Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

DONE Newsletters 2007

December 7, 2007

Re: Competition Opens For National Neighborhood Awards

The Board of Directors of Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the 2008 Neighborhood of the Year and Best Neighborhood Program Awards. These awards are a way for NUSA to recognize outstanding neighborhood organizations, government entities and businesses from all across the United States for their work in improving the quality of life in their communities.

Neighborhoods, USA, the largest non-profit grassroots organization in the nation, is committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations. Founded in 1975 to share information and experiences to build stronger communities, NUSA encourages networking as a way to facilitate the development of partnerships between neighborhood organizations, government and the private sector.

The 2008 Neighborhood of the Year Awards program will recognize exceptional accomplishments by neighborhood organizations during 2007. Awards will be given in three categories:

Judging will be based on the extent of innovation, grassroots participation and capacity building exhibited by the nominated organization.

2008 marks the year the Best Neighborhood Program Awards will be presented to  recognize outstanding programs implemented to improve neighborhoods by a governmental entity or business or corporation. Best Neighborhood Program Awards will be given in two categories:

A distinguished panel of judges will select four finalists in each of the awards categories. Finalists will be invited to make presentations at the annual NUSA conference, to be held May 21-24 in Hampton, Virginia. First, second and third place winners will be selected in each category and honored at the conference.

In order to be considered for the 2008 Neighborhood of the Year Award or the Best Neighborhood Program Award, applicants must have completed a noteworthy neighborhood improvement project in 2007 and must submit a completed application with the appropriate fee postmarked by March 1, 2008. Eligibility requirements and application guidelines can be downloaded from the NUSA website, www.nusa.org.

For additional information or questions regarding the Award programs, contact:

For more information about Neighborhoods, USA contact:

For more information about the upcoming NUSA Conference in Hampton, Virginia contact:

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BongHwan Kim, Interim General Manager
done@lacity.org

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
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