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The article announces the 2017 All-America City Awards which were presented to 15 U.S. communities including Avondale, Arizona; Springdale, Arkansas; and Roanoke, Virginia for their civic engagement in assisting more young children from low-income families attain grade-level proficiency in reading.

The article talks about the city of Roanoke in Virginia receiving 40,000 to be distributed to 4,000 low-income children of the city in order to help them attain strong reading skills. Topics discussed include the books being donated by nonprofit social enterprise First Book, comments from Roanoke Public Libraries director Sheila Umberger on the importance of gaining reading proficiency, especially at the grade level, and the city winning the All-America City award in June 2017 for it's work in improving grade-level reading.

The article discusses Tallahassee, Florida and All-America City Award for 2015. Topics discussed include civic engagement, collaboration and poverty in the city. Other topics which includes inclusiveness and diversity of the city, innovation and leadership development are also discussed. Further, economic development of the city, higher education in the city and the city as a economic hub is also mentioned. In addition, Cascades Park in the city and environmental sustainability are also discussed.

The article focuses on the All-American City Awards which awards healthy cities and communities in the United States. Information on the city Marshall, Texas, who won the award in 2014, their strategy of promoting health and physical activity, and how the winners of the awards are picked is presented. Also included is information on the National Civic League (NCL), which established the award in 1949, as well as information on statistics of the obesity rate in the United States and the promotion of healthy eating.

The article discusses the All-American City (AAC) competition in which American cities compete against each other to create programs to address issues of well-being and health. Information on such initiatives including anti-obesity campaigns and youth safety initiatives in different American cities is presented. Projects featured include a funding initiative in Montgomery, Alabama to open a hospital and wellness centers and the organization E.A.T. (Educate, Act and Transform) South, also based in Montgomery, which addresses the high obesity rate in America's southern states.

The article discusses the Third Grade Academy of Richmond, Indiana, which is a literacy program to increase students' reading ability. A background of Richmond's low high school graduation rate and poor results on standardized tests is provided. The results of students who attended the Third Grade Academy, including improved writing skills, increased performance on reading tests and a positive attitude toward reading, are provided. The Third Grade Academy's receiving of the All-America City (AAC) Award by the National Civic League's (NCL's) is also presented.

In late June 2010, the National Civic League (NCL) convened its annual All-America Cities conference in Kansas City, Missouri. To celebrate the event, a special forum was organized bringing past winners together with those interested in local government innovation and community engagement of the kind embodied in the All-America Cities competition. Support for this forum, the first event of the AAC Center for Civic Excellence, was provided by the engineering, architecture, and consulting firm Burns & McDonnell. The forum’s goal was to share information about award-winning projects, transferring knowledge that could inform future projects while reaching a broader audience involved in building community. In this article, we identify the elements of successful projects drawn from discussion at the forum; provide examples of the elements; and, finally, attempt to ground the elements of success in a brief review of academic research that focuses on local government innovation and citizen engagement to provide confidence that what we learned at the forum is more broadly “evidence based.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information about the 10 U.S. cities that won 2009 All-America City Awards. The cities were chosen at the annual meeting held in Tampa, Florida in June 2009. Although the full impact of the economic crisis had not yet been felt, the participating cities had already begun to pool resources and coordinate with other groups and agencies. Decisions for the winning cities were based on how the cities faced challenges of revitalization, public health improvement, job creation, and engagement of young people.

The article presents an interview with Michelle Bono, assistant to the city manager of Tallahassee, Florida. He discusses topics such as social media campaign by the city around All-America City Awards, response received by them and social media outreach by the city government. He also discusses citizen information.

The article provides information on the winners of the 2008 All-American City (ACC) Award. It cites that ACC acknowledges communities which have outstanding civic accomplishment and has the ability to address economic challenges in the U.S. It profiles the political and economic conditions of the top ten winners including Goodyear Arizona; Cerritos, California and Aurora, Colorado. It also provides an overview of the different civic programs of the winners that addressed a range of issues including education and redevelopment.

The article highlights the 2007 All-America City (AAC) Awards in the United States which honors communities for civic excellence. It is said that communities chosen to be an AAC have benefited from the award in a variety of ways including increases in economic growth, communal pride and prestige. Recipients of the ACC awards for 2007 include Flowing Wells, Arizona, Santa Rosa, California and Sierra Madre, California. The article describes the some of the projects and achievements these cities accomplished.

The article offers information on the recipients of the 2006 All American City Awards. The award in civic excellence is given to communities where nonprofit organizations, governments, citizens and businesses address community issues. Some of the awards recipients are Lincoln, California; Longmont, Colorado and Sarasota County, Florida. Accounts are also provided highlighting the urban community development projects which merited the awards.

The article provides information on several cities in the United States that were awarded the National Civic League's 2000 All-America City Award, including Fresno, California; Naugatuck River Valley, Connecticut and Worcester, Massachusetts. Details are given outlining the social and local political conditions of each community within the previous decades and their successful establishment and implementation of political reform, community development, and civic engagement promotion through public programs are discussed.

The article focuses on the All-America City Award, which awards American cities with the best developments of the year. Information on the flood in 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa which caused a lot of damage to the city, the city's strategy for their clean up efforts, and their forming of different organizations in order to rebuild the city is presented. Also included is information on the efforts to restore the communities in Cedar Rapid, as well as information on their improvement of art and culture in the city.

The article presents multiple profiles of U.S. cities which were nominated for the National Civic League's All-America City awards of 1999. Details are given summarizing the social and political conditions of communities such as Stockton, California; Wichita, Kansas and Tallahassee, Florida through the 1980s and 1990s. Discussion is given highlighting the civic initiatives, political reforms, and social movements which led to the urban renewal of the areas. Programs mentioned include the creation of cultural organizations and activities for youth, community-based crime prevention, and political re-engagement.

Recognizes the All-America City Award of the National Civic Leagues as an exemplary civic accomplishment of communities in the United States. List of communities that have received the award; Purpose of the award; Effect of the award on different communities in the US.

Focuses on the All-American City (AAC) Awards. Contributions of the AAC; Information on the AAC application; Factors that made Cleveland win five AAC Awards.

The article presents a summary of multiple urban youth projects in the United States that became finalists for the National Civic League's All-America City (AAC) Award in 1998, describing several urban programs developed through the 1980s and 1990s. The social-political conditions of communities such as Rochester, New York; Providence, Rhode Island and New Haven, Connecticut are described along with accounts of successful community-level initiatives regarding education, public health, and social intervention.

The article presents an historical overview of the All-America City Award, granted by the U.S. National Civic League, highlights from various cities which won the award since the 1950s, and descriptions of the 1998 winners. Details are given describing the circumstances leading up to the creation of the award. Several profiles are included describing the conditions and successful urban renewal and political reforms of several cities throughout the 1980s and 1990s including Fort Wayne, Indiana; New Haven, Connecticut and Riverside, California.

Profiles the city of Louisville, Kentucky, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. Planning for the future of the region; Approach to helping the needy; Economic development.

Profiles the city of Lafayette, Indiana, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. Railroad legacy; Low-cost housing; Breaking the cycle of public assistance dependence.

Presents a list of the city finalists in the 1995 All-America Cities Award. Names of cities; Local accomplishments for which they were recognized; Contact information.

Profiles the city of Akron, Ohio, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. Action for economic development; Prevention of childhood exposure to violence; Celebration of the city's industrial history.

Profiles the city of Lumberton, North Carolina, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. City's unity for the future; Improvement of the city's employment base; Efforts to save the youth.

Profiles the city of Jemez Springs, New Mexico, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. Bankruptcy threat's impact on the city's reform plans; Village planning meetings; Development of modern land-use controls.

Profiles the city of Ocala, Florida, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. Environmental preservation through education; Revitalization of downtown area through historic preservation.

Profiles the city of Monrovia, California, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. City's unity for civic renewal; Citizen's mobilization for public safety; Economic revival.

Profiles the city of Lindsay, California, a 1995 All-America Cities Awardee. City's efforts to address its social problems; Business improvement; Housing project.

Profiles the city of Mobile, Alabama, a 1995 All-America City Awardee. Factors that affected the city's fortunes; City's efforts to rehabilitate itself; Educational excellence; Reversing of central city decay.

Discusses various aspects of the National Civic League's All-America City Award. Use of the Civic Index as part of the application process; Citizen participation; Community leadership; Government performance; Volunteerism and philanthropy; Intergroup relations; Community information sharing.

Focuses on the winners of National Civic League's 1995 All-America City Award. Recognition of communities for outstanding grass-roots action and collaboration among the public, private and nonprofit sectors; Benefits of the All-America City designation.

Presents the 30 finalists for the 1995 All-America City Finalists selected by a screening committee of distinguished public affairs experts in a Washington, D.C. meeting on May 5 and 6, 1995. Includes Mobile, Alabama; Tucson, Arizona; Lindsay, California; Monrovia, California; San Jose, California.

The article discusses the reason behind the selection of Shreveport, Louisiana as an "All American City" by "Look" magazine. It cites a survey undertaken by Shreveport through the Council of Social Agencies to check on the condition of the black community in Shreveport. It focuses on problems of the black community in the field of education, transportation, law enforcement and housing. It notes that the study on Shreveport as an All-American City recognizes the efforts of the citizens of Shreveport to improve the living conditions of its black community.

An article discussing the development of strong community relations in Lakewood, Colorado is presented. The author explains that Lakewood won the National Civic League (NCL) 2011 All-America City award and how their leadership is partnering with other organizations to successfully coordinate projects. Several of these projects are highlighted, including the expansion of the Denver Regional Transportation District's light-rail commuter train service into the city, a public-private partnership with Continuum LLC that brought the area 22 city blocks of mixed-use development, and a joint effort with several organizations that brought the city its first Boys and Girls Club.

Presents views from two juries of the All-American City Award (AAC) of the National Civic League. Developments in the AAC; Sample of outstanding jurors and jury foremen in the ACC.

Presents a statistical summary of cities included in the 1995 All-America Cities Award. Form of local government; Population size and change; Minority population; Poverty and unemployment.

The article discusses the 36th annual All-America Cities Citizen Action Awards program for 1984-1985. Information is provided on the U.S. communities that were nominated for the honor, including Alexandria, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Lowell, Massachusetts. The jury for the awards will be led by attorney William F. Quinn of Honolulu, Hawaii and a committee that includes leaders of various public, private, and voluntary sector organizations, such as Ellen Goldstein, Tom Guidry, and Elise Wager. Other topics covered include the nomination process, as well as individual programs from the nominated cities that improved social programs, public services, and living conditions.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. organization National Municipal League as of July 1979. U.S. cities that were designated as All-America cities conducted celebrations, including Charlottesville, Virginia; Haverhill, Massachusetts; and La Moure, North Dakota. Summer interns for the league are noted, including George N. Cohen, Susan Horowitz, and Heidi Quinn. Proportional representation scholar Forest Frank died.

This article discusses the presentation that the city of Richmond, Indiana made at the 2009 All America Cities conference. The presentation was made by a group of 24 teens and near-teens representing Richmond. Richmond had been called a dropout factory at the 2007 conference because of the lack of educational achievement of its students. The Richmond youth were praised for their answers to questions about the city and its future. Other cities earning praise included Phoenix, Arizona, Wichita, Kansas, and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The author reflects on community and vision pride which Americans feel for their cities and communities. He mentions that All-America City Awards provides the National Civic League with evidence that there is great civic pride in the United States. He also states that civic pride helps individuals to cope and heal after losing their goods in natural disasters. Also presented in the article are quotes about the All-America City Awards by city manager of Denver, Colorado, which won the award in 2014 for their efforts in reducing obesity in the city.

The article presents the schedule for Academic All-America® award from October 7, 2014 to June 25, 2015, which include the availability of nomination forms, nomination deadline, and national ballot voting deadline.

Presents excerpts from Allstate Corp. chairman and chief executive officer Jerry D. Choate's speech during the 1995 All-America Cities Award. Allstate's support for the Award; Background on Allstate's charity works; Significance of the All-America Cities Award.

Offers tips on how to apply for the All-America City Award. Application requirements; Award criteria.