Great results for Great Neighborhoods!

Thirty-seven people from 17 Lincoln, Nebraska, neighborhoods made up the first graduating class of Great Neighborhoods!, a training program to increase the capacity of associations and their leaders. The program is the first of its kind for the city, which is the Heartland Center’s home base.

Leadership workshops covering eight key areas were held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings once a month from September through December. Participants gave the trainers and the materials extremely high marks, and most indicated that they would have appreciated more time in class. A post-program evaluation is now underway to determine how the series might be improved when it is offered again in the fall of 2003.

Great Neighborhoods! is a collaborative effort between the Heartland Center, the Urban Development Department and Neighborhoods, Inc., with major funding provided by the Woods Charitable Fund. For more information about the design and delivery of the program, contact
B. J. McGee at 402-474-7667 or 800-927-1115.

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