Where is PB happening in North America? Check out where you can get involved here.
Orange dots = Current PB processes you can volunteer with.
Find yourself! Hover over points on the map, or scroll down below the map to get contact information for that place's participatory budgeting.
Explore the map above to see if your city is doing PB! Depending on where you live, you may be able to take part in PB in your community.
See below for listed information on how to participate in the existing PB processes in North America. Even if you don’t live in one of these communities, you’re always welcome to visit and observe PB in action.
Don't see your city here? Click here to add YOUR PB process. And ANYONE can participate in PBP’s donor-led PB process – PB2.
UNITED STATES
Boston, Massachusetts: Youth Lead the Change
- Funds: $1 Million
- Website: http://youth.boston.gov/youth-lead-the-change/
- Type: Citywide Youth Process
Buffalo, New York
- Funds: $150,000
- Website: https://www.cacwny.org/campaigns/participatory-budgeting/
- Type: 1 Council District
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Funds: $500,000
- Website: http://pb.cambridgema.gov/volunteer2
- Type: Citywide Process
Chicago, Illinois: PB Chicago
- Funds: $5 Million
- Website: http://www.pbchicago.org/get-involved.html
- Type: 7 Wards & 1 High School
Cleveland, Ohio: Ballot Box Project - Arts Funding
- Website: http://www.ballotboxproject.org/
- Type: District
Greensboro, North Carolina
- Funds: $500,000
- Website: greensboropb.org
- Type: Citywide
Hartford, Connecticut
- Website: http://www.hartforddecides.org/get-involved
- Type: Citywide Process
Long Beach, California
- Funds: $250,000
- Website: http://www.pblongbeach.org
- Type: 2 Council Districts (including 1 Youth Process)
New York City, NY: PBNYC
- Funds: $33+ Million
- Website: http://pbnyc.org
- Type: 31 City Council Districts
San Francisco, California
- Website: http://sfpbd10.sfgov.org
- Type: 2 Council Districts
San Jose, California
- Funds: $50,000
- Website: District 2: https://d2bernalbaileypb.wordpress.com/ // District 3: http://d3decides.com/get-involved/
- Type: 2 Districts
Seattle, Washington
- Website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/programs-and-services/seattle-participatory-budgeting
- Type: Citywide
St Louis, Missouri: PBSTL Ward 27
- Funds: $100,000
- Website: http://pbstl.com/getinvolved
- Type: 1 Council District
Vallejo, California
- Website: www.pbvallejo.org
- Type: Citywide Process
CANADA
Dieppe, New Brunswick
- Funds: $300,000
- Website: http://www.dieppe.ca/en/servicesmunicipaux/Participatory-Budget-.asp
- Type: Citywide Process
Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Website:http://wayemason.ca/pbfaq/
- Type: 2 Council Districts
Hamilton, Ontario
- Funds: $1 Million
- Website: http://www.pbward2.ca
- Type: Citywide Process
Peterborough, Edmonton
- Website: http://www.peterborough.ca
- Type: Citywide
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
- Website: http://www.ville.saint-basile-le-grand.qc.ca/vie-democratique/
- Type: Citywide
Toronto, Ontario
- Funds: $8 Million
- Website: Ward: http://www1.toronto.ca/ // Housing:
- http://www.torontohousing.ca/pbType: Three Wards and Toronto Community Housing (public housing)
Participate in PB
Does your community do PB? If so, you may be able to take part by sharing your ideas, developing proposals, and voting!
But even if your local administrators aren't doing PB, you can still be involved in the movement for direct democracy and local control of public funds.
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Organize & Advocate for PB
Find out how to start a PB process with your elected officials, schools, universities, public agencies, and community groups.
Volunteer with PBP
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Jobs & Internships
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Contact Us
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Engaging thousands of people in budgeting is not easy, so we strive to provide materials and resources for local PB organizers and participants. If you're organizing to win PB in your community, feel free to draw on these materials to make your case. If you already have PB, you can use them to spread the word and improve your process. If you know of other materials that you think we should share, let us know.