Empathetic outside advocates overseeing public funds
Have organizations that oversee and advocate for proper use of public funds be staffed by empathetic people, to reduce profiling and miscommunication with less fortunate residents.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Given to advocates outside of the city funded organizations that oversee, regulate and advocate for the proper use of city and state funds must be people with true empathy for the human experience of the era
Who it helps and why
It will prevent the profiling and miscommunication most organizations have with the community specifically the less fortunate and those not educated in the process created to set most people back or keep them where they are
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 12, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Other or unclear
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