Jul 27, 2023 | Forward Wayne County, Neighborhood Development, News, Our Community
Forward Wayne County is focused on Neighborhood Development this month. According to a study from the Pew Research Center, only 57% of Americans say that they know some of their neighbors. Only 26% say they know most of them. Improving a community starts small, and...
Jul 17, 2023 | Forward Wayne County, Neighborhood Development, Our Community, Story, Uncategorized
This month, Forward Wayne County is focused on Neighborhood Development. We asked Paul Lower, Director of Grants and Data at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County, to write about his experience with our NICE! Program and how he uses what he learned about...
Jan 31, 2022 | Forward Wayne County, Neighborhood Development, News, Story
There are times when someone else expresses a thought much better than you could have done. Forward Wayne County is pleased to republish, with permission, this blog by Chris Hardie on value proposition of remote workers. It originally appeared on RichmondMatters.com...
Jan 29, 2021 | Collective Impact, Our Community
We are excited to announce the launch of our Neighborhood Involvement and Community Engagement (NICE!) virtual series. Neighborhood Development is one of our key strategic pillars and we’ve decided to take a multi-pronged approach. Establishing...
Jan 28, 2021 | Forward Wayne County, Our Community
We have been focusing on Neighborhood Development and what that can mean for our county. The question that remains is “how do we move our communities to the next level?” What does next level even mean? Next level is anything more than we are now. It can be baby steps....