UA Community Relations – UA Community Relations

WELCOME TO UA COMMUNITY RELATIONS

The City of Upper Arlington’s Community Relations Committee (CRC) was created by City Council in 2020 to support Upper Arlington as a welcoming community and to promote understanding, mutual respect and a sense of belonging among all residents.

2025 Community Relations Innovation Small Grant Program

Applications Accepted: November 1–December 13, 2024 DOWNLOAD THE FILLABLE APPLICATION FORM HERE The City has begun accepting applications for the 2025 grant cycle for the Community Relations Innovation Small Grant Program. This program is designed to create opportunity spaces for new initiatives, and enhancements to existing community programs and events that advance the welcoming and inclusion goals of the Community…

Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony

10:45 am, Friday, November 8 Veterans Plaza, Mallway Park, 2096 Arlington Avenue The Upper Arlington community has a series of activities planned to honor the members of our community who have served or are serving in the armed forces. This includes: A Veterans Display of WWI and WWII artifacts at Tremont Library throughout the month of November (thanks to the…

UA Juneteenth Ceremony

The City hosted its Third Annual Juneteenth Recognition Program and raising of the Juneteenth flag on Monday, June 17. Our sincere thanks to our keynote speaker - Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO of the Columbus Urban League - for her rousing speech, and to the founder of Urban Strings Columbus, Catherine Willis, and her impressive musicians - Asa Simpson Cole, Joelius Porter, Tia…

Rainbow UA’s UA Pride Event

Members of the Community Relations Committee hosted a UA Welcome Series booth at the 2024 UA Pride event on Sunday, June 9, at Sunny 95 Park. CLICK HERE to view more pictures from this year's event.

Pride Month Flag Raising Ceremony

More than 100 community members joined with members of Upper Arlington City Council, the Community Relations Committee, and the City Administration for Upper Arlington’s third annual Pride Month Flag Raising Ceremony. Upper Arlington Board of Education Member, Lori Trent, served as keynote speaker, Bonnie Erwin from Rainbow UA shared a beautiful poem, and Council President Ukeme Awakessien Jeter presented a…

St. Mark’s Culture & Artisans Fair

The Second Annual St. Mark's Culture & Artisans Fair, held on Saturday, May 4, was a huge success. Click here to enjoy some photos from this year's event.

WE ARE UA

The CRC has focused its work around three core areas of focus

INTERNAL OPERATIONS

The CRC advises the City on how it can better incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion into all elements of city operations. The CRC has already helped guide the City in modifications that we have made to our hiring and purchasing processes. Additionally, the CRC has helped UA Police work on new ways to communicate with the community about policing in our community.

IMPROVING FROM THE INSIDE

The CRC is working to find ways to bring together community organizations and individuals together to support the diverse communities already in Upper Arlington and raise their profile in the community. The CRC helped guide the City’s participation in Black History Month and our work with Upper Arlington Public Library and UA Schools on commemorations of other cultural events.

IMPROVING FROM THE OUTSIDE

The CRC works with the City to explore ways to encourage more people and businesses from underrepresented groups to become part of the Upper Arlington community. The CRC and the City are exploring ways to better understand how to welcome new communities to UA and tell our story.

CONSIDERING UA?

If you are curious about Upper Arlington – maybe you’re even considering moving here – we’d love to know what questions you have, what attributes you are looking for in a community and what resources you’d like us to connect you to. Please complete the email form below using the subject line “Considering UA.”