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We have partnered with more than 100 governments over the last six years. That's a lot of stories. Here are a few.

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Code for Dayton Tackles Blight

Code for Dayton launched LotLinker​, a tool to help residents find and purchase blighted properties for sale in Dayton, Ohio.​​

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What If We Actually Gave People A Second Chance?

Jazmyn Latimer shares insights from Clear My Record user research and explains why justice means getting the implementation right.

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Innovating Inside the Lines

Marina Martin on redefining the art of the possible at the Veterans Administration

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Users Are Voters: Strategies To Help Your Politicians “Get It”

Robin Carnahan, head of state and local government at 18F, explains why being a successful politician means finding the right technology.

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People in Tulsa can now check the status of traffic citations on their phones thanks to Code for Tulsa

Code for Tulsa redeployed CourtBot, an app that gives residents information about resolving citations and reminders about court dates.

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In their words: stories from people who use GetCalFresh.org

People who use GetCalFresh.org tell their stories.

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California counties make it easier to apply for CalFresh

How user-centered design is making it easier for Californians to feed their families.

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Long Beach uses AddressIQ to focus emergency medical resources

Using data-integration to help prevent high-cost, high intervention services for people calling 911 unnecessarily.

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New Orleans fights blight with data

BlightStatus makes complex government data easier to access, empowering New Orleans residents with updates about blight in their community.

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Santa Cruz launches a digital permit office open 24-7

OpenCounter helps cities support local economic development by making it easier for businesses to get up and running quickly.

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Philadelphia uses CyclePhilly to plan a bike friendly city

Philadelphia uses CyclePhilly to plan a bike friendly city.

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San Francisco promotes its restaurant inspection data on Yelp to improve food safety

Raising the visibility of public data helps San Francisco's Department of Public Health incentivize restaurants to follow health codes.

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Public defenders use Clear My Record to clear non-violent criminal records

Making it easier to reclassify low-level offenses gives people a second-chance to turn their lives around.

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Helping entrepreneurs grow their small businesses in Puerto Rico

PrimerPeso connects entrepreneurs with government resources to start or grow their business.

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Indianapolis leads on opening police data with launch of Comport

Indianapolis uses Comport, an open data portal for police data, to be more transparent.

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Lexington uses an app to match people with drug and alcohol recovery resources

GetHelpLex connects people in need with substance abuse treatment services.

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Louisville tackles inmate overcrowding with the Jail Population Management Dashboard

Louisville used the Jail Population Management Dashboard to address jail overcrowding with a real-time view of its metro jail system.

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Making virtual community members visible with Google Analytics

The dashboard is an accessible, first-step tool for web teams to engage city staff in the experience and needs of digital visitors.

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Starting with entrepreneurs' needs in Long Beach

City staff and Code for America fellows started by asking entrepreneurs what they needed, and used the feedback to design a better system.

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Salt Lake County works to help residents succeed with probation and pretrial supervision

In Salt Lake County, it's getting easier for case managers and their clients to communicate about their supervision.