How well do you know your neighborhood and the people who live in it? It’s a question worth exploring, and the answers may surprise you.
ONE Omaha recently conducted a visioning workshop for the Morton Meadows Neighborhood Association (MMNA). This active group, which is home to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, runs from Center to Leavenworth streets and from 42nd Street to Saddle Creek Road.
ONE Omaha and friends will host the first installment of Omaha SOUP – a fundraising competition for community improvement projects – Oct. 17 at the Hot Shops Art Center.
During the competition, a select group of neighborhood advocates will make Shark Tank-style pitches for community improvement projects.
Attendees will make a donation at the door, which gives them access to soup, sides, drinks and a voting ballot. After listening to the pitches, they will vote for their favorite project. The three projects that receive the most votes will receive a tiered percentage of funds raised that evening to help with implementation.
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The mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is to make streets safer for all who walk, cycle, play, drive and ride.
The Little Free Pantry was an idea that started in May of 2016 in Fayetteville, AR, to support those dealing with food insecurity. The goal of this project was to bring the community together to provide easily accessible foods and goods to local individuals in need.
The premiere Neighborhood Leadership Academy session was a success!
Seventeen community leaders attended a 2 hour workshop at UNO CEC.
When asked ‘What did you like best about today’s session?’ One participant said, “Engaging conversation driven through experience. Provided tips and posters from an applied perspective with good ideas that are often left untouched in similar community engagement type workshops.”
Neighborhoods USA conference (NUSA) early registration is open!
The City of Omaha is proud to host the 42nd Annual Neighborhoods, USA Conference (NUSA) May 24th-27th and YOU are invited! NUSA is a national organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhoods. The yearly conferences attract neighborhood leaders from across the country, as well as internationally, to share ideas and experiences with the goal of building stronger and more vibrant communities.
To my dearly beloved Omahans,
My heart skips a beat when I think about all the hours you invest to make me a better place. Every effort you make to bring neighbors together, every minute you spent worrying and acting on a concern to help the well being of yourself and your neighbors, and every single time you had an instinct to act on the right choice for me and all Omahans.
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Register today and join hundreds of people who are passionate about improving neighborhoods and building stronger communities. Gather together to share information with one another, attend and actively participate in educational workshops, tour neighborhoods and recognize achievements of neighborhoods across the nation. Early bird registration ends April 15th.
