COMMUNITY WORKS HAS GONE NATIONAL

For photos and up-to-date information:

• Visit our Community Works Facebook page

• Contact our Community Works Director, Meredith Dean

• Join our monthly introductory session, every fourth Wednesday, 6:30pmET on zoom. Pre-register here: Bridging the Divide with Community Works

The Community Works initiative is one of RUBI’s most important strategies for depolarizing the red-blue divide in rural communities.

Our Community Works (CWorks) pilot project launched with local Democratic Committees in seven rural counties in Virginia and Georgia during 2023 and 2024. The goal was to build relationships and trust across political differences by working together to address local needs. Based on encouraging results, the program has gone nationwide.

County CWorks Teams reach out to existing groups, agencies, and volunteers to determine local needs. Projects are then undertaken in collaboration with civic, church, school, and community groups to help meet those needs. Activities have included road and river clean-ups, home repair, food distribution, diaper drives, IT and Tax Prep assistance, Appreciation Days for county road crew workers and school custodians … even Easter egg hunts. The goal is to organize as many avenues as possible for folks on the ground to get involved.