North Augusta 2000

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Partnership to Connect Citizens
Community engagement programs seek to improve the day-to-day lives of citizens. North
Augusta has set a high bar for quality of life and is enjoying the fruits of its emphasis on providing citizens with a great community. There is always more work to be done and North Augusta 2000 will continue to play a key role in fostering new leaders, engaging the community at the grass roots level, recognizing and applauding diversity, maintaining an open dialogue with the community on issues, recognizing achievement, and fostering pride in success.

ORIGINAL INITIATIVES

Character First Program
Character First – North Augusta 2000 implemented the national Character First Program in North Augusta through schools, businesses and city government. The program is self continuing.

Community Diversity
A committee comprised of various cultures and ethnic backgrounds was assembled by North Augusta 2000 to create a diversity program. Successful activities undertaken by the committee included a series of columns and ads in the North Augusta Star and grants to school teachers for the development of classroom units on issues of diversity. The Community Diversity initiative will be continued and improved upon over the next five years.

Protect our Children, Invest in Our Future
Several seminars were sponsored with the Aiken County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition and DARE. “Not Me, Not Now” booklets were distributed in middle schools. The Protect Our Children initiative will be continued through
cooperative efforts with partner organizations.

All America City
North Augusta was selected as a 2006 finalist for the National Civic League’s All America City award in 2006. North Augusta 2000 will evaluate the potential
success of another application for the All America City designation between 2007 and 2011.

NEW INITIATIVES

Community Alliance Meetings
As a continuation of the Strategic Alliance and Sense of Community initiatives, North Augusta 2000 will host at least two Community Alliance meetings each year. One will involve regional political and civic leadership. The second will be a Citizen Summit.

Leadership North Augusta
North Augusta 2000 will launch a Leadership North Augusta program to target and cultivate young leaders. The program will expose participants to the details of the community and instill them with leadership skills.

Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program
North Augusta 2000 will provide grant funds to empower neighborhood associations to undertake improvements in their neighborhoods and to foster neighborhood revitalization at the grass roots level.

LONG TERM INITIATIVES

Senior Citizen Center
North Augusta 2000 will cooperate with the city to develop a Senior Citizen Center to serve the growing number of retirees that are moving into the community and citizens that are retiring in place.

Community Health Center
North Augusta 2000 will engage area health care providers in a discussion about the availability and accessibility of health care in the community with the goal of establishing a permanent medical presence in North Augusta.

Senior Citizen Housing Development
North Augusta 2000 will pursue the development of both independent and assisted living housing for seniors within walking distance of churches,
restaurants, shops and recreation.

North Augusta 2000
P.O. Box 6067
North Augusta, South Carolina 29861-6067
803.510.0011



COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Partnership to Connect Citizens Community engagement programs seek to improve the day-to-day lives of citizens. North Augusta has set a high bar for quality of life and is enjoying the fruits of its emphasis on providing citizens with a great community. There is always more work to be done and North Augusta 2000 will continue to play a key role in fostering new leaders, engaging the community at the grass roots level, recognizing and applauding diversity, maintaining an open dialogue with the community on issues, recognizing achievement, and fostering pride in success. ORIGINAL INITIATIVES Character First Program Character First – North Augusta 2000 implemented the national Character First Program in North Augusta through schools, businesses and city government. The program is self continuing. Community Diversity A committee comprised of various cultures and ethnic backgrounds was assembled by North Augusta 2000 to create a diversity program. Successful activities undertaken by the committee included a series of columns and ads in the North Augusta Star and grants to school teachers for the development of classroom units on issues of diversity. The Community Diversity initiative will be continued and improved upon over the next five years. Protect our Children, Invest in Our Future Several seminars were sponsored with the Aiken County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition and DARE. “Not Me, Not Now” booklets were distributed in middle schools. The Protect Our Children initiative will be continued through cooperative efforts with partner organizations. All America City North Augusta was selected as a 2006 finalist for the National Civic League’s All America City award in 2006. North Augusta 2000 will evaluate the potential success of another application for the All America City designation between 2007 and 2011. NEW INITIATIVES Community Alliance Meetings As a continuation of the Strategic Alliance and Sense of Community initiatives, North Augusta 2000 will host at least two Community Alliance meetings each year. One will involve regional political and civic leadership. The second will be a Citizen Summit. Leadership North Augusta North Augusta 2000 will launch a Leadership North Augusta program to target and cultivate young leaders. The program will expose participants to the details of the community and instill them with leadership skills. Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program North Augusta 2000 will provide grant funds to empower neighborhood associations to undertake improvements in their neighborhoods and to foster neighborhood revitalization at the grass roots level. LONG TERM INITIATIVES Senior Citizen Center North Augusta 2000 will cooperate with the city to develop a Senior Citizen Center to serve the growing number of retirees that are moving into the community and citizens that are retiring in place. Community Health Center North Augusta 2000 will engage area health care providers in a discussion about the availability and accessibility of health care in the community with the goal of establishing a permanent medical presence in North Augusta. Senior Citizen Housing Development North Augusta 2000 will pursue the development of both independent and assisted living housing for seniors within walking distance of churches, restaurants, shops and recreation.