My County Academy: One County One Community

About the Program

Category: Civic Education and Public Information (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

We all live in a county or city where our tax dollars, services, safety and laws are the priority of the people who govern us. Henrico County created an innovative program to help residents discover how county government works with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the many ways local government functions. Henrico County, in partnership with the Asian & Latino Solidarity Alliance of Central Virginia (ALSACV), offered a program designed to help residents — particularly those from immigrant backgrounds — learn about their local government and how they can access and navigate its services and resources. The way the county is evolving challenges us to be creative in sharing information and to be efficient in providing customer service. My County Academy was designed to bring a new light to Henrico with residents from various nationalities and multilingual communities coming together to learn how to be effective in their local government.