Code for Buffalo
@CodeForBuffalo
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Buffalo's @CodeForAmerica Brigade. We use #civictech & #opendata to improve local government and empower communities in the #CityOfGoodNeighbors
Buffalo, NY
Joined April 2018
It's been one year today since Carl V Lewis left us. Shortly before he died, he posted this image. We're doing it, Carl, we're doing it! @CodeforAmerica #BrigadeCongress #ItsTheSmallThings
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There's still time to register for the New York State breakout sessions at 2pm for #NationalDayOfCivicHacking! Join @CodeForBuffalo, @CodeForSyracuse, and @BetaNYC to take action on improving our social safety net programs! https://t.co/yOzfvme3tL
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Take civic action with us on the 8th annual National Day of Civic Hacking for a stronger New York State safety net!
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What’s more important: feeding a family or filling out the right form? Join us for #NationalDayofCivicHacking a collective day of action to strengthen the social safety net. Register here 👉 https://t.co/ldnojNqAMI
#PeopleOverPaperwork
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Join Code for America and the Network for the 8th Annual National Day of Civic Hacking.
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Get ready! 🌟 Tomorrow is our 8th-annual #NationalDayofCivicHacking. Want to learn more about this year's event? Read more here: https://t.co/uS48IZ1FLb And join us tomorrow! Event begins at 9PT/12ET. You can still register at https://t.co/vGHh9eYBF7.
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1/ Our team is feeling a heavy sense of grief, sadness, and anger regarding the failures of those in power to acknowledge and act on systemic racism. But nothing compares to what our Black community and employees are going through (again and again). #BlackLivesMatter
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A wonderful statement of purpose from @codeforamerica‘s new CEO @amandarenteria: https://t.co/o9E76KEJpC
#civictech #TechForGood #opendata #opengov #volunteer
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.@codeforamerica's Community Fellowship Program pairs local governments w/ tech pros to help reach marginalized communities. If your city or county wants to be part of the 2020 program + help address inequity in government service delivery, apply by 5/15.
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March 26th!! Civic Innovation Night - Earned Income Tax Credit
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Heads up! We won't be having a meeting tonight for CFB. Next week the core team will be attending the Code for America Summit! Please join us for our next meeting on 3/26 which will likely focus on the topic of taxes and ensuring people can get tax credits they are eligible for
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Join us again next Thursday at Civic Hack Night!!! Can't wait!🐃
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Kicking off 2020 at the Code for America office ❤️❤️❤️
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Today, the Code for America Brigade Network is 85 chapters strong. Read some of their reflections on this year's third annual #BrigadeCongress at the Cleveland Public Library: https://t.co/mlDNfE1Njc
#CfABrigade
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"[Code for America] has played a key role in automating the expungement process by creating programs that comb digital records and generate the required court motions to vacate convictions." https://t.co/3fI19Ju0mO
#JusticeAtScale
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Prosecutors in L.A. and Chicago are moving to expunge marijuana convictions from the records of tens of thousands of people using new state laws.
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Sick of shoveling your sidewalk? The City of Buffalo is looking at a way to help
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The City of Buffalo is looking into a program that would shovel every single inch of the city's 2,000 miles of sidewalk. It would be done through a surcharge added to the budget that each resident...
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Join us this upcoming Thursday for Civic Hack Night!! 🐃🐃
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Code for Buffalo is teaming up with @FairFinesBflo to crowdsource data on traffic stops, so if you have an experience you'd like to share, please add your story! Amazing work from Justice Hill and JB Hutch on this project! https://t.co/jwvbjCj45R
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In an effort to change ticketing policies that target lower income communities, two local advocacy groups created a webpage to collect data on traffic…
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Learn how our Clear My Record team is applying human-centered, trauma-informed research principles and practices to automatic record clearance: https://t.co/I2TgjDrJk6
#JusticeAtScale
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