In June 1995, the community of Lindsay was named the only unanimous choice as an All-America City for 1995. Some 23 citizens of Lindsay went to Cleveland, Ohio to participate in the finals of the 1995 All-America City Awards. This extremely prestigious award is given annually to the ten cities in the United States which have provided outstanding examples of community problem solving. These cities are recognized not so much for their current status but for their innovation and hard work at identifying and addressing community problems.

This program is sponsored by the National Civic League and the Allstate Foundation. It is anticipated that other cities in America can benefit from the trails blazed by the 1995 All-America Cities. This is Lindsay’s story.

Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California’s rich San Joaquin Valley, Lindsay historically has depended on seasonal agricultural production and processing, with citrus and olive growing as the local mainstay. As the region grew and developed, however, many downtown businesses moved to area malls, and low-income migrant workers settled in Lindsay, resulting in a major ethnic shift from Anglo to Hispanic. Faced with a decaying downtown, a stagnant tax base, an increasingly needy population, and an agriculture-dependent economy, Lindsay began to fight back in 1986, establishing a downtown redevelopment project and founding Healthy Kids-Healthy Lindsay to spearhead education on cultural diversity and deliver health and social services to needy families.

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