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Commission staff proposes community-first strategic framework; plan to start after Oct. 17 annual dinner

5889856 · August 28, 2025
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Director Clements outlined a community-first strategic framework learned through a Harvard–Bloomberg cohort and proposed a needs-assessment approach for the commission’s work on the social status of African American males. Commissioners agreed to begin work after the commission’s Oct. 17 annual dinner.

At the Aug. 28 meeting, Director Clements told the Evansville City Commission that staff recommends a community-first strategic framework learned during a Harvard–Bloomberg cohort to guide the commission’s next steps.

Clements said the nine-month cohort produced a toolkit for community engagement that begins with data gathering, soliciting community input and, later, prototyping potential interventions. She recommended the commission start with a needs…

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