Civic listening can become civic infrastructure.
Research shows that the strength of our communities depends on participation, connection, belonging, trust, and the ways we show up for one another. And yet Americans are talking less to each other and more past each other.
Coming together in community for conversations — to truly listen to one another — is an act that can strengthen civic infrastructure.
ACP is bringing people together — one conversation at a time, in communities across the country.
Listening isn't just a nice-to-have. It's the foundation of a healthy community.
“Participants expressed gratitude for the opportunity to engage in meaningful face-to-face civic discourse, to build understanding that feels increasingly rare and deeply needed.”
— ACP HOST