National Association of Counties
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is pleased to announce the 100 Brilliant Ideas at Work, as part of NACo President Bryan Desloge's presidential initiative. The 100 Brilliant Ideas illustrate the best innovations in county government.
“These brilliant ideas can serve as examples for counties across the country. Though no two of America’s 3,069 counties are exactly alike, many face similar challenges and can learn from one another’s ideas and experiences,” said NACo President Bryan Desloge.
The winners will be showcased in an interactive, online publication released this July. NACo will also recognize the winners at its 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition July 21–24 in Franklin County, Ohio.
NACo applauds the following Brilliant Ideas at Work:
| Category | County | Program Title |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Historic Preservation | Miami-Dade County, FL | Miami-Dade County Movie & TV Map Tour |
| Children and Youth | Boone County,MO | Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE) |
| Children and Youth | Catawba County, NC | Born to Read |
| Children and Youth | Dakota County, MN | Birth to Age Eight Collaborative Initiative |
| Children and Youth | Maricopa County, AZ | Cradle to Crayons Clinical Services |
| Children and Youth | Orange County, NY | One at a time: Feeding Hungry Children and Preventing Juvenile Crime in a Small NY City |
| Children and Youth | San Diego County, CA | Breaking Cycles Graduated Sanctions Program |
| Children and Youth | San Diego County, CA | Youth Internship Program |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Greene County, Mo. | The Great Game of Government |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Iowa State Association of Counties | ISAC Voting in Iowa Video Series |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Leon County, FL | "Let’s Balance" Budget Game |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Maricopa County, AZ | Up in the Air: An Air Pollution Education Program |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Rockdale County, GA | Rockdale Tax Office Text Message Connect |
| Community and Economic Development | Oakland County, MI | Realtor to the Rescue |
| Community and Economic Development | Prince George's County, Md. | Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI) |
| Community and Economic Development | Roanoke County, VA | Neighborhood Concerns Zoning Code Enforcement Application |
| Community and Economic Development | York County, VA | Home-Based Business Assistance Program |
| County Administration and Management | Collier County, FL | Using Real Time Data to Create an Accessible Inspections Environment |
| County Administration and Management | Leon County, FL | Strategic Plan Targets & Bold Goals |
| County Administration and Management | Los Angeles County, CA | Combatting Homelessness: An Incentive Based Approach |
| County Administration and Management | Maricopa County, AZ | Flood Control District Structure and Storm Drains |
| County Administration and Management | Orange County, CA | Implementing a Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology |
| County Administration and Management | Pima County, AZ | Animal Care Center Development Program |
| County Administration and Management | Placer County, CA | Kitten and Feral Cat Program |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Boulder County, CO | Recycling in a Hazardous Materials Facility |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Broward County, FL | Green Infrastructure Map Series |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Los Angeles County, CA | Oxford Retention Basin and Pump Station Multi-Use Enhancement Project |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Maricopa County, AZ | MC Swap |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Montgomery County, MD | Montgomery County GreenFest |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability | Prince George's County, MD | LitterTRAK and PGCLitterTRAK- Mobile apps for tracking progress toward cleaner and healthier waterways |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Clackamas County, OR | Neighborhood Livability Project |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Coconino County, AZ | Adult Probation Distance Learning |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Fairfield County, OH | Improved, Sustained Visitation Services for Children and Families |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Fulton County, GA | Smart Justice Advisory Council |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Leon County, FL | Consolidation of 911 Dispatch |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Maricopa County, AZ | CANVAS |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Missoula County, MT | Secondary Trauma Group--Implementing Organizational Resiliency for Prosecutors |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Montgomery County, MD | A Comprehensive Stress Management Program for Correctional Employees |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | San Bernardino County, CA | Custody to Community (CTC): Mentally Ill and Medically Fragile Offenders |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Washington County, MN | Assisting children of incarcerated parents |
| Financial Management | Wake County, NC | Developing a Financial Book Purchasing Model for Public Libraries |
| Health | Alachua County, FL | Responding to Sexual Assault: HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis |
| Health | Baltimore County, MD | Food Agent Program |
| Health | Boulder County, CO | Jail Outreach Program |
| Health | Hennepin County, MN | Wellness for Every Body |
| Health | Los Angeles County, CA | A Novel Approach to Sickle Cell Disease Closes the Healthcare Gap for Adults in South Los Angeles |
| Health | Macomb County, MI | Enhanced Hepatitis C Surveillance and Prevention |
| Health | Macomb County, MI | Healthy Cooking for Life Program Max Thompson Family Resource Center - Kitchen Renovation |
| Health | Montgomery County, MD | Maternity Partnership Oral Health Initiative |
| Health | Placer County, CA | Health 360 Program |
| Health | Prince William County, VA | Wellness & Resiliency |
| Health | San Bernardino County, CA | Connections Program |
| Health | San Bernardino County, CA | Everyone SWIMS (Self Sufficient, Well-Being, In House, Mental Health, Services) Program |
| Health | San Francisco City and County, CA | Peer-to-Peer Programs |
| Health | San Francisco City and County, CA | Vocational Rehabilitation Employment and Training Programs |
| Health | San Luis Obispo County, CA | Water Well Program and Community Outreach Project |
| Health | St. Lucie County, FL | St. Lucie County's Wellness Matters Program |
| Human Services | Alameda County ,CA | Survivor Training and Empowerment-Utilizing your Potential (STEP-UP) |
| Human Services | Allegheny County, PA | Stand Together: A School-Based Anti-Stigma Peer-to-Peer Initiative |
| Human Services | Coconino County, AZ | Collective Impact Initiative |
| Human Services | Durham County, NC | Social Services Mobile Application |
| Human Services | Hamilton County, OH | Trucking Partnership |
| Human Services | Leon County, FL | The Kearney Center |
| Human Services | Maricopa County, AZ | Joint Regional Workforce Development Planning |
| Human Services | Riverside County, CA | Ensuring Safety: IHSS Caregiver Back-up System (BUS) |
| Information Technology | Henrico County, VA | Virtual Town Halls: Government at Your Fingertips |
| Information Technology | Los Angeles County, CA | LEADER Replacement System (LRS) |
| Information Technology | Los Angeles County, CA | Vacancy Adjustment Notification System (VANS) for Mental Health Services |
| Information Technology | Maricopa County, AZ | Head Start and Early Head Start Virtualization |
| Information Technology | Miami-Dade County, FL | Self-Service Applications Improve Customer Service Interactions |
| Information Technology | Miami-Dade County, FL | WASD-WAZE Partnership Helps Quality Assure WASD CIP |
| Information Techonology | Miami-Dade County, FL | Automated Virtual Assistant |
| Libraries | Broward County, FL | Coffee and Conversation with a Librarian |
| Libraries | Chesterfield County, VA | Play Smart with Toddlers |
| Libraries | Hennepin County, MN | Cedar-Riverside Community Outreach Program |
| Libraries | Henrico County, VA | Children's and Teens Neighborhood Collections |
| Libraries | Maricopa County, AZ | Teens Giving Back |
| Libraries | Orange County, CA | Rita Recommends |
| Parks and Recreation | Los Angeles County, CA | Countywide Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment |
| Parks and Recreation | Montgomery County, MD | Tech Connect |
| Parks and Recreation | Oakland County, MI | OUCARES Day Camp and Staff Training |
| Parks and Recreation | San Diego County, CA | Nature Explorer Program |
| Parks and Recreation | Washington County, MN | Goats Browsing in County Park to Contain Invasive Species |
| Personnel Management, Employment and Training | Coconino County, AZ | Diversity and Inclusion Program |
| Personnel Management, Employment and Training | Los Angeles County, CA | The Court Relationship Management (CRM) Project: “CheckBoard” |
| Personnel Management, Employment and Training | Mecklenburg County, NC | Building with our Veterans |
| Personnel Management, Employment and Training | Pasco County, FL | Degree Alternative Program |
| Planning | Adams County, CO | The District Plan |
| Planning | New Hanover County, NC | Development Activity Page |
| Planning | Pima County, AZ | Auto Routing and Remote Inspection Project |
| Risk and Emergency Management | Camden County, GA | Brush Truck and Tanker Retrofit Program through a Public-Public Partnership |
| Risk and Emergency Management | Catawba County, NC | Improving Emergency Response Times through Geospatial Modeling and Simulation |
| Transportation | Cook County, IL | Invest in Cook |
| Transportation | Los Angeles County, CA | Vision Zero Collision Geodatabase |
| Transportation | Loudoun County, VA | Rideshare Rewards |
| Transportation | Macomb County, MI | GOVDelivery Incident Alert Service |
| Transportation | Montgomery County, MD | Ride On Route 301 – Tobytown Isolated Community |
| Transportation | San Diego County, CA | Pedestrian Gap Analysis |
| Volunteers | Loudoun County, VA | Community Ambassadors Program |
| Volunteers | San Bernardino County, CA | Group Facilitator Training |
NACo is pleased to announce the winners for the 2023 Achievement Awards.
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