Civic Health programs have a wide range of activities and audiences—anything that strengthens and improves the civic fabric of a community or group ties into Civic Health. The foundational activity of our civic health work is called a community asset map, which walks people through an exercise that examines the community’s natural strengths, identifies areas for improvement, and ultimately creates an action plan to address community issues (with an emphasis on partnerships).

Programs that utilize the community asset model are the Rural Civic Action Program (RCAP) in Lincoln, Kearney, and McCook areas; the Capitol Experience Day program for middle and high school students; civil discourse seminars; Build Up Your Block in Lincoln; Collective Impact Lincoln initiative in Lincoln; and ONE Omaha. Through the Civic Health program, we serve adults and students, whole communities and organizations within a community, rural and urban Nebraskans, and neighborhoods.