New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

November 7th 2011

New Website Provides Resources and Tools to Increase Public Engagement in Community and Neighborhood Health Improvement Efforts

Media Contact:
Mary M. Fein
(504) 301-9814

New Website Provides Resources and Tools to Increase Public Engagement in Community and Neighborhood Health Improvement Efforts

New Orleans – November 7, 2011 – To create greater community awareness of factors that influence personal and community health outcomes in New Orleans, the Neighborhood Partnership Network (NPN), Concordia, LLC, and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) announced today the launch of the Healthy NOLA Neighborhoods website that offers resources and tools to help increase public engagement in community health improvement activities.

The new site, http://www.HealthyNola.org, was developed with guidance from local neighborhood and community organizations, community planning experts and public health professionals. Funding for the development and current support for the web-based resource was provided by the Kresge Foundation, Troy Michigan.

The HealthyNola.org website provides health data and information at the city level as well as some detailed information at the neighborhood level. Visitors to the site can also find information about services located in their neighborhood, neighborhood crime rates, air quality, education rates, community gardens, and more.

“This website supports civic engagement and better informed community health decision-making. It not only provides community information, but also access to promising community health innovations from across the country,” said Joe Kimbrell, CEO of LPHI.

In addition to neighborhood-based data, the site also offers links to local and national organizations that support healthy community activities, planning tools, health news, and more than 1,500 evidence-based community success stories from across the country, to inspire and inform residents and community leaders.

“The Healthy NOLA Neighborhoods website will help anyone who has worked to recover and sustain their neighborhood to know and understand their neighborhood’s needs without struggling to access needed data, information, and tools to do their work more efficiently and effectively. Whether they seek project ideas for writing grants or neighborhood figures to track community progress, HealthyNola.org will be a welcomed and much-needed addition to the neighborhood-leader-toolbox,” said Timolynn Sams, Executive Director of NPN.

A primary goal of the HealthyNola.org initiative is to provide residents with neighborhood-based tools and information that educate visitors about multiple factors that influence community health, while empowering community leaders and planners to use data and best practices to make informed changes that support healthy and resilient neighborhoods. Special features of the site include interactive community maps that allow neighborhood by neighborhood comparisons and visual tools that rate neighborhoods on more than 120 data metrics across health, social, economic, education, transportation, and environmental factors.

“I support the goals of HealthyNola.org, which seeks to link and leverage resources across New Orleans,” said City Health Commissioner Dr. Karen DeSalvo. “We look forward to working with LPHI as they continue this innovative project.”

For more information about the program, visit http://www.HealthyNola.org, or contact Eric Baumgartner at (504) 301-9800.

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October 10th 2011

Forum with State Senate Candidates Specific to New Orleans East Community - Wed. Oct. 12, 6:00 pm

NEWS RELEASE | VILLAGES OF THE EAST COALITION

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2011
Contact: Minh Nguyen; , (504) 253-6000

VILLAGES OF THE EAST COALITION HOSTS PUBLIC FORUM WITH STATE SENATE CANDIDATES SPECIFIC TO THE NEW ORLEANS EAST COMMUNITY
Forum will offer space for attendees to ask questions of the candidates

New Orleans – The Villages of the East Coalition is hosting a State Senate Candidates Forum with Senators J.P. Morrell and Cynthia Willard-Lewis on issues specific to New Orleans East. The forum is open to public, which will provide the candidates the space to report what they have done in the Senate, give their current analysis, and explain the next steps on how they will work with the community to improve the conditions in New Orleans East. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at Sarah T. Reed High School Auditorium, 5316 Michoud Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70129.

The candidates will be asked to discuss their plans on how they will work with the New Orleans East community to improve the education, economic, environmental, infrastructural, health, housing and transportation issues in New Orleans East. They will also be asked to discuss how they plan to work with the Villages of the East Coalition to create opportunities that will prepare the young people of New Orleans East to participate and successfully engage the New Orleans community and in the 21st century economy and society. The candidates will also be answering questions from the public.

A participant in the Villages of the East Coalition noted, “We know there are a lot of questions we need to answer as we work towards building a brighter future for New Orleans East, but we can’t do it alone.”

Minh Nguyen, Executive Director of Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association (VAYLA) comments, “This forum will be different from many of the other meetings with candidates. It will not be a debate. Instead it will be a forum and a space where we the community can ask questions and hear what their views are on the issues we care about most in our community and what they plan to do about it.”

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Villages of the East Coalition is a multiethnic group of community leaders residing in and around the Michoud are in New Orleans East who came together to build a community that fosters safety, enrichment and opportunities for neighborhood youth. The Coalition is comprised of representatives from the Maple Ridge, Oak Island, Village de l’Est, and Willowbrook Neighborhood Associations, Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (MQVNCDC), Metropolitan Youth Foundation, New Orleans East Charter Academies (NOECA), Vietnamese Initiative in Economic Training (VIET), and parents and other community members with organizational support from the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association (VAYLA), Puentes New Orleans, and Neighborhoods Partnership Network (NPN).

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October 6th 2011

Tickets Now on Sale for Third Annual Mid-City Porch Crawl

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2011

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR THIRD ANNUAL MID-CITY PORCH CRAWL
Unique event delivers a distinctly adult trick-or-treating experience for a good cause

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization cordially invites you for some Adults-Only Trick or Treatin’ at their 3rd annual Porch Crawl on Friday, October 21st. The weekend before the kids get to have their fun going door-to-door for goodies, the adults will show them how it’s done at the Mid-City Porch Crawl.

Starting from Ralph’s on the Park, groups of revelers will stroll through the City Park neighborhood visiting six unique porches. Amidst these stunning homes and gardens, Trick or Treaters will enjoy cocktails, beer, and wine from Mid-City Yacht Club, Evangeline Lounge, Finn McCool’s, Bayou Beer Garden, Clever Wine Bar and New Orleans Rum. Culinary delights will be provided by Crescent City Pie & Sausage, Katie’s, Juicy Lucy, and more. Costumes are strongly encouraged.
The Porch Crawl is the primary fundraiser for the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization, one of the most active neighborhood groups in New Orleans. Last year, more than 100 people participated in the Porch Crawl. Past attendees say it’s not just an opportunity for Mid-City residents to meet their neighbors, but a night for forming friendships.

This year’s participants will meet at 6:30 pm at Ralph’s on the Park, 900 City Park Avenue, to start the Crawl. At the end of the route, groups will return to Ralph’s to continue the fun at an exclusive After-Party. In addition to the food and beverage donors, this event is made possible thanks to the support of The Haunted Mortuary, Whitney Bank, Capital One Bank, and Hooley Inc.
Tickets are available at http://www.MCNO.org, and all proceeds benefit the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization.

About Mid-City: The Mid-City neighborhood, which stretches from Tulane Avenue to Orleans Avenue and from City Park Avenue to Broad Street, has been recognized as one of the most historically and architecturally intact and diverse neighborhoods in the entire Southeast. Since Katrina, the neighborhood is becoming even more vibrant than before the storm, with New Orleans icons such as Mandina’s, Liuzza’s, and Endymion, along with new businesses and residents arriving daily.

About MCNO: The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization is a civic group active in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. The organization’s main goal is to improve the quality of life for all citizens within its boundaries. In pursuit of this goal, MCNO has been an active voice in the rebuilding of Mid-City following the levee failures that flooded the area in August 2005.

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November 7th 2011

New Website Provides Resources and Tools to Increase Public Engagement in Community and Neighborhood Health Improvement Efforts

Media Contact:
Mary M. Fein
(504) 301-9814

New Website Provides Resources and Tools to Increase Public Engagement in Community and Neighborhood Health Improvement Efforts

New Orleans – November 7, 2011 – To create greater community awareness of factors that influence personal and community health outcomes in New Orleans, the Neighborhood Partnership Network (NPN), Concordia, LLC, and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) announced today the launch of the Healthy NOLA Neighborhoods website that offers resources and tools to help increase public engagement in community health improvement activities.

The new site, http://www.HealthyNola.org, was developed with guidance from local neighborhood and community organizations, community planning experts and public health professionals. Funding for the development and current support for the web-based resource was provided by the Kresge Foundation, Troy Michigan.

The HealthyNola.org website provides health data and information at the city level as well as some detailed information at the neighborhood level. Visitors to the site can also find information about services located in their neighborhood, neighborhood crime rates, air quality, education rates, community gardens, and more.

“This website supports civic engagement and better informed community health decision-making. It not only provides community information, but also access to promising community health innovations from across the country,” said Joe Kimbrell, CEO of LPHI.

In addition to neighborhood-based data, the site also offers links to local and national organizations that support healthy community activities, planning tools, health news, and more than 1,500 evidence-based community success stories from across the country, to inspire and inform residents and community leaders.

“The Healthy NOLA Neighborhoods website will help anyone who has worked to recover and sustain their neighborhood to know and understand their neighborhood’s needs without struggling to access needed data, information, and tools to do their work more efficiently and effectively. Whether they seek project ideas for writing grants or neighborhood figures to track community progress, HealthyNola.org will be a welcomed and much-needed addition to the neighborhood-leader-toolbox,” said Timolynn Sams, Executive Director of NPN.

A primary goal of the HealthyNola.org initiative is to provide residents with neighborhood-based tools and information that educate visitors about multiple factors that influence community health, while empowering community leaders and planners to use data and best practices to make informed changes that support healthy and resilient neighborhoods. Special features of the site include interactive community maps that allow neighborhood by neighborhood comparisons and visual tools that rate neighborhoods on more than 120 data metrics across health, social, economic, education, transportation, and environmental factors.

“I support the goals of HealthyNola.org, which seeks to link and leverage resources across New Orleans,” said City Health Commissioner Dr. Karen DeSalvo. “We look forward to working with LPHI as they continue this innovative project.”

For more information about the program, visit http://www.HealthyNola.org, or contact Eric Baumgartner at (504) 301-9800.

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August 31st 2011

Volunteers needed for neighborhood surveys

Have you ever seen a study for our neighborhood and said, “That’s not right! I wish I could do a study of the neighborhood myself.” Here is your chance.

Copy the link below to learn the who, what and why of creating a neighborhood property survey: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1105780001694-170/NEIGHBORHOOD+SURVEY+recruitment+piece+TN.pdf

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August 31st 2011

Non-profit organization seeks coordinators

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES

U.S. Biennial, Inc, a non-profit organization, seeks a Volunteer Coordinator for the Prospect.2 New Orleans Biennial. This is a contract position, beginning September 2011 through the end of January 2012.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person that will help us galvanize the people of New Orleans to take part in and become part of Prospect.2 New Orleans, the second iteration of the international arts biennial that took the city with storm in 2008. H/She will design and implement a volunteer program that will train and assign individuals as greeters for the opening events, assisting museum groups, general visitors, artists and press; and as docents in the different venues.

The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the Hospitality and Education
Coordinators, interviewing and establishing schedules for volunteers, including local graduate and undergraduate students in the fine arts for docent positions. H/She will have an adequate departmental budget to cover all materials, meals, and transportation costs, and will receive full acknowledgment in the catalog and all appropriate printed materials for this key contribution to Prospect.2 New Orleans.

Founded by the curator Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is one of the leading biennials of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world in settings that are both historic and culturally exceptional, and contributes to the cultural economy of New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf region by spurring cultural tourism and bringing international attention to the area’s vibrant visual arts community.

Prospect.2 is scheduled to open to the public on October 22, 2011, and will be on view until January 29, 2012. The current list of artists includes 27 artists from ten countries, including the United States, France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Chile, and Vietnam.
In keeping with Prospect’s commitment to the promotion of the visual art community in New Orleans, this year’s biennial will feature work by several artists who live and work in the city, as well as a variety of site-specific projects inspired by the city’s distinctive history and culture and conceived specifically for the city of New Orleans.

The fee for this position is $12,000. Because this is a limited time contract, candidates are required to arrange their own health insurance and payroll tax deductions.

For more information please contact Ashley Chavis at .

HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
This is a contract position, beginning September 2011 through the end of January 2012. The ideal candidate is someone who can manage a number of discrete but interconnected tasks simultaneously, who has experience
working within or in collaboration with the New Orleans’ tourism industry, and who is oriented toward a position in the field of cultural tourism.

Founded by the curator Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is one of the leading biennials of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world in settings that are both historic and culturally exceptional, and contributes to the cultural economy of New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf region by spurring cultural tourism and bringing international attention to the area’s vibrant visual arts community.

Prospect.2 is scheduled to open to the public on October 22, 2011, and will be on view until January 29, 2012. The current list of artists includes 27 artists from ten countries, including the United States, France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Chile, and Vietnam. In keeping with Prospect’s commitment to the promotion of the visual art community in New Orleans, this year’s biennial will feature work by several artists who live and work in the city, as well as a variety of site-specific projects inspired by the city’s distinctive
history and culture and conceived specifically for the city of New Orleans.

The duties and responsibilities of the Hospitality Coordinator are as follows, with time proportioned roughly according to the following percentages:

40% will be devoted to organizing and managing travel arrangements, flight and
hotel reservations, for all guests of Prospect.2 New Orleans, especially artists but also including VIPs, Trustees, and media. This includes overseeing the actual
expenditures and bookkeeping for travel, maintaining regular contact with the
hotels/b&b’s/guest houses and coordinating with the New Orleans CVB and
NOTMC.

30% will be spent working with the Development Director of U.S. Biennial to
identify and coordinate all travel requirements for Patrons, Museum Groups and
other VIP visitors during the Prospect.2 Inaugural Events, and to make sure that all activities involving those guests are coordinated with appropriate staff and liaisons.
This includes preparing a centralized list of all dinners, private parties and other
events not open to the public. 30% will be spent supervising and training the Prospect.2 ticketing system and staff and, in collaboration with the Volunteer Coordinator, the volunteers who will assist in visitor services.

Qualifications for this position include a master’s degree or equivalent
professional background in the field of tourism. Candidate must have a basic
competence level within the field of contemporary visual art, and to have had at least one full year professional experience working in the New Orleans hospitality industry. Candidates are required to provide at least two letters of recommendation attesting to interest, skills and experience, one of which must be from a previous employer.

The fee for this position is $12,000. Because this is a limited time contract,
candidates are required to arrange their own health insurance and payroll tax deductions.

For more information please contact Ashley Chavis at .

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