Our biggest successes came from forming an advocacy group made up of community leaders from 10 different communities from northern Prince George’s County. This advocacy group is called Movers and Shakers. The Movers and Shakers have met with elected officials and agency heads seeking to partner in finding solutions to problems and highlight areas of concern for County residents. By working with other community leaders, we have forged strong bonds that open the lines of communications. These bonds allow us to gather information about challenges that all of our communities share and better communicate with officials about the depth and breadth of issues. Our successes have included: stopping a significant loss of revenue due to unreported new development constructions, working on environmental concerns, and informing community members about remedies when community concerns go unaddressed.