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Through partnerships with local universities and nonprofits, NCoC expanded the national Civic Health Index in 2009 by providing localized data in state-specific reports in California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio.

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NCoC Announces 2010 Civic Health Index PartnershipsThe Civic Health Index is a report that measures the civic health of our nation, states, and communities while educating and motivating citizens, business and nonprofit leaders, and policymakers to strengthen it. In 2008, the report began to be localized; three state reports were produced in the inaugural year and six were produced in 2009. NCoC projects a 250 percent increase in Civic Health Index report production in 2010, thanks to partnerships with local institutions in 13 states and 2 cities.	July 19, 2010
NCoC Seeks 2010 CHI partnersIn 2009, NCoC worked with partners across the country to produce state Civic Health Index reports in six states. While not all the news has been great, the national and local dialogue is shifting from a focus on the economic and business factors plaguing our country, to a discussion on the state of our social capital and civic stocks. As NCoC’s Civic Health Index is increasingly a part of the dialogue around which policymakers, communities, and the media talk about civic life, expansion opportunities exist to help local communities assess their civic vitality and compare their data to other communities across the nation. Therefore, NCoC seeks research/academic institutions, nonprofits, and funders to serve as local partners to cooperatively produce and release Civic Health Index reports in all 50 states and 100 communities by 2012.	December 14, 2009
State RankingsVoting and VolunteeringWe are able to show reliable measures of volunteering and voting for all states and the District of Columbia.	Sep 18th, 2006

California

May 1, 2009

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California Civic Health IndexHunkering Down: Volunteering and Civic Engagement in Turbulent Economic Times“Hunkering Down:” Volunteering and Civic Engagement During Turbulent Economic Times This 2009 state report assesses how California is performing on a wide array of indicators of civic health.	November 24, 2009
Executive SummaryCalifornia 2009 Civic Health Index	November 24, 2009
California Suffering ‘Civic Recession’Report finds downturn affecting volunteerism and trustAs the recession lingers, Californians have joined a broad national trend by turning inward and cutting back on civic engagement. The 2009 California Civic Health Index report not only showed dramatic cutbacks in civic engagement, but also declines in trust in public institutions, especially state government. Californians regard their state government with greater suspicion than most Americans. Of all respondents, only 22 percent say they had a great deal of confidence in their state government.	November 24, 2009
Californians not so civically engagedCalifornians not so civically engaged That's what a new study from the National Conference on Citizenship reports.	January 16, 2009
New Nationwide Study Reveals Low Civic Participation in California despite High Election TurnoutCo-sponsored by Common Sense California (CSC), and produced by the Congressionally chartered, National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), the “2008 California Civic Health Index,” measures citizen engagement in several ways. NCoC had published a national version of this study last fall, but the California study, which involved a representative sample of over 400 Californians has just come off the press. The main results reveal that even with the higher levels of participation in the 2008 elections, Californians vastly underperform the rest of the country in habits like volunteering and participating in local problem solving.	January 14, 2009
California Civic Health Index 2008This 2008 state report assesses how Florida is performing on a wide array of indicators of civic health.	November 1, 2008

Florida

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Quality of candidates turned off votersThe Miami Herald	September 1, 2010
Teach youths to be citizensThe Tampa TribuneThis Independence Day weekend marks an ideal opportunity for parents to discuss with their children the history of our nation, the importance of voting and how our representative form of government works - ideals all Americans should embrace.	July 7, 2010
Business leaders learn benefits of volunteeringMiami HeraldMiami Herald article on corporate citizenship shows businesses that depend on the community for support understand the bottom-line benefit of giving back.	April 20, 2010
Nurture good citizensEmphasizing civics education will create a more engaged citizenry and stronger republic.Editorial in the Orlando Sentinel discusses the state of Florida’s civic learning and says informed and engaged citizens are the bedrock of American democracy.	March 20, 2010
Students need civics lessonsSt. Petersburg TimesEditorial in the St. Petersburg Times calls for more civic learning in Florida Schools.	March 20, 2010
More civics education needed, advocates sayFlorida lawmakers are listening and may require more classes — and testing — on the subject“Orlando Sentinel” article cites Florida’s poor civic tradition, as determined by the 2009 Florida Civic Health Index, and discusses the need for improved civic education standards.	March 15, 2010
Florida Civic Health Index 2009Communities and the State’s Civic DestinyA 2009 report on the civic health of the state of Florida.	October 14, 2009
Recession May be Adding to Florida’s Civic WeaknessA new report released today by the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship shows that Florida’s civic culture is in failing health, indicates that tough economic times are making the illness worse, and highlights the need for immediate action to treat the malady, The report found that the state has one of the worst civic cultures in the country, ranking 46th in the nation. It ranked Florida 34th in average voter turnout, 49th in percentage of citizens who volunteer, 48th in percentage of citizens attending a public meeting and 37th in percentage of citizens who worked with others to address a community issue.	October 14, 2009
By sharing our ’Miami Stories,’ our community bond grows strongerMiami Stories: Cecilia Dubon Slesnick	May 4, 2009
Civic Health: Win or Lose, Get InvolvedFlorida's turnout wasn't bad for a state that, in a recent study, ranked 47th in the nation in "civic health." Conducted jointly by the National Conference on Citizenship and the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, the study ranked Floridians fairly low for average voter turnout, community involvement, attending public meetings and volunteerism.	November 7, 2008
Florida Civic Health Index 2008Civic Health IndexThis 2008 state report assesses how Florida is performing on a wide array of indicators of civic health.	November 1, 2008
Study: Florida is 47th among states in civic healthMIAMI (AP) -- Former Sen. Bob Graham and former U.S. Rep. Lou Frey will release a study that shows Florida ranks 47th among the states in its civic health. The study will be released in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship Tuesday	October 31, 2008
Cure civic malaise: VoteFlorida's civic health is in sad shape. We're 47th in the nation, according to rankings just released by the National Conference on Citizenship and the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship. Floridians don't volunteer enough, don't work together much to solve community problems and don't vote in high numbers.	October 28, 2008
Education is the key to state’s civic healthEducation is the key to state's civic health Florida's Civic Health Index, a new feature of America's Civic Health Index — the definitive statistical report on civics in the United States — ranks Florida 47th in civic health and near the bottom on such key indicators of our civic life as voter turnout (32nd), volunteering (47th), participation in public meetings (49th) and working with others to solve community problems (40th). The miserable state of our civic health puts Florida on the critical list.	October 25, 2008
Bill Berlow: A sense of place improves civic healthAfter living in South Florida for 45 years, my late mother still didn't really think of herself as a Floridian. She even dreamed, as a senior citizen, of moving to New York City. Part of the reason, I suspect, was that on some level Mom still felt like a migrant.	October 24, 2008
Democracy withers if civics not taughtBy Bob Graham, Special to the TimesAfter a speech on education I gave as a state senator in 1974, I was approached by Sue Riley, a teacher skeptical of politicians who lacked classroom experience. How could we know what was best for students if it had been decades since we last stepped foot in a classroom?	October 22, 2008

Illinois

November 24, 2009

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State’s Civic Health on Life SupportHuffington PostA Huffington Post blog by Shawn Healy of the McCormick Freedom Project on the Illinois Civic Health Index	November 19, 2009
Illinois Civic Health Index 2009Illinois 2009 Civic Health IndexA 2009 Civic Health Index for the state of Illinois	November 18, 2009
Appendix: University of Illinois Springfield’s Center for State Policy and LeadershipIllinois 2009 Civic Health Index	November 18, 2009
New Report Reveals Disappointment and Disengagement Among Illinois Citizens A new report shows that Illinois citizens are disappointed, frustrated and disillusioned by recent political scandals and the pressures of the recession. The report, co-sponsored and funded by the Chicago-based McCormick Foundation and the McCormick Freedom Project, reveals a badly fractured civic culture, with Illinois ranking 40th in the nation. The study also found that young people in Illinois are significantly less engaged than those in other states.	November 18, 2009

Minnesota

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Minnesota Civic Health IndexIntegrating Civic Engagement into Community LifeA 2009 Civic Health Index for the State of Minnesota	November 2, 2009
Minnesota #1 in Civic EngagementWhen it comes to the combination of voting, volunteering and trying to institute change in their own neighborhoods, no state in the country has had more engaged citizens over the past few years than Minnesota. A new report released today by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College finds that Minnesota – a state long known for its civic involvement and engagement – can claim the title of the most civically engaged state.	November 2, 2009
Harry C. Boyte: The peculiar attack on community organizingThe Republicans meeting in St. Paul heaped scorn on "community organizers" with snappy sound bites. But attacking community organizing for partisan advantage could prove a mistake.	October 31, 2008

New Hampshire

November 13, 2009

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New Hampshire Civic Health Index 2009A 2009 report evaluating the civic health of the state of New Hampshire

November 16, 2009

New Hampshire Civic Health Index 2009The 2009 New Hampshire Civic Health Index was released November 16 and presents new data about Granite Staters' engagement with their communities, the impact the recession has had on civic engagement, why New Hampshire tends to have higher levels of civic engagement than other states, and significant gaps in knowledge about the nation's political and legal system.

November 16, 2009

Ohio

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Dennis Renck: We need more people engaged in our civic healthJournal NewsOp-ed from business owner Dennis Renck encourages increased civic health in Ohio.	February 16, 2010
Miami study tracks civic engagement in hard timesHamilton Journal News	November 16, 2009
Ohio Civic Health Index Report 2009Civic Engagement in Hard Economic TimesAn in-depth look at the civic health of the state of Ohio in 2009.	November 10, 2009
THE 2009 OHIO CIVIC HEALTH INDEX REPORTCivic Engagement in Hard Economic TimesThe on-going economic recession is limiting the range and depth of Ohioans’ civic engagement according to a report released today by Miami University Hamilton’s Center for Civic Engagement and the National Conference on Citizenship. Ohio's Civic Health Index Report was released at the 2009 Ohio Civic Health Symposium held at the Statehouse in Columbus and shows 80% of Ohioans surveyed say they have cut back on time spent volunteering, participating in groups, and performing other civic activities in their communities during the past year while the economy was shrinking.	November 10, 2009
Nonprofits step up to meet demandby Mark CurnutteThe recession has forced millions of people into joblessness and stressed state-run social service agencies with record unemployment, Medicaid and food stamp claims. Now state agencies are getting hit. Budget cuts in many states, including Ohio, have led to reductions in staffs in county Job & Family Services offices and created delays in the delivery of services. The financial snowball has rolled further down this hill onto nonprofit agencies, large and small. Like their government counterparts, nonprofit social service agencies are trying to serve record numbers of people, albeit with fewer dollars available through government contracts and funding sources - such as charitable foundations. But nonprofits vow to persevere. With smaller staffs, reduced budgets and more people knocking on their doors, they are considered now as increasingly vital players in trying to help people ravaged by the economic downturn meet their basic needs. On Sunday, July 19, the Cincinnati Enquirer began a periodic series looking at the work being done by some of the nonprofit agencies in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.	July 20, 2009
Ohio Civic Health IndexCivic Health IndexThis 2008 state report assesses how Ohio is performing on a wide array of indicators of civic health.	November 1, 2008
Survey predicts drop in political interest post-Nov. 4Caitlin VarleyThe election-induced political fervor in Ohio won't last beyond Election Day, according to a report released Oct. 23. The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) teamed up with Miami University's Harry T. Wilks Leadership Institute to release the first report on Ohio's civic health.	October 28, 2008
Activism equated to civic healthSurvey compares Ohio to nationEighty-two percent of Ohioans think government is not run with their interests in mind, according to a Miami University study released Thursday.	October 24, 2008

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