Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THIS PAST YEAR OF 2020 WAS A CHALLENGING ONE FOR THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN. LIKE THE REST OF OUR COUNTRY, WE FACED THE TREMENDOUS IMPACTS OF THE WORLDWIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, WE MET THESE CHALLENGES; WE MADE REQUIRED ACCOMMODATIONS AND CONTINUED TO FIND SUCCESS IN OUR WORK TRAINING CITIZENS TO BECOME NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVERS ABLE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF OUR GOVERNMENT, ALL LEADING TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTRY. SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ADVANCING OUR PROGRAM OF CITIZEN LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR INCLUDE: CIVIC TRUSTS - OUR COMMUNITY-BASED CITIZEN LEADERSHIP GROUPS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TRAINED IN NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVING TO PUT THEIR TRAINING TO WORK, FINDING SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' THEY IDENTIFY AS MOST PRESSING. CIVIC TRUSTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY IN NEWARK, PERTH AMBOY, TRENTON, PLAINFIELD, PATERSON, AND PHILADELPHIA. CIVIC TRUSTEES SHOWED AMAZING RESILIENCE AND TRUE LEADERSHIP WHEN COVID-19 HIT. MOVING THEIR MONTHLY SOLUTION SESSIONS ONLINE, THEY QUICKLY DEVELOPED A BEAT COVID POLICY FOR CITIES TO ADDRESS UNIQUELY URBAN CHALLENGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONA VIRUS. THEY CREATED "DAILY ACTIVITY" INFECTION PREVENTION GUIDES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND ENLISTED THE MAJOR COMMUNICATION CENTERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES (SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, HOSPITALS, ETC.) TO COMMUNICATE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE WITH ONE VOICE TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS. WORKING WITH DR. STANLEY WEISS, A TOP EPIDEMIOLOGIST FROM RUTGERS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THE TRUSTEES NEXT BUILT A 'QUARANTINE KIT' WITH MASKS, DISINFECTANTS, DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND HAND SANITIZERS FOR URBAN RESIDENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 BUT COULD NOT QUARANTINE IN A HOTEL ROOM OR BEDROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. NEXT, NOTING THE LOW RESPONSE RATE TO THE CALLS OF CONTACT TRACERS, THE TRUSTEES DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF "COMMUNITY CONNECTORS- AND MOUNTED A "TAKE THE CALL" PROMOTION CAMPAIGN THAT RECRUITED TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVISE THEIR CONSTITUENTS THAT ANSWERING THE 'CONTACT TRACER CALL' WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR CITY. CIVIC TRUSTEES ALSO ADDRESSED PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ARISING FROM THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN'S LAW & POLICY TASK FORCE, THEY DEVELOPED A "CHANGE OF CULTURE" POLICING REFORM POLICY THAT EVIDENCE SHOWS NOT ONLY DRASTICALLY REDUCES EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, BUT ALSO DECREASES POLICE OFFICER INJURIES AND SAVES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN THE DAMAGES AND SETTLEMENT COSTS OF USE OF FORCE LAWSUITS. IN SUMMARY, IN THIS MOST CHALLENGING YEAR, MORE THAN 100 CIVIC TRUSTEES PARTNERED WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE POLICING REFORM AND BETTER CONTROL THE CORONA VIRUS. AND CITY OFFICIALS IN EVERY TRUST CITY WELCOMED THE HELP OF THE TRUSTEES AND THEIR PRACTICAL COST-EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. ALSO, WE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD WITH OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CITIZENS ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS TO BECOME CITIZEN LEADERS. WE BUILT AN INTERACTIVE PORTAL TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE; WE DESIGNED AN ONLINE COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND WE OFFER VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT ONE'S NO-BLAME TRAINING TO WORK. WE BELIEVE OUR RESPONSIVE AND IMPACTFUL 'CITIZEN LEADERSHIP SERVICE,' WITH ITS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS, IS CRITICALLY NEEDED TO BRIDGE OUR DEEP PUBLIC DIVIDE AND PROVIDE A VITAL AND PRACTICAL WAY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE FACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IN THESE ENDEAVORS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    $411.1K

  • City Civic Trusts Initiative

    CITY CIVIC TRUSTS: ONE OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES OF THE CITIZENS CAMPAIGN IN 2022 INCLUDED ESTABLISHING, MANAGING AND MAINTAINING OUR LOCAL CIVIC TRUSTS. CIVIC TRUSTS ARE ASSOCIATIONS OF RESIDENTS AND OTHER CITY STAKEHOLDERS WHO TAKE A CIVIC PLEDGE TO LEAVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY BETTER THAN THEY FOUND THEM. WE HAVE CIVIC TRUSTS IN NEWARK, TRENTON, PERTH AMBOY, PATERSON, PLAINFIELD AND PHILADELPHIA. TRUSTEES MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO WORK TOGETHER UTILIZING A NO-BLAME PROCESS TO FIND AND ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE ISSUES THEY IDENTIFY AS IMPORTANT FACING THEIR HOMETOWNS AND CITIES. IN 2022, THESE INCLUDED DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, POLICE REFORM AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARDS, SOLUTIONS ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED ON A LOCAL LEVEL, AND SOLUTIONS ADDRESSING STUDENT DISABILITIES AND DISCIPLINE ISSUES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $586.1K

  • Citizen Leadership Training Bases

    LEADERSHIP TRAINING BASES: WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND REFINING OUR NO-BLAME PROBLEM SOLVING TRAINING AS AN INDEPENDENT TRAINING COURSE WHICH WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE EASILY AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE LARGER PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY TO URBAN, ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED, UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING THIS BY DEVELOPING CITIZEN LEADERSHIP TRAINING BASES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, HBCU'S AND TRADITIONAL 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE BASES OFFER TRAINING TO UNDERGRADUATES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE THROUGH THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION PLATFORMS. CITIZEN LEADERSHIP TRAINING BASES HAVE NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED IN OVER 25 CITIES SPANNING EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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