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A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Central Falls, RI

A group started VOCES CON PODER in Central Falls, RI, to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA funds in their community.

A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Oregon

Case Study / ARPA

Youth Voice Youth Vote PB (YV2 PB) was launched in Oregon in 2022 to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA funds.

Participatory Policy-Making Learning Exchange

Event / Participatory Policy-making

This graphic presents a vision for participatory policy-making rooted in equity, accessibility, and significance. It's the result of a learning exchange event the Democracy Beyond Elections coalition convened.

Participatory Policy-Making Toolkit

Toolkit / Participatory Policy-making

This toolkit uses the umbrella term “participatory democracy” to refer to processes that put real decision-making power in community hands, such as ballot initiatives, policy juries or assemblies, and participatory policy-making.

Tools for Virtual Engagement

Brief

This brief offers considerations for making virtual decision-making processes accessible and equitable throughout and beyond the COVID-19 era. It also highlights several platforms and tools used to facilitate digital engagement and participation.

A Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for American Rescue Plan Funding

Brief / ARPA, Participatory Budgeting

This booklet provides information on how your community can and must have a say in American Rescue Plan Fund Allocation.

“Where We Live NYC:” The NYC Fair Housing Assessment

Case Study / Participatory Policy-making

In 2018, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) collaborated with dozens of other government agencies, community-based partners, and consultants to launch “Where We Live NYC.”

Community-Driven Zoning and Development in Chicago’s 35th Ward

Case Study / Participatory Policy-making

When Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa took office in 2015, he initiated a six-month long process to restructure the way zoning and development decisions were made in Chicago’s 35th Ward.

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