Community Organizations
Neighborhoods Partnership Network
Contact info
Nora McGunnigle
504-940-2207
4902 Canal Street, Room 301
New Orleans, LA 70119
Website: http://www.npnnola.com
Classification
Services Offered
Planning District:
4
Ward:
4
Zip Codes:
70119
Boundaries:
Orleans Parish
Council Representative:
Arnie Fielkow, Jackie Clarkson
Police Precinct:
1
President / Director:
Timolynn Sams
Mission:
The Neighborhoods Partnership Network (NPN) is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization consisting of a citywide network of neighborhoods that was established after the Hurricane Katrina disaster to facilitate neighborhood collaboration, increase access to government and information, and strengthen the voices of individuals and communities across New Orleans.
NPN’s mission is to improve the quality of life by engaging New Orleanians in neighborhood revitalization and civic processes. NPN consists of a board of community leaders reflective of neighborhoods throughout the city and a diverse staff immersed in coalition building, public and government relations. NPN envisions a New Orleans where all neighborhoods are a great place to live.
Partners:
See Community Partners Page
For More Info:
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Fax: 504-940-2208
June 5th 2012
NOCOG Community Survey
The New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance has designed this Community Survey to further our examination of the City’s use of our tax dollars, and to determine if the budgeting for outcomes philosophy is actually achieving any results. Please take a moment and complete this survey!
May 30th 2012
Timolynn Sams Honored by NDF
NPN’s Executive Director Timolynn Sams was recently honored with a 2012 Leadership Award from Neighborhood Development Foundation, and today the Times-Picayune profiles Timolynn’s tireless work in community engagement and organizing.
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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