Glossary definition

There is no commonly agreed definition of community engagement, and many definitions of the term exist.
However, it seems that in simplified terms community engagement is a strategic process of working collaboratively with community groups to address issues that impact the well-being of those groups.
The goal of community engagement is to better engage the community to achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes, processes, relationships, discourse, decision-making, or implementation.
To be successful, community engagement must encompass strategies and processes that are sensitive to the community-context.