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Counties for Housing Solutions
NACo is partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide technical assistance for large urban counties to advance upward economic mobility through policy designed to tackle housing supply and affordability challenges.
How to Get Involved with NACo
Join a committee and make a difference. NACo members have the opportunity to serve on 31 committees, caucuses, task forces and advisory boards to inform national policymaking and help solve problems impacting counties, boroughs and parishes.
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Conference
2024 NACo Annual Conference & Exposition
The Annual Conference is the premier gathering of elected and appointed officials from the nation’s 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs.
Vote like a Pro at the NACo Annual Business Meeting
Primary voting delegates participating in the 2024 Annual Business Meeting during NACo’s Annual Conference should join us to learn how to cast your votes and what to expect during the business meeting.
Promising Practices for Collaboration on State and Local Opioid Settlement Spending
Join NACo and the National Academy for State Health Policy for a webinar on promising practices for state-local coordination in opioid settlement spending.
Introducing Digital ACFR: Financial Reporting Made Easy, a NACo EDGE Webinar
Join us as we give an exclusive sneak peek of ClearGov’s upcoming tool, Digital ACFR. This groundbreaking solution is designed to simplify financial reporting for public agencies.
Counties Leading Through Change, a NACo EDGE Webinar
Local government leaders are working harder than ever to do more with less, balance competing priorities and navigate significant change, and doing so with challenges of the great resignation, the grey tsunami, quiet quitting, growing talent competition, decreasing employee engagement and overall retention. This interactive session will be presented by Dr. Tim Rahschulte, CEO of the Professional Development Academy and chief architect of the NACo High Performance Leadership Academy, who will detail current-state challenges of local government and will provide solutions that leaders can immediately apply in their daily roles to mitigate the negative implications of these challenges and navigate the increasing complexity of change.
This webinar is brought to you by NACo EDGE, establishing people, purchasing, and performance cost-saving solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide. EDGE is owned by NACo, advised by county leaders and 100% focused on solutions for U.S. Counties. Learn more about NACo EDGE here.
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What to Know Before You Go to NACo’s Annual Conference
Join NACo staff to learn ways to maximize your NACo Annual Conference experience and to answer your questions.
Supreme Court Review for Local Governments: 2023-2024 Term
This webinar is hosted in partnership with the National League of Cities.
County News
Stay up-to-date on America's counties with NACo's award-winning County News.
Tackling youth mental health: Local and national strategies for change
Douglas County, Neb.’s “Here For You, For Them” is an initiative focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention among youth, providing resources, support and education to help young people and their families navigate mental health challenges.
Student-led Hope Squads give students a peer to talk to
Walworth County, Wisc.’s Hope Squad offers students someone their age to talk to when they don’t want to share their feelings with an adult.
Summit encourages optimism despite childhood trauma
Although adverse childhood experiences can have deleterious effects on people's mental health later in life, Mendocino County, Calif.'s recent summit taught that it isn't a foregone conclusion.
Shelby County engages youth for better mental health services
Leaders responded when members of Shelby County, Tenn.’s youth coalition pointed out that mental health services were far less accessible than was previously thought.
Featured Program
National Center for Public Lands Counties
The National Center for Public Lands Counties is dedicated to advancing the policy and practice study of America’s public lands counties. Our mission is to deepen the understanding and address the unique challenges faced by counties containing federal lands through strategic research and collaboration.
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Advocacy Hub
Visit NACo‘s advocacy hub to learn about counties’s priorities in federal policymaking.
Implementing Infrastructure Investments at the County Level: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58)
On November 15, 2021, President Biden enacted the five-year, $973 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Legislative Analysis for Counties: FY 2024 Appropriations
In March 2024, Congress passed and the president signed two Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 “minibus” appropriations bills to fund the federal government through September 30, 2024.
Legislative Analysis: Impact of PFAS Regulations on Counties
NACo's PFAS toolkit provides the latest federal policy analysis
Solutions from NACo EDGE
NACo EDGE establishes sustainable, cost-saving and value-added solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide. By providing quality solutions, we strive to develop and maintain healthy, vibrant and safe counties across the United States.
NACo Deferred Compensation Program
NACo's Deferred Compensation Program has helped more than 1.5 million county employees and retirees save for and live comfortably in retirement. More than 423,000 county employees from over 3,000 county agencies participate, with accumulated assets of more than $25 billion.
Public Promise Insurance
Public Promise Insurance is a fully licensed provider that strengthens local governments. We provide voluntary benefits to public employees and their families with cost effective and best-in-class solutions.
Public Promise Procurement
Providing public sector and other entities with a vetted, transparent option for purchasing goods and services more efficiently and cost effectively.
Hire Quality Staff | NACo Career Center
Good employees are crucial to getting the job done. NACo provides a method for counties to find the right people to fill staffing vacancies.
Live Healthy U.S. Counties
The NACo Live Healthy Prescription, Health & Dental Discount Program is a no-cost program available to all member counties, providing relief to uninsured and underinsured Americans facing growing health costs.
cashvest® by threeplusone®
cashvest® by threeplusone® provides a new and unparalleled level of liquidity analysis and data services for local, county, school district and community college governing bodies.
ClearGov®
ClearGov® is the leading provider of budget cycle management software, focused on helping local governments streamline the annual budgeting process.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training administered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
NACo High Performance Leadership Academy
The NACo High Performance Leadership Academy is an innovative, completely online 12-week program created to equip frontline county government professionals with practical leadership skills to deliver results for counties and communities.
NACo Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership Academy
The NACo Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership Academy is an online 12-week collaborative readiness program led by Fortune 500 CISOs and peers who deliver a proven framework and insights on leading and securing a network and an organization.
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NACo unites nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees to advocate for county priorities, promote exemplary county policies and practices, nurture leadership skills, optimize county and taxpayer resources, and enrich the public’s understanding of county government.
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