The David Mathews Center for Civic Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt corporation. The Center’s purpose is to foster infrastructure, habits, and capacities for more effective civic engagement and innovative decision-making. The Mathews Center is focused on how citizens create political will and sustain innovative community decisions.

American Village Chapel

The Mathews Center currently has offices in Northport, AL and on the University of Alabama Campus. A working relationship with American Village at Montevallo is central to the Center’s work.


For further information about programs, contact Lane Busby McLelland at:
Telephone: 1-205-348-2642
Fax: 1-205-348-8417
E-Mail: lbmclelland@as.ua.edu

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    To think of politics as a public activity changes the very meaning of politics. Politics becomes the art of making productive relationships among diverse people rather than just passing legislation or electing representatives. — David Mathews, Politics for People

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