outreach Subcommittee of the State Complete Count Committee developed this Local Complete Count Committee Toolkit to encourage participation in the 2020 Census and to ensure a complete count of everyone living in Georgia.
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December 11, 2019
National Skills Coalition
The 2020 Census provides skills advocates with a galvanizing moment to help policymakers grasp the importance of investing in digital literacy and other foundational skills.
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December 9, 2019
The Funders’ Network (TFN)
Partners for Places is a matching grant program that enhances local capacity to build equitable and sustainable communities in the United States and Canada. The fund does this by requiring local government and local foundation partnerships, and by pairing national and local philanthropic funding sources.
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