Virginia Cooperative ExtensionWalker, Martha A.Tate, Scott2020-06-152020-06-152020http://hdl.handle.net/10919/98880Community engagement work requires an understanding of the identified community and local issues, a listening environment, and continuous communication. It includes multiple opportunities for collecting citizen input through interaction and dialogue and identification of local solutions. Most importantly, public involvement must be focused with a defined purpose, clear expectations, an intentional planning process, and anticipated impacts. In summary, there should always be a well-designed plan for inviting citizens to be part of a conversation.7 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.inclusive communitiesExtension publicationhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/CV/CV-38/CV-38-PDF.pdfCommunity developmentPlanningMethodology