COMMUNITY ACTIVATION
Democracy is best served when residents engage in the decisions that affect their neighborhoods.
Objective
Enhance the City’s work through community partnerships and engagement with a focus on mental health.
1 Advance the City’s Mental Health Initiative
- Establish collaborative partnerships and plans that increase access to mental health resources.
- Establish a Mental Health campaign to raise awareness about current Mental Health Providers and resources.
- Collaborate with local and national mental health organizations to promote and provide workshops, programs, and tools for mental health.
- Promote ways that residents can volunteer throughout the community as a key strategy in Mental Health wellness and community connectedness.
- Develop partnerships with businesses to encourage employee wellness.
- Implement the Neighborhood Parties' Initiative to overcome isolation by connecting neighbors through neighborhood gatherings.
2 Leverage and implement technology to engage residents and improve quality of life
- Implement a new “smart city” program
- Expand digital engagement tools to connect, share information, and access services across the community.
