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Action TEam FACTS

  • Who is part of a Community Action Team?

Everyone!  Residents, Elected Officials, Local Professionals and anyone who is interested in making your community a more sustainable place to live, work or play!

 

  • When will Community Action Team Meetings be?

Community Action Teams will meet regularly in the evening in your community.

 

  • What are the benefits?

All issues from one county will be addressed by a single Team and the Team will provide many opportunities for a partnership between community employeees and community residents.

 

  • How will this help to create regional connections and a regional identity?

After many of the Community Action Teams are established, Sustainable Sandhills plans to host a "Summit" of all the Community Action Teams. This will allow each team the time to share their current projects and gather feedback from their peers throughout the region.

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SANDHILLS REGION SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTION TEAMS

Cumberland County

Harnett County

Hoke County

Lee County

Moore County

Montgomery County

Richmond County

Scotland County

What is a community action Team?

A Community Action Team (CAT) is a forum for people with ideas and concerns related to sustainability (economic, environmental & quality of life issues) to form networks to identify projects to act on these concerns.  It is a venue for community activists to share their projects with the public.

The outcomes of a meeting include:

  • Community is more aware of current projects to get involved with
  • Identify champions within the community to help move existing projects forward or start new projects
  • Sustainability education and training

Sustainable Sandhills supports Community Action Teams by:

  • Facilitating Meetings
  • Providing Community Resources
  • Advocating with all levels of government
  • Linking community members to other organizations (government, non-government and nonprofits), especially Fort Bragg
  • Providing project ideas and expertise
  • Promoting the teams' accomplishments to larger audiences (region, state and federal)

 

How to Start a Community Action Team

1. Contact Sustainable Sandhills

Contact Christi Barthelme, our Regional Sustainability Planner. She will be able to help you get everything organized for your new Community Action Team!

 

2. Host a PRELIMINARY STAKEHOLDERS' Meeting in Your COmmunity

Sustainable Sandhills will host a Stakeholders' Luncheon Meeting which will give us an opportunity to connect with key leaders, employees and elected officials to assess the needs and desires of a community.  We are using these meetings to find out how Sustainable Sandhills can best serve you and your community.

 

3. Help Sustainable Sandhills with A Community Action Team Kick-Off Meeting

Following a Stakeholders' Meeting, Sustainable Sandhills will work with you to host an Action Team Kick-Off Meeting, which will be held in the evening to encourage resident participation and feedback.  We will bring project ideas to the community based on the feedback we collected at the Stakeholders' Meeting.

 

4. Community Action Team Meetings

After the kick-off meeting, Sustainable Sandhills will hold regularly scheduled Community Action Team meetings to work on projects and make your community more sustainable!