What is the Civic Space?
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
The Civic Space is a public forum for residents to share ideas about building resiliency and imagining recovery for the City of New Haven.
What we do
COMMUNITY
Community conversations in the form of town halls and theme specific meetings.
CONVERSATION
Discussions and surveys regarding financial topics with community leaders.
RESOURCES
Access to programs and funding opportunities including in person or virtual events.
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
In March of 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which provides New Haven with $90 million in funds for social and economic recovery in the wake of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
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The American Rescue Plan is for YOU.
The American Rescue Plan provides a once in a generation opportunity for New Haven to pilot and test transformative and catalytic programs to advance racial justice, address income inequality and close the racial wealth gap deeply informed and shaped by those closest to the issues.
New Haven launched a citywide engagement process to hear from those communities most directly impacted by these economic, and racial inequities - our low-income Black and Brown communities.
PROCESS GOALS
Engage residents to identify needs + priorities reduce income inequality.
Acknowledge and discuss impacts of systemic racism.
Deepen collaboration and make policy and governance in New Haven more equitable and transparent.
Make policy making and governance more equitable + transparent.
FOCUS AREAS
The process will focus on New Haven’s racial disparities related to:
Intergenerational Wealth
Homeownership Rates
Income Inequality
Access to Institutional Capital
OUTCOMES
Pilot new or expanded citywide initiatives that aim to reduce New Haven’s racial wealth gap + promote economic power.
Establish pathways for ongoing stewardship and community input to evaluate + inform implementation of pilot programs.
Principles for the Process
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Learning from history to address systemic and institutional racism
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Developing leadership intentionally within local communities and organizations
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Working with an abundance mindset and an openess to possibilities
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Striving for accountability to the restidents of New Haven
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Committing to foster anti-racist visionary spaces
Learn more about the Community Engagement Process and the American Rescue Plan (ARP)
The American Rescue Plan provides a once in a generation opportunity for New Haven to pilot and test transformative at catalytic programs. Your voice is critical to shaping where these important investments should be made. Contact us to learn more about the ARP and the community engagement process.