The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) designed and implemented an innovative and highly participatory public planning process about water use, a controversial subject in a drought-prone state. The process resulted in three promising solutions that the District is pursuing and that all stakeholder groups support.

In order to unite disenfranchised parts of the City, the citizens of Los Angeles voted the Neighborhood Council system into the City Charter in 1999. The Neighborhood Councils have created a citywide community of volunteers, increasing civic participation and making government more responsive to local needs.

The "Your Manassas Community Resource App” combines the features of a standard "city hall" smartphone application with an integrated activities and events platform. This innovation allows for not only reporting issues to the city, but also better educates citizens as to the positive activities and events being offered city-wide.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office engages diverse at-risk high school students to design public service campaigns for their peers that address difficult choices and issues their communities face daily. The DA’s Office establishes mentoring relationships with students and helps them develop leadership skills.

Yanjian county had long been suffering from low rate of financial self-sufficiency, though this was largely mitigated when the county-supervised village finance system was implemented in 2008. As a result, in 2012, the county government of Yanjian created a participatory budgeting project in two of its townships: Miaobai and Dousha.

YouthDebates.Org is an online, youth-run forum that allows youth ot discuss their political views on current events and continuing issues. It hosts discussions about a variety of politically-relevant issues, such as education, economics, and immigration.

The Campaign for a Presidential Youth Council is a youth-led, non-partisan initiative that seeks to have the President of the U.S. establish an advisory youth council composed of students aged 16-24. The proposed Presidential Youth Council will advise both the President and Congress on the youth perspective; suggest how best...

United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) is an organization that connects Native American youth from a variety of nations and tribes in order to facilitate discussion on Native citizenship, leadership, and personal development.