New York, NY. The city runs a participatory budgeting process city wide for 33 of the city’s 50 districts, ensuring that resident preferences inform more than $50 million in capital expenditures annually.

Spokane, WA. The city expanded eligibility for zero fare to increase transit access and use for low-income residents and those with disabilities.

Milwaukee, WI. Youth organizers won a campaign to ensure the school board would divest resources in school resource officers and redirect those funds towards important programs and investments to address inequities and ensure youth can thrive.

New Haven, CT. The city used its food procurement policy to take important steps towards addressing climate change at the local level.

San Francisco, CA. The city’s Proposition C implemented a 0.5 percent gross receipts tax on companies that make more than $50 million a year to fund the city’s homeless relief efforts.

Seattle, WA. The city passed a business tax on top earners to help close budget deficits from COVID-19 and ensure ongoing funding for efforts to create more affordable housing in the city.

Austin, TX. The city council took steps to reimagine public safety by divesting $40 million from the police department and reinvesting those funds in community safety programs including mental health first response and community medics, violence prevention, workforce development, and jobs programs, and substance abuse programs.

Hennepin County, MN. The county established and funded a program to ensure universal access to legal representation for immigrants needing counsel.

Albany, NY. The city passed an ordinance that addresses systemic racism and calls for a reallocation of resources to traditionally underserved communities; the city auditor will conduct a performance audit of the city’s implementation of the legislation.

Denver, CO. The city collaborated with area nonprofits and philanthropy to create an emergency cash assistance program for left-behind workers during the pandemic.