Every town has a heart and soul that reflects what residents love about their community and why they choose to live there...

Colonial Beach is embarking on a new Citizen engagement program called Community Heart & Soul which includes everyone within the 22443 zip code. Community Heart & Soul (CH&S) is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. Developed and field-tested over a decade in partnership with more than 100 small cities and towns across America, CH&S is a proven process for engaging a community in shaping its future. CH&S is a “community and economic development process that engages residents in:

• Identifying what they love about their community
• The future they want for their community
• How to achieve it