Each year the Neighborhoods, USA Board of Directors recognizes the commitment and work of neighborhoods in awarding the “Neighborhood of the Year” recipients. The “Neighborhood of the Year” award has been presented since 1984 as a collective “thank you” for the hard work undertaken by neighborhoods to improve their communities. The 2012 winners for these awards are as follows:

Physical Revitalization – Single Neighborhood

First Place & Grand Prize Winner

California Heights Home & Garden Tour

California Heights Neighborhood Association
Long Beach, California

Second Place

Bungalowfest – A Children’s Cancer Center Charity Event

Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association
St. Petersburg, Florida

Third Place

Densmore Pathway Project

Echo Lake Neighborhood Association
Shoreline, Washington

Finalist

Shaw Clarke Underpass Project

Shaw Clarke Neighborhood Association
Fort Worth, Texas

Social Revitalization – Single Neighborhood

First Place

Pancakes in the Park

Fairmount Neighborhood Association
Fort Worth, Texas

Second Place

Movies on the Boulevard

Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association
Little Rock, Arkansas

Second Place

Shadow Wood Neighborhood Watch

Shadow Wood Neighborhood
Coral Springs, Florida

Finalist

A World of Difference…International Parade & Taste the Difference

Lafayette Square Area Coalition
Indianapolis, Indiana

Multi-Neighborhood Partnerships

First Place

Neighborhood University

Wichita Independent Neighborhoods, Inc.
Wichita, Kansas

Second Place

Millersville Project Greenspace: Gateway & Village Transformation

Millersville at Fall Creek Valley, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indianaa

A neighborhood that has long suffered from urban decay decides to take back its streets, create a positive new neighborhood identity,
and pull everyone together to create new and uplifting celebrations and traditions.