A peer learning network for mayors and city leaders.
Request for Proposals: $20,000 Grant Deadline to apply: Friday, May 20, 2022 View and download full Request for Proposal here. The Healthy Babies Initiative, a partnership of Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) and the Mayors Innovation Project (MIP), builds on HBBF’s experience with 30 U.S. cities working to protect babies’ health. Through this experience, we’ve …
As a network of mayors, we hear firsthand of the political violence that local leaders face. In May, we are releasing new findings that show the rise in threats and harassment to US mayors and their troubling impacts on democracy and offering tools to help mayors manage their online and physical risks. An Assault on …
Above: Former Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong (Kankakee, IL) and Mayor Cassie Franklin (Everett, WA) After a two year hiatus, we were thrilled to host our 2022 Winter Meeting in person in Washington, DC. Mayors from around the country gathered to share best practices on topics ranging from police reform to federal infrastructure. View some highlights below: Child …
Norman, Oklahoma, located approximately 20 miles south of Oklahoma City, is home to just under 125,000 and to the state’s largest university. While the city is full of the usual campus jubilation and activity, it also includes both rural and urban areas and a diversity of income levels. COVID-19 has led to an increase in …
In partnership with the Water Center at Penn, our Water Affordability Community of Practice (COP) spotlights best practices on challenges and solutions related to water affordability, providing ample time for questions and informal discussion among peers. Learn more about how we’re supporting city leaders here. Community of Practice featuring Albany, NY Thursday, February 17, 3-4pm EST Register …
Update: The Winter Meeting has been re-scheduled for March 16 – 17! View new meeting details here. After thoughtful feedback from our steering committee and review of public health data, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone our Winter Meeting, originally scheduled for Jan 21 – 22 in DC. We did so out of concern …
Mayor Mendenhall and seven of the inaugural Salt Lake City Resident Food Equity Advisors, with the project consultant. The Mayors Innovation Project, in partnership with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for children. We are excited to share the story of one of our grant …
Mayors are on the front lines of our community’s most daunting challenges. In the last two years alone, mayors have been managing multiple crises in their cities — the COVID pandemic, racial justice uprisings, climate disasters, and an unprecedented number of houseless residents. As a result, there has been an urgent demand for peer connection …
In September we launched the first-ever Mayors Innovative Design Cohort as a partnership with the American Institute of Architects. This project is pairing three mayors (& city staff) to work with an architect team to help reimagine one local space, all with the aim of creating zero-carbon, resilient, inclusive and equitable cities. Mayors and their …
Friday, December 3 10:30am PT/11:30am MT/12:30pm CT/1:30pm ET A Mayors-exclusive Event Cities play a crucial role in ensuring that people can control their reproductive and sexual lives, choose whether and when to become parents, and get the support they need to raise their families. The Local Reproductive Freedom Index—just released—evaluates cities and counties on 34 …
