Ways to make YOUR neighborhood better: 2009 Neighborhood Builders Sessions

The Neighborhood Center of Omaha and Council Bluffs invite you to the Neighborhood Builders 2009 Workshop Sessions- “Better Futures Are Built on Better Neighborhoods.”

What: Neighborhood Builders is a community effort led by the Neighborhood Center, The University of Nebraska at Omaha, neighborhood associations, businesses, foundations and private citizens. The goal of the Neighborhood Builders is to help build stronger, healthier neighborhoods in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties by assisting in developing positive local leadership.

Who: Anyone interested in making neighborhoods safe places in which live, work and raise families should participate. These sessions are perfect for new association board members or newly elected leaders.

How: Community leaders, educators, business persons, and your neighbors will facilitate the session blocks. We promise sessions will be interesting and interactive. Our goal is to make these topics useful to you in everyday life. Your newly acquired skills will help at work, home and in your neighborhood community.

2009 Topic Blocks:

• February 2, 2009- Assets in Your Neighborhood

• February 14, 2009- Inclusiveness in Your Neighborhood

• February 21, 2009- Social Advocacy

• February 28, 2009- Conflict Mediation (followed by an open house)

When: Each Saturday during the month of February from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. Continental breakfast and networking session begins at 8:00 am.

Where: The Neighborhood Center
115 South 49th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68132

To register or for more information, please contact, Ronald Abdouch, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Center at (402)561-7582 or rabdouch@mail.unomaha.edu.

About the Neighborhood Center

The Neighborhood Center (NC) is a community-based, neighborhood-driven organization administered by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. NC provides information and assistance to neighborhood associations to enable them to come together and develop their own leadership and decision-making structure and effectively address the issues affecting the quality of life in their communities. NC works directly with residents in the tri-county area, including those who are members of neighborhood associations, homeowners associations, business associations, coalitions, community development corporations, churches, and other not-for-profit groups. The mission of the Neighborhood Center is to build capacity and strengthen neighborhoods throughout Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties.To learn more, visit our website at http://www.unomaha.edu/ncenter/.