Communities and the State’s Civic Destiny

October 14, 2009

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship A Partnership of the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at the University of Central Florida and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida And National Conference on Citizenship Washington, D.C. L. Douglas Dobson, Ph. D., Executive Director The Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Terri Susan Fine, Ph. D., Professor & Associate Director Department of Political Science, University of Central Florida The Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government Ann L. Henderson, Ph. D., Director The Bob Graham Center for Public Service The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship would like to express our gratitude to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Without their generous support, this report would not have been possible.