Defintion:

Civic Engagement is based in the fact that all citizens can contribute ideas, energy and action for proposals for improving community. It is effective if Civic Engagement is capitalized on citizens' energy to gather together representative of various segments of the community.

Civic engagement creates win-win solutions to controversial community issues while engaging citizens in the political life of their community. It creates genuine public forums for face-to-face interaction while complementing the traditional decision making activities of agencies, courts, and legislatures. It generates solutions that are more fair, more efficient, and better informed.

Civic engagement is demonstrated by a personal ethic to cultivate service, fostering engagement in community or state and leaving a legacy of positive change.