Polk Vision was established in 2003 to bring residents together with public, private, and civic leaders to examine and address critical issues facing Polk County. Following months of research and collaboration, the countywide Community Vision was adopted in August of 2004.
Today, Polk Vision continues to provide central coordination to align the work of hundreds of volunteers working to achieve the shared Vision for Polk County.
Polk Vision is governed by a Board of Directors which oversees the Operating Board in its leadership of Teams working collaboratively on a range of complex issues within designated Areas of Focus.
The work is dynamic and requires continuous learning and adaptive solutions in addressing a range of complex issues. Polk Vision refers to this as our LEADS process: Learn all we can about an issue, Engage community partners knowledgeable and passionate about the issue, Align resources to address the issue, Develop plans that will result in systemic change and, Sustain achieved outcomes through continuous monitoring.
This countywide collaborative process provides the following advantages:
Every LEADS Team is focused on achieving long-term outcomes as identified within the Community Vision. Team members are assigned an issue, select relevant strategies, and develop tactics to achieve measurable improvements with the goal of improving Quality of Life for everyone in Polk County.
