CINCINNATI – The City of Cincinnati is launching a Neighborhood Leadership Academy to provide residents with valuable tools and resources for better understanding how city government works and how they can be more engaged with the process. The goal is to equip participants with the knowledge necessary to make them more engaged residents and to help them become civic leaders in their respective neighborhoods.

The program is scheduled to begin Tuesday, January 14, 2020, and will run for nine consecutive weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Invest in Neighborhood’s headquarters (315 W. Court St.).  Each week will have a specific prompt and leadership from corresponding City departments will be in attendance for each session. Sessions will discuss things ranging from the City’s budget to technology and data analytics initiatives used by the City to public health initiatives.

Visit the Neighborhood Leadership Academy page for more information.

The Academy will culminate with a graduation ceremony at the annual Cincinnati Neighborhood Summit on March 14, 2020 at Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University.

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is free and available to all resident of Cincinnati residents. Class size is limited so residents must apply for consideration. The application is available online.

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is brought to you by the Engage Cincy Action Team (ECAT) and the City of Cincinnati. For more information, please visit www.cincinnati-oh.gov/ecat or contact Engage.Cincy@cincinnati-oh.gov.