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Welcome to "The Cameron County Project". Its mission is to encourage resident engagement and community pride by focusing on the themes in our community that unite us and highlighting them through a campaign of storytelling and resident driven visioning.
So what are we about? Positivity. Community. History. Residents.
We're looking for the heart and soul of Cameron County. We believe that the key resides in the stories of our residents. What they love. What they miss. What they hate to see change. What they would love to see grow.
So what are we about? Positivity. Community. History. Residents.
We're looking for the heart and soul of Cameron County. We believe that the key resides in the stories of our residents. What they love. What they miss. What they hate to see change. What they would love to see grow.
Read about the inspiration for the project: Here
Check out what our partner, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council is saying about Cameron County: Here
Our Goal
Complete a two year, county-wide visioning survey and produce a report based on the stories of what residents love about the county.
How? Collect stories from ALL resident groups, ensuring all voices are heard and use those stories to create community action statements centered on what residents love and what they can agree makes the county such a special place to live, how they would like to see change come to the community and decisions made on their behalf in a way that honors what we love here.
There's more -- we hope the process of accomplishing this goal:
How? Collect stories from ALL resident groups, ensuring all voices are heard and use those stories to create community action statements centered on what residents love and what they can agree makes the county such a special place to live, how they would like to see change come to the community and decisions made on their behalf in a way that honors what we love here.
There's more -- we hope the process of accomplishing this goal:
- Encourages residents to re-engage and own our communities by taking part in the decision-making process.
- Rebuilds trust through activities meant to make residents feel heard, in hopes we see attendance increase at decision maker meetings, increases in volunteer opportunities for all residents.
- Encourages new voices to create and implement channels for change that highlights residents' values.
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Our program is partnered with the Cameron County Community Chest -- who provide us with the most amazing resources, guidance and oversight. They are a 501 (c) 3 agency dedicated to serving Cameron County.
This Project has also been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Federal-State Partner of the Nation Endowment for the Humanities, and in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development. |
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