NeighborWorks® Week
Each year from the first weekend through the second weekend of June, NeighborWorks® Sacramento joins with over 250 other NeighborWorks organizations to conduct various activities that improve our community, with a focus on neighborhood improvement and supporting homeownership.
Are you or your company interested in volunteering for a community building activity during this week? Please contact us! Below are some recent projects and activities completed during National NeighborWorks Week.
In 2010, NeighborWorks® Sacramento provided materials on our Loan Scam Alert Campaign to several hundred residents at the Oak Park Farmers Market, a project of NeighborWorks® Sacramento. Through this campaign, NeighborWorks® Sacramento provides information, tools and resources to help educate people about loan scams and how to avoid being the victim of these scams.
In 2009, NeighborWorks® Sacramento participated in the "NeighborWorks® Plants!" project by building raised planter boxes for a low-income senior resident in Oak Park. Volunteers built the boxes, added soil and planted tomatoes, peppers and other plants. The neighbor was thrilled to have a new garden and looks forward to participating in the NeighborWorks® "Oak Park Crop Swap" this summer. NeighborWorks® Sacramento also completed a successful Community Clean-up event in South Oak Park, working with volunteers from the Oak Park Neighborhood Association and volunteers from local schools.
In 2008, NeighborWorks® Sacramento participated in three events as part of National NeighborWorks® Week. The first event was a very successful Alley Clean-up Event. NeighborWorks® worked with YouthWORKS (a community leadership program for youth) and Sacramento High School to organize the event. Over 50 community volunteers helped with the clean-up, including youth from YouthWORKS and Sacramento High School and residents involved with Oak Park Neighborhood Association. The group cleaned 12 alleys in South Oak Park. Youth helped provide leadership to the event by conducting outreach, helping with the logistics and helping lead the volunteer teams. The alley clean-up impacted over 250 households (over 1,000 neighbors). NeighborWorks® Sacramento also provided an information table at the event; many residents were interested in learning more about NeighborWorks® Sacramento activities and programs. The second event was staffing one of more than twenty booths at a local 2008 Homeownership Fair. NeighborWorks® Sacramento was able to reach potential first-time homebuyers, provide information about education opportunities, refurbished homes, and the support that is available to residents at any time. Other booths included lenders, real estate agents, realtors, and other education opportunities, including free seminars on-site. The third event was the day-long NeighborWorks® Homebuyer Education workshop for first-time potential homeowners.
