This research report from the Orton Family Foundation examines how five small cities and towns around the country built stewardship into their citizen-driven, values-first community engagement and planning. Over the past two decades, each of these places has faced challenges to its core values and local identity, quality of life, viability as a community, and long-term economic health. Each place has implemented community engagement and planning efforts to address these challenges.

For information: www.orton.org/resources/stewardship_study