NUSA Award winners (2024) Offer Practical Ideas for Your Neighborhood



David Burton, community development specialist with University of Missouri Extension, returned from the Neighborhoods USA conference in Lubbock, Texas (held in May) excited about what he learned, new contacts made, and the success of some friends in the awards program. If you work in or with neighborhoods, plan to attend the NUSA conference in May of 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida!

"This year, we had seven attendees from Missouri—two from Springfield! We adopted a few others as Missourians because they are in Neighboring 101," said Burton. "I hope the number of Missourians attending increases again next year."

Winners at the 2024 Neighborhoods USA awards program included one group from Houston, Missouri, which Burton said was extremely exciting. But he was also excited about other first-place winners at NUSA.

See the names, programs and links to more information below about this top award winners at Neighborhoods USA 2024.

Neighborhood of the Year - Physical

1st- Place -- 2023 Tulip City Walls Mural Festival, 3Sixty, Holland, Michigan. Learn more. You can also see a Neighboring 101 video interview with Jake Norris here.

Special Mention - 1000 Words Art Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana. Learn more.

Neighborhood of the Year - Social

1st Place - Lake Como Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Juneteenth Celebration (Fort Worth, Texas). Learn more.

Special Mention - Creating a Unified Community through the power of arts and culture, Floral Park Neighborhood Association, Santa Ana, California. Learn more.

Neighborhood of the Year - Multi-Neighborhood Projects

1st Place - Community Betterment and Arts Council of Houston, Mo.: Roses for National Good Neighbor Day. Learn more.

The Scholars Program at Rose Hill Neighborhood Improvement Association; and Village Communities of Texarkana, TX Learn more.

Best Neighborhood Program of 2023 - Physical

1st Place - Brushstrokes of History by Yana Danzig with The City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Learn more.

Special Mention - Neighborhood Cleanup Program, City of Overland Park, Kansas. Learn more.

Best Neighborhood Program of 2023 - Social

1st Place - Spanish Language Community Police Academy, Pasadena Police Department, Pasadena, California. Learn more.

Special Mention - FORT-ify Neighborhood Accelerator, City of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Learn more.

Newsletters

Printed and digital newsletters related to neighborhoods and neighborhood issues are also recognized.

The winner for Electronic format & Print Format newsletters created by a not-for-profit organization is:

Engaged Neighbor Newsletter, University Of Missouri Extension, Springfield, MO. You can subscribe online here.

Printed neighborhood newsletter: 1st place: Newport Township Community News, Naples Improvement Association Long Beach, CA. Find online here.

Electronic format neighborhood newsletter winner: 1st place: Orchard Hills Neighborhood Quartley Newsletter, Orchard Hills, Garland, TX See the website.

Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) is a national, non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations. Created in 1975 to share information and experiences used to build stronger communities, NUSA continues to encourage networking and information-sharing to facilitate the development of partnerships among neighborhood organizations, government, and the private sector to strengthen every neighborhood. To learn more about the NUSA www.nusa.org.


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Contact the blog author, David L. Burton at dburton541@yahoo.com.

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