California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Overview December 29, 2017

California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Article April 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Rancho Cucamonga Focuses on Community’s Mental Health Needs

An untreated mental health condition can have fatal consequences and a devastating impact on the community.

Article March 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Rental Resources Program Addresses Housing Issues in Davis

The program helps tenants, landlords and neighbors.

Article March 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Garden Grove Empowers Residents and Improves a Neighborhood

Communicating with residents was key to developing solutions.

Article March 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Patterson’s HOST House Tackles Homelessness

The city financed a transitional residence for its homeless population.

Article February 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Porterville Provides Clean, Sustainable Water After Neighbors’ Wells Fail

The East Porterville Water Supply Project offers a model for helping to meet the clean and sustainable drinking water needs of disadvantaged communities.

Article January 24, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Truckee’s Mini Mousehole Improves Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

This project solved a major problem, and now people are encouraged to choose alternative forms of transportation.

Article January 1, 2019 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

La Quinta Transforms Its Workplace Culture to Better Serve the Community

The city set out to create an energetic and engaged workforce and foster a culture of creativity, innovation and passion.

Article September 25, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Santa Clarita Court Diversion Program Gives Teens a Second Chance

This innovative program keeps one moment of immature indiscretion from turning into a pattern of criminal behavior that can ruin any hope for a bright future.

Article August 2, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Junior Beach Runners Focus on Fitness in Long Beach

The city is changing the lives of local youth at risk for obesity.

Article August 2, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

South San Francisco Gives Youngsters’ Literacy a Big Lift

An innovative program targets young children.

Article August 2, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Youths DARE to Pay It Forward in Tracy

High school students serve as mentors for younger students.

Article June 25, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Farmersville Delivers Emergency Water to Neighbors

The city stepped up when wells ran dry.

Article May 23, 2018 California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Temecula’s Arts and Culture Support a Thriving Economy

The City of Temecula won the Award for Excellence in the Economic Development Through the Arts category of the 2017 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence program. For more about the awards program, visit www.helenputnam.org.