Community Engagement

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Comment by Carlos A. Permell on May 26, 2011 at 2:30pm

Lee,

Thanks, I look forward to reading, sharing and getting a few pointers. Hopefully it can aide in taking a critical look at the process rather than externalities. I'll let you and others in the group know how we are progress. Many Thanks!
Carlos

Comment by Lee Cruz on May 25, 2011 at 2:28pm

Carlos,

Good luck with your work. In case it is helpful to you here is a link to the report on what we did and how we impacted the economic and social life of Chatham Square neighborhood in New Haven, CT by identifying and supporting residents who have taken the initiative in making their neighborhood a great place to live, work and play. We used the Health Neighborhood framework taught to me by Marcia Nedland and Michel Schubert. Two years after we stopped working with the neighborhood, which we did for 3 years residents are engaged in creating their own community revitalization with no intervention on our part and minimal financial support from our Foundation. Best of luck on your efforts, please keep us informed. Lee

Comment by Carlos A. Permell on May 25, 2011 at 12:39pm

 I am glad to have discoverd this web site and al that it has to offer. Currently, I'm plugged in to a community economic revitalization process: Mid-North Quality of Life Plan. I'm working with the Housing Action Team to develop a comprehensive hosuing plan as response and the current decimation and disparity in the current stock. It's an intersting ride thus far and I'm sure there is wealth of wisdom in this group that i can pull from hopefully assist. Stay tuned for updates and help.

 

Comment by Kevin O'Meara on June 15, 2010 at 12:15pm

My objective in joining this group is help "connect the dots" in neighborhoods where community groups and local small businesses can each benefit by posting information where local residents are looking. In my mind community engagement means local participation through getting found online in local search sites like Google Maps and Yahoo Local.

Comment by Linda D. Granderson on April 5, 2010 at 4:58pm

Hi all I am happy to join this group. I am now working on a new project to enlist homeowners to get involved with their community by starting off with their block. In West Englewood the foreclosure rate is so high there is not a lot of occupied homes on certain blocks to forms a block club. There are some block where there is 5 occupied homes and 10 vacant homes to the west and 3 occupied homes and 12 vancant homes to the east. Now we are looking for block representatives.

Comment by Tom Austin on February 24, 2010 at 10:18am

Just posted to NeighborWorks news blog some examples of how affordable housing nonprofits are making inroads with their social media. http://bit.ly/bOi4EU

Comment by Reemberto Rodiguez on February 22, 2010 at 3:31pm

Here's yet another new blog that may interest some of you as an example of how one local community is doing 'virtual conversations'... The name of the blog is "Silver Spring Speaks". It can be found HERE

Comment by Reemberto Rodiguez on January 15, 2010 at 3:22pm

Here's one example:

IMPACT Silver Spring, a local grassroots leadership program, in collaboration with Montgomery County (MD) uses a blog to keep up the enthusiasm regarding its 'door knocking' "Neighbors Campaign". See the blog at
http://neighborscampaign.wordpress.com/

Comment by Mark Robinson on December 1, 2009 at 3:49pm

Hi everyone, how is it going? Seems we need to get this discussion up and running again.

Comment by Reemberto Rodiguez on August 11, 2009 at 4:04pm

Hope to see many of us at the NeighborWorks Social Media Symposium next week!

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