Community Outreach

Gloucester Community Engagement Plan.docx

Community Engagement Plan highlights

As a part of our community outreach and engagement strategies, we are adopting the following strategies to engage with Gloucester residents and service providers in the community



It reflects the findings from our preliminary listening session with municipal staff from various departments.


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01. Key Informant Interviews: Municipal City Staff

The insights gathered from our individual interviews with city staff played a crucial role in shaping the subsequent phases of our community engagement process. These interviews not only pinpointed the primary Digital Equity concerns within the community but also aided in recognizing community organizations actively engaged with residents and priority population groups. 

You can find a summary of our findings here.

02. Stakeholder Interviews: Community Organization leaders

The second phase focused on community organizations, whose input shaped the key findings of the needs assessment and laid the groundwork for direct resident engagement through focus group discussions. Organizations we engaged with include-

03. Focus group discussions: Community residents

We conducted 3 focus group discussions in Gloucester, two of them were in Spanish language. We engaged with residents most-impacted by the digital divide, including older residents, residents living with disabilities, and non-English speaking residents

We concluded our engagement process with a final share-out meeting with community leaders and some City staff. The goal of the meeting was to share the findings from our research and incorporate their feedback on the final recommendations.

Gloucester share-out_Mayor&CAO.pptx
DataHandout.pptx

Interested in sharing your ideas? 

Sign up participate in an interview, focus group, survey, or meeting via our Community Engagement Intake Form.