Rocky Mount

Background

Civility Localized partnered with Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE) and the City of Rocky Mount as community engagement facilitator engaging residents around financial empowerment in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

CFE helps local government leaders embed systemic financial empowerment programs and policies into city services to improve individual and family financial stability and has provided grants totaling more than $64 Million in 112+ cities and counties.

Challenges

Engaging historically marginalized communities around matters of financial stability and prosperity comes with challenges.

Civility Localized focused on reducing barriers to engagement by providing public transit options, virtual options, childcare options, incentives, and more.

What We Did

Civility Localized planned, advertised, and facilitated two initial in-person events that garnered ~60 attendees cumulatively. Subsequent virtual events to engage and educate the community on this unique opportunity to address the racial wealth gap in Eastern NC.

Civility Localized was responsible for public outreach, information, community engagement services, data analysis, final reporting and more. We are proud of the way this community mobilized to take action in this important initiative.