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What
is the Housing and Neighborhoods Division?
The neighborhood organizing component of the Housing and
Neighborhoods Division was created by the City of Riverside
in 2001 to increase and improve communication between the
City and its neighborhoods. The
office encourages citizen participation through neighborhood organizing.
In 2006 the Housing and Community Development Division was merged
with the Office of Neighborhoods becoming the Housing and
Neighborhoods Division. In addition to community organizing
the Division also focuses on community development through Federal
Funded Programs (Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Housing
Opportunities for People With Aids (HOPWA), Emergency Shelter Grants
(ESG), and Housing.
What
does the Housing and Neighborhoods Division do?
The Housing and Neighborhoods provides free information and support to
residents interested in working together to improve their neighborhoods
through community organizing and programs and services federally
funded.
What
can Housing and Neighborhoods do to help your neighborhood?
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Provide
a "Neighborhood
Organizing Toolkit" and neighborhood organizing
support.
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Offer
leadership training through a yearly Neighborhood
Leadership and Neighborhood
Conference.
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Assistance
in applying for a Neighborhood
Matching Grant for neighborhood projects. As
a neighborhood group, you are eligible to apply for up
to $1,000 in matching grant funds.
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Staff
the Riverside
Neighborhood Partnership.
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Implement
the Annual Neighborhood
Awards Programs.
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Be
the point of contact at City Hall to help your neighborhood
get the answers it needs.
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Assist
in identifying resources to help the neighborhood take
on projects and tackle issues.
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Provide
assistance in writing neighborhood newsletters, setting
up neighborhood web sites,
and establishing phone trees.
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Provide
opportunities for your neighborhood to network and share
information with other Riverside neighborhood organizations.
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Share
news and program information of interest to the neighborhood
on an on-going basis.
What
is a Neighborhood Organization?
It's a group of neighbors who organize, formally or informally, to help
improve the quality of life in their neighborhood.
What
does a Neighborhood Organization do?
There is power in numbers! Your neighborhood's unified voice at
City Hall will not only work to get needed city services like street
lights, traffic control and graffiti removal but also help City Hall
better understand and focus on your neighborhood's unique concerns.
Neighborhood organizations pull residents together to prevent crime,
reduce blight, and tackle issues that threaten neighborhood stability. They
also take on beautification projects and help you meet your neighbors. You
will make friends and have fun in the process.
Development
Department Staff
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Eva Yakutis
Housing and Neighborhoods Manager |
Hilda Gonzalez
Project
Assistant (Bilingual Spanish) |
Lucelia
Rodriguez
Senior Office Specialist
(Bilingual Spanish) |
Housing and Neighborhoods
Mission Statement
The
mission of the Office of Neighborhoods is to be an advocate/liaison
for neighborhoods at city hall and to provide support to the Riverside
Neighborhood Partnership. The
Office of Neighborhoods provides neighborhood organizing support
and a direct link between neighborhood groups and the services
and resources available to them in addressing quality of life
issues at the neighborhood level. |
