Code for America is a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2009 to address the widening gap between the public and private sectors in their effective use of technology and design. According to its website, the organization works with residents and governments in solving community problems.

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A Code for America Network program designed to create opportunities for Brigades to strengthen partnerships and catalyze local impact.

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Code for America's Community Fellowship program pairs local Brigade talent with government to improve services for vulnerable people they serve.

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The Code for America Technology Awards recognize outstanding products and implementations of government technology.

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The Code for America API. Tracks and motivates activity and participation across the civic technology movement.

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Code for America Summit 2018

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Code for America is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st century. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit that helps residents and governments harness technology to solve community problems.

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The 9 elected Brigade members "represent the needs, ideas, and goals of all the Brigades and strengthen the network and community."

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An online meeting place to discuss how to use civic technology to improve peoples' lives.

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The Code for America Brigade Network is a national alliance of community organizers, developers, and designers that are putting technology to work in service of our local communities.

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By Aure Schrock. Out in September. The first detailed history of Code for America that examines how democratically designed government systems can collectively improve technology's impact on society.

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Online course offered through Georgetown University’s Initiative on Technology and Society, the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and the McCourt School of Public Policy: a continuing education course to help participants rapidly grasp digital fundamentals in a way that is practical and relevant to their work.

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by Code for America Founder Jennifer Pahlka

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ACT is a newly formed organization that will connect volunteer civic technology efforts, in both technology and advocacy, in their local communities.

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Code for Dallas is an official Code for America Brigade in Dallas, TX working on projects with government and community partners to improve people’s lives.

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Code for America's simple tax filing portal that helps people claim the Child Tax Credit and any stimulus checks they might have missed https://www.codeforamerica.org/news/technology-accessibility-and-the-child-tax-credit/

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Code for America announce the launch of tools for local communities interested in identifying areas for economic growth using 22 environmental sustainability indicators, including job growth, value-added, air quality, climate impact, energy, water, and land use across 389 industry sectors.

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Research with Code for America on CalFresh, by Donald Moynihan, Eric Giannella, Pamela Herd, and Julie Sutherland finds "hard evidence on the barriers administrative burdens pose."

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We, the workers of Code for America, are proud to announce that we are unionizing.

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Code for Tucson is the Tucson chapter of the Code for America Brigade. We are a group of volunteer civic hackers working together to solve local issues and help people engage with the city.

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A group for civic hackers, innovative government employees, and concerned citizens for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul) metro area. Focusing, but not limited to, on creating a better citizen and government collaborative experience in the Twin Cities through technology. Associated with the Code for America Brigade.

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Code for America is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st century. We help residents and governments harness technology to solve community problems.

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On August 11th, 2018, join the Code for America Brigades as we host a nationwide day of action.

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Open San Mateo County, aka OpenSMC (http://opensmc.org/), is a Code for America (http://www.codeforamerica.org/) Brigade serving the County of San Mateo and its 16 cities, 4 towns and unincorporated communities.

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Code for America's weekly newsletter

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We're the Muskogee chapter of Code for America. Come hang with us!

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Code for Nashville is Nashville's Code for America Brigade. We are volunteers who collaborate with Metro government to promote open data and build civic apps.

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A group of coders, designers, government reps, and citizens building a better #Fresno

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Textizen is a mobile platform dedicated to connecting difficult-to-reach audiences with the public institutions that serve them in scalable, efficient ways.

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Code for Bloomington is an official Code for America Brigade in Bloomington, IN working on projects with government and community partners to improve people’s lives.

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a Code for America brigade

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The Civic Tech and Data Collaborative is a project of Living Cities, the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, and Code for America that brought together local government officials, civic technologists, and local data intermediaries across seven communities.

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Code for America Brigade for Eugene, Oregon

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We are the official Code for America brigade in Rhode Island, an all-volunteer organization of people looking to improve our community through technology.

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Hack Michiana is a Code for America brigade and an opportunity for individuals to be engaged citizens and take an active role in our community.

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The Civic Commons Wiki was a collaborative encyclopedia documenting best-practices and open standards for file formats, APIs, agile development processes, open source software, and supporting policies and licenses in the civic sector.

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An official brigade of Code for America

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As part of the Code for America Brigade Network, we are a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social problems.

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Code for New Hampshire is an unofficial Code for America Brigade, a group of volunteers that bring community members together to make government work better.

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We are Code for Newark, the local Newark brigade of Code for America. We are a diverse group of newbies, pros, developers, coders, data geeks, and designers who are interested in making ourselves and our world a better place.

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We are futurists. We are founders. We are friends.We are the Hackensack Brigade of Code for America.

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As a Code for America Brigade, we're part of a national network of civic-minded volunteers using technology for the public good.

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Code for BCS is a Code for America Brigade (local chapter) focused on improving the lives of residents in Bryan/College Station.

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We are San Diegans who believe data and technology can better serve citizens, sparking a more vibrant democracy and civic life. We treasure our communities and work together to bolster our public experience. We are a brigade of the national, non-partisan Code for America, leveraging their resources, but keenly focused on our improving local issues here at home.

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Code for Utah (formerly Open Salt Lake) is a Code for America brigade with one goal: to make Utah governments easier to use for citizens.

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Apply for food stamps in 10 minutes

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In the midst of an immigration crisis on the US-Mexico border, Code for America, Codeando México, and The GovLab organized online listening sessions to help determine areas of need and where the civic tech community might help.

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OpenCounter builds tools to help applicants understand the costs and requirements of their projects—before they start pulling permits.

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The Brigade Network Census is a series of questions that we at Code for America are asking all Brigade volunteers to answer so that we can learn more about who makes up our vast and distributed community

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