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Last week, Mike and Michael were in New Orleans for the Walk Bike Places 2018 conference by Project for Public Spaces.
They wanted to share to a few programs and projects they found interesting and inspiring. Check it out!
We’re always looking for ideas from all around to share and help influence our work. Let us know what projects, programs, or organizations have inspired you and we’d be happy to share them.
Mayor Stothert has announced her annual series of Town Hall Meetings beginning Monday, September 16th. She will hold one meeting in each of the seven City Council districts. All meetings will begin at 6pm. If you aren’t sure which district you live in, you can check this map. Here is the meeting schedule:
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Omaha NeighborFest is just 4 days aways! The event is from 2pm to 10pm this upcoming Sunday, September 2nd. We wanted to take a moment to share the full program schedule with you ahead of time so you can plan your day around your interests. Below is a list of activities, times, and descriptions. You can also check out the Facebook events for all of these activities here. Stop by the One Omaha tent to get a schedule, a map, and all of your questions answered. See you Sunday!
-Mike
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To help guide the next steps for Omaha’s Neighborhood Associations, the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in coordination with ONE Omaha, is conducting a neighborhood needs assessment. This needs assessment will help to identify strategies that make best use of existing resources and offer the best response to neighborhood conditions.
Registration is now closed for the Fall 2018 Neighborhood Leadership Academy.
Registration is now open for the Fall 2018 Neighborhood Leadership Academy in North Omaha. The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) is a series of workshops focused on building organizational skills to grow capacity in neighborhood leadership.
We are excited to share with you our first quarterly newsletter, Neighborhood News & Views. This edition features information on Omaha NeighborFest, a Congressional Debate hosted by the Southwest Omaha Neighborhood Alliance, our South Omaha Leadership Series, and more.
Last week we wrapped up our South Omaha Leadership Series. 33 leaders in total participated, representing 28 associations and organizations. The series began in April with the Neighborhood Leadership Academy, a series of organizational skills trainings for neighborhood leaders.
The first step to building well-connected communities is creating and supporting opportunities for neighbors to get to know each other.
National Night Out is an annual event hosted by neighborhoods across Omaha with the goals of bringing people together and creating positive experiences between residents, police officers, fire fighters, and local representatives.