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&lt;p&gt;The Success Story Exchange is a story gathering and sharing process that IRIS facilitates each year in conjunction with the NCW Community Success Summit. &lt;a href="https://ncwcollections.org/collections/show/2" title="Success Story Exchange"&gt;The collection includes nearly 300 stories&lt;/a&gt; from 2009-2018 summits that can be searched using the themes and topics below. To view the collection of stories from specific years &lt;a href="/collections/show/5"&gt;view or download the 2009-2018 NCW Community Success Summit supplements&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Submit your story! &lt;a href="https://www.ncwcollections.org/items/show/1334"&gt;Download the template here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;h3&gt;LAND &amp;amp; WATER: Our community maintains diverse, healthy ecosystems:&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
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&lt;li&gt;Increasing health, resiliency, and connectivity of our lands and waters; restoring the natural habitat and species of our region.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Maintaining the environmental quality and beauty of the land while incorporating the needs of people; planning for generations to come.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Practicing sustainable resource use by reducing waste; maintaining productive farmland, and connecting people with nature via open spaces, natural places, and public parks.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
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&lt;h3&gt;THRIVING LIVES: Our community fosters a high quality of life&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
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&lt;li&gt;Increasing access to transportation, health care, recreation, educational opportunities, and safe, decent, and affordable neighborhoods where people want to live, work, play, and engage with their community.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Growing a sense of empowerment, self-reliance, and confidence that supports our ability to adapt and change.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Fostering healthy businesses that create and retain jobs, increase local production of foods and other goods, and contribute to a resilient economy and environment.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
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&lt;h3&gt;HEART &amp;amp; UNITY: Our community is welcoming and bridges cultural &amp;amp; political divides&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
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&lt;li&gt;Cultivating cross-generational and multicultural relationships that foster a sense of belonging, trust, and produce diverse leaders who step up and seek collaboration.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Enriching our lives by using art, technology, and gathering places to bring people of different cultures and perspectives together to increase understanding.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
&lt;li&gt;Growing tolerance and creativity through civic dialog that constructively addresses different views, leverages our assets, and builds a common vision.&lt;/li&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://ncwcollections.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="SSE"&gt;See the collection!!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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