Annually Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA), a national non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations, recognizes outstanding programs implemented to improve neighborhoods by a governmental entity, business or corporation.
First Place
City of Birmingham, AL
Project: Party With A Purpose
Birmingham, Alabama
An old fashioned block party can yield unprecedented results. The Party with a Purpose is a family-oriented event that promotes the homegrown values we all cherish-strong families, good health, traditional work ethics, non-violence, community service, good neighborhood practices and economic prosperity.
Second Place
City of Monrovia, CA
Project: MAP Leadership Training & Development Academy
Monrovia, California
The Monrovia Area Partnership-Leadership Training & Development (LTD) Academy provides residents with comprehensive training on government services, tools and resources to help develop neighborhood groups. LTD graduates have become neighborhood leaders who have established common goals and are solving a variety of community issues.
Third Place
City of Plano, TX
Project: Love Where You Live
Plano, Texas
Love Where You Live is a neighborhood revitalization initiative that strives to empower and strengthen communities through acts of kindness, outreach and volunteerism by implementing a two-phase approach to address the physical and social concerns facing maturing neighborhoods in Plano.
Finalist
Richland County, SC
Project: Broad River Road Corridor & Community Master Plan
Richland County, South Carolina
The Broad River Road Corridor and Community Study provides a framework for economic redevelopment that integrates land use and transportation policy, strengthens existing neighborhoods and businesses, and builds community consensus around a unified vision for sustainable growth and mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
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