Each year, through a citizen participation process, JCCI identifies a number of significant community problems and chooses some for concentrated study. Diverse study committees meet weekly for six to nine months, gain a thorough understanding of each study issue, reach consensus on key findings, and recommend solutions.

Following completion of the study process and the publication of a report, a new citizens' implementation task force takes the report to the community and seeks to place issues on the community agenda. The goal is to seek further deliberation, increased public awareness, and finally, action by appropriate officials.

The JCCI study process engages citizens in community improvement through learning, consensus building, and advocacy. The entire process is conducted by citizen volunteers, with volunteer leadership and staff assistance. While process has been honored nationally as a "Solution for America", we're most gratified that it serves as a solution for the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community.

We've made our past study reports available here on our website, along with a summary of the successes of these studies in our Highlights of Change booklet. We've also provided a more detailed explanation of the study process. Please consider participating in an upcoming study or sending in your ideas on what JCCI should study next. We're counting on you to help us build a better community.