Participatory budgeting or PB is a democratic and inclusive process that invites community members to directly influence and decide how a public budget will be allocated. PB is an approach to public engagement that puts real decision-making power over real money directly into the hands of residents. With community leadership and engaging outreach events, PB offers community members the opportunity to determine how to spend County budget dollars to create changes that they want to see in their neighborhood.

Learn about the various ways you can engage, including joining the Advisory Committee, supporting with outreach and promotion, and gaining insights into the overall participatory budget process.

The 2nd District Community Budget project is inviting community-based organizations on the opportunity to lead outreach and engagement efforts across two unincorporated neighborhoods, Willowbrook and Athens-Westmont. Selected organizations will receive funds to provide outlets for community members to participate in this process by brainstorming and proposing project ideas and voting on the ballot to determine which projects will be funded and implemented in their community.

Application coming soon!

Activities funded through this program may include but are not limited to educational events, canvassing or phone banking campaigns, informational tabling, digital outreach campaigns, or other outreach initiatives that will enable community members to decide how to spend a total of $1.45 million between Willowbrook and Athens-Westmont.