Helping Smaller Communities Plan, Grow and Prosper
Dog Park, Jasper, Alabama
WHAT DOES ACE DO?
ACE provides technical assistance to select communities with populations of 2,000 to 18,000 through a comprehensive, three-phase approach.
ACE advocates leadership development and engages in a municipality’s vision and plans for growth and enhanced quality of life.
WHAT DEFINES AN ACE COMMUNITY?
- Fosters growth and prosperity by focusing on its distinctive assets and resources
- Establishes a vision based on the community’s unique values, concerns, and priorities
- Engages a broad base of community stakeholders to develop and implement short-term and long-range plans to achieve that vision
- Strives to meet defined ideas that embrace Leadership, Planning, Economic Development, and Quality of Life issues such as education, healthcare, and public safety.
The Latest News from ACE
Straight from our Facebook feed…
This week’s #ACEFridayFieldTrip has to be the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival at OWA in ACE Town Foley! The festival officially kicked off Thursday night and runs all weekend. In addition to the gorgeous hot air balloons, the festival boasts a full roster of concerts and performances, kids’ activities, food, and shopping. If you can’t make it to the coast, you can visit virtually by watching the Balloon Glow live on Facebook and YouTube tonight at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit gulfcoastballoonfestival.com
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City of Foley Municipal Government
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
#GCHABF2021 #OWA
#ACEFieldTrips #ACETowns
If you didn’t already realize how important educators were for your community, then the past year made it abundantly clear. Celebrate the dedicated teachers during #TeacherAppreciationWeek who quickly adapted and worked overtime to keep students learning even when they couldn’t be with them in person. How is your ACE Town saluting teachers this week? Share with us in the comments!
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Alabama Education Association
#ThankATeacher #TeachersAreHeroes #TeachersWearCapes
#ACETownsToday is Thankful Thursday! Scan the QR Code or visit the following link, flipgrid.com/ee95bdfe, to send a message thanking your favorite teacher or teachers in general. #myAEA #teacherappreciationweek #thankateacher
The past year has proven that nurses are indeed superheroes, so celebrating #NationalNursesWeek is more important than ever to recognize how these men and women selflessly serve our communities. How is your ACE Town thanking nurses this week? Let us know in the comments!
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Alabama State Nurses Association
Alabama Hospital Association
#ThankANurse #NursesAreHeroes #NursesWearCapes
#ACETownsWe are grateful for all that nurses do and have done for us, particularly during the past year.
So to celebrate National Nurses Week, each day this week we will be sharing helpful resources and tips to our Facebook page that cover the topics of self-care, work/life balance, health, and more.
Stay tuned!
May is National Historic Preservation Month. Preserving a community’s past is integral to prosperity in the present and growth in the future. Visit bit.ly/3vJZARt to learn how the Alabama Historical Commission can help your community.
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#HistoricPreservation #HistoricPreservationMonth #PreservationMonth
#NationalHistoricPreservationMonth
#ACETownsThis month, be mindful of the opportunities to preserve the history around you. The Alabama Historical Commission has programs to help!
Resources and Forms
Looking for a presentation from a recent ACE Meeting? Looking for the Annual Reporting Form? You’ll find it here!
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Our ACE Communities
The leadership found in our ACE Communities provides the backbone of our program.
Along with our team of partners, community leaders and long-time professional staff, we’re helping Alabama grow stronger one community at a time.
ACE Communities in the News
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