Community Building & Engagement | Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain, Inc.

COMMUNITY

BUILDING & ENGAGEMENT

NHSNB’s Community Building & Engagement (CB&E) service supports the development of strong resident leaders to sustain neighborhood groups with the aim of building resilient, vibrant local communities.

WHAT WE DO

IMPROVE

NEIGHBORHOODS

Upon request, we work with neighborhood groups to develop and implement strategies to improve their neighborhoods, build cultures of health, and strengthen community, such as the Historic Homes Tax Credit Workshop held in the Arch Street Area in September 2018, visioning workshops within the schools, and the Trauma-Informed Community Development initiative

SUPPORT RESIDENT LEADERS

We provide resident leadership development opportunities, such as NeighborWorks’ Annual Community Leadership Institute, where resident leaders gain new knowledge and skills through workshops, network with their peers from across the nation, and participate in action planning.

Rep. Jahana Hayes at Spark the Park - NE

BUILD COMMUNITIES

We sponsor or support community-building activities with neighborhood groups, such as Community Clean-Up Days, Build a Better Block celebrations, and the Spark the Park Cleanup with Eblen’s and the City of New Britain in April 2019

Get Involved

Volunteer

WE WORK WITH

CITY

DEPARTMENTS

NON-PROFITS

SCHOOLS

BUSINESSES

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Eblen’s employees teamed up with the North Oak neighborhood and the City of New Britain to clean up Willow St. Park in April 2019 for the Spark the Park event. Eblen’s was founded in New Britain 70 years ago.

Resident Leaders Vicky Ramos and Community Building Director Daria Keyes at the April Spark the Park event.

Resident leaders, YW staff and teens stuff backpacks donated by Walmart and YWCA New Britain following youth party attended by 120 teens

Joey Listro, Executive Director of New Britain Roots, helps children plant seeds at the Spark the Park Clean Up at Willow St. Park in April 2019

QUESTIONS?

For further questions on Community Building & Engagement please contact:

DARIA KEYES

Director of Community Building & Engagement