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Residents say Mountain View civic academy and language-access sessions boost engagement
Summary
Participants at a Mountain View civic-academy session said the program — including offerings in Spanish and other languages — helped them learn how city government works, build peer networks and increase family involvement in local schools and events.
At a community civic-academy session in Mountain View, Speaker 1, a resident and academy participant, said, "Growing up in Mountain View, I think this is what I was missing," describing a lack of city-level civic education in high school and praise for learning how to volunteer and engage with local departments.
Speaker 2, who said they have lived in Mountain View for 24 years, credited the Chinese Academy with giving "a better view of what is going on" in city government and said the program taught residents that "I can ask," which…
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