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Community CHARM
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https://www.communitycharm.org/

Bringing scenario planning to Texas and beyond through innovative products, workshops, and educational programs. Part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Wishing you a warm, joyful holiday season. Grateful for the communities and partners we get to work with all year long.

#HappyHolidays #SeasonGreetings #Gratitude #CommunityImpact
December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Aidan Keel, Ron Dalumpines, and Steve Mikulencak joined leaders and partners from across the Texas A&M University System in College Station to discuss strategies for advancing rural resilience across Texas at the 2025 Rural Resilience Summit!
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s summer, summer, summertime!🧺 From lively conversations to shared laughs, it was a truly refreshing afternoon at our recent team picnic. Here's to a season full of collaboration and success! #TeamAppreciation #SummerFun #Colleagues
August 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
As a follow-up to the Sabine Parish Resiliency Workshop, CHARM led a Project Identification Exercise in Zwolle, LA, supporting the community’s upcoming update of the Sabine Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Elevate your leadership with experts in the community planning industry, including Matthew Festa, JD, Ataul Hannan, P.E., CFM, and Dr. Sheri Smith, PhD, AICP. #texas #communityplanning #cityplanning #apa #aicp

Date: April 23, 2025 – May 28, 2025

Time: Every Wednesday 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
April 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Always ask yourself: what would Jane Jacobs do? #janejacobs #communityplanning #resilienceplanning #charm #texas
April 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are excited to welcome CJ to our team! He brings over 15 years of experience in design and creative media, including photography and videography. He will support taking CHARM's visual identity to the next level in all promotional and awareness campaigns and activities. #communityplanning
April 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
CHARM held an exciting Resiliency Workshop in Zwolle, LA. CHARM introduced attendees to FEMA Base Level Engineering flood hazard data and helped prepare them for an upcoming update to their Hazard Mitigation Plan.
March 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Texas Citizen Planner is offering a brand-new planning course for local and appointed officials.

*Planning topics & trends
*How to use planning tools
*Legal & technical knowledge
*Expert-led training
*1.5 CEUs for CFM

Learn more & register at: citizenplanner.tamu....
Onsite Course - Texas Citizen Planner Program
The upcoming Texas Citizen Planner Program is a 6-session training course for local, appointed officials, and other planning-related professionals. This program will cover planning concepts every local official needs to know, including: Planning topics and trends for a positive community vision and quality of life How to use planning tools to improve development Legal and technical aspects of planning     Next Available Course Date & Time: April 23, 2025 – May 28, 2025, every Wednesday 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Location: Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) 3555... Read More →
citizenplanner.tamu.edu
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
87% of you wanted to compare single-family development with mixed-use, so please find the graph below. To obtain a detailed fiscal analysis for a community of your interest, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Felix Landry at [email protected]....
March 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Extension Disaster Education Network announced the 2025 grant recipients--and Kelsey Johnson and the CHARM team are one of the five!
March 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the promotion of Crystal Lugo to Assistant Program Director. Her commitment and contributions have been invaluable to the team's success. #leadership #texas
March 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tim Jenkins of Langford Community Management Services attended a CHARM (http://www.community... ) workshop and had an enriching experience: “The success of the recent workshop in Caldwell County validates CHARM's crucial function in bridging urban development with hazard mitigation...."
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March 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Jane Jacobs, author of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” stated: “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”

#janejacobs #cityplanning #planners #gis #charm #communitycharm
February 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CHARM’s Felix Landry, along with Olsson’s Brennan P. Kane, Assoc. AIA, will host a session discussing the intersection of fiscal analysis and place making. If you’ve ever wondered how social infrastructure impacts the fiscal sustainability of your city, you will find this session rewarding.
February 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Texas A&M's Texas Community Watershed Partners is seeking a talented and creative Copywriter to join our team. Craft compelling and engaging content for a variety of platforms. Apply now at: www.communitycharm.o... ✍️ #CopywriterJobs #ContentWriter #TexasJobs #CreativeJobs
February 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
CHARM is constantly planning for disaster preparedness and recovery…but is always hoping for blue skies. So, it’s no surprise CHARM is now on @bsky.app @communitycharm.bsky.social. Follow us! #bluesky #blueskies #disasterpreparedness
February 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
CHARM welcomes Michelle Peters as the new UX Design Lead. We're excited to have her join the team and bring her creativity and extensive experience to this important role. #leadership #texas #uxdesign #charm #communityplanning
February 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity: apply for the Graphic Designer 🎨 position at Texas A&M! Use your creativity to shape product launches, branding concepts, and visual elements.

Apply today at: www.communitycharm.o...

#graphicdesigner #JobOpportunity #TexasJobs
February 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Join CHARM's Elizabeth Savage, along with Richard Wade of Texas Water Development Board, Keith Owens of Fugro, and Suzanne Pierce, Ph.D. of Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin, in exploring the implementation of digital #twinning--
January 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join Elizabeth Savage, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s CHARM Project Director, at the Water for Texas Conference, hosted by Texas Water Development Board, to discuss water topics like water science and technology, drought, and flood. Learn more at waterfortexas.twdb.t....
#WaterforTX2025 #charm
January 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CHARM (www.communitycharm.org) led a workshop in Martindale, TX addressing future development in relation to flood risks. Participants also explored how communities can collaborate to implement higher development standards. #development #communityplanning #housing #land
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As a recent recipient of the EDEN Mini-Grant, CHARM is working with DAR of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to produce and distribute 10,000-meter U.S. National Grid (USNG) maps for the State of Texas.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
CHARM (www.communitycharm.org) ran another successful Project Identification Exercise (PIE) in Port of Bay City Matagorda Harbour. The City had an opportunity to look at the new FEMA Base Level Engineering to visualize and consider steps in reducing flood risks.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM