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A Community Engagement Program for Metro Atlanta's Local Governments

Beyond the Box

Welcome to the resource page for ARC’s community engagement! After listening to the needs from our local governments, the Community Development’s Community Engagement and Culture team has created resources allowing you and your team to do more innovative community engagement.  
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The Toolkit

Beyond the Box gives local governments a structured toolkit and hands-on training to close the engagement gap.  

Flagship

Community-Centered Design Class

Annual cohort that brings planners, CBOs, local governments, and culture bearers together to co-design community-centered projects around land use and transportation challenges

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Webinars

Annual community engagement webinar with actionable tools

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Workshops

In-person hands-on learning sessions

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Worksheets

Ready-to-use planning & implementation guides

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Case Studies

Proven models from peer communities

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CDAP
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WorkSource GA
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