Washington Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Dist.

NUSA / Neighborhood Partners

Involving Residents in Providing Quality City Services

Neighborhood Partners

1. Involving Residents in Providing Quality Ctiy Services
2. Building Inclusive Neighborhoods
3. Schools that Educate All Our Children
4. Building Cultural Bridges
5. "At Home in Madison" - Neighborhoods Working With Business...
6. Working Together for a Change...
7. Playing to Our Strengths: How Madison Uses Its Assets...
8. Human Services with Neighborhood Residents in Mind
9. Building Grassroots Coalitions Across Neighborhoods
10. Effective Collaborations: How to Build Them, How to Sustain Them
11. Community-Oriented Government from a Neighborhood Perspective


1. Involving Residents in Providing Quality City Services
This workshop showed how cities large and small can be more responsive to neighborhoods in the services they provide. San Francisco, Fort Wayne and West St. Paul are enhancing neighborhoods by involving residents in decisions about everything from trash pick up to fixing deteriorating housing.
Chad Loshbaugh
Neighborhood Development Director
1616 Humboldt Avenue
West St. Paul, MN 55118
(651) 552-4142

Christine Falvey
Public Information Officer, Department of Public Works
1 dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 554-6931
christine_falvey@ci.sf.ca.us

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2. Building Inclusive Neighborhoods
This workshop gave you action steps and tools to: 1) learn about racism, 2) increase self-awareness through exercises, listening and sharing, and 3) develop strategies to make a difference. Crayons were provided!
Anna Ginsburg
Director, Neighborhood Stabilization Team
1200 Market Street, Room 418
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 622-4628
ginsburga@stlouiscity.com

Mavis Thompson
NUSA Board Member, Certified Dismantling Racism Facilitator for the National Conference
3510 Dodier
St. Louis, MO 63107

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3. Schools That Educate All Our Children
As we build neighborhoods we must pay attention to the educational needs of our children. They are our most precious resource, and yet each day we allow our existing educational systems to fail them. Howard Fuller, former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools and distinguished professor of education, shared powerful insights about how we can transform the way society educates children so that all children receive the education they deserve.
Howard Fuller
Distinguished Professor of Education and Founder of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University
3290 N. 44th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 288-5775

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4. Building Cultural Bridges
Interracial and inter-ethnic tensions are major roadblocks to building strong, thriving communities. Yet achieving real unity among diverse people is possibly the biggest challenge neighborhoods face. During this session Tod Ewing, an internationally-known diversity consultant, shared his "10 Ps" - a principle-based approach for building unity between different racial and ethnic groups.
Tod Ewing
Principal, Hanna, Ewing and Associates
1631 Marley Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 731-0909
hannaewing@aol.com

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5. "At Home in Madison" - Neighborhoods Working With Business, City and School Leaders to Promote a Community and Its Schools
(Sponsored by Home Savings)
Knowing how too many communities around the country have abandoned their central cities and public schools, business and community leaders in Madison came together to offer another model. "At Home in Madison" is a successful partnership of neighborhoods, businesses and schools working closely with realtors to get timely and accurate information to home buyers and relocating families. Participants heard how this exciting initiative was crafted.
Roberta Gassman
Vice President, Home Savings
2 S. Carroll Street
Madison, WI 53701-1070
(608) 282-6000
rgassman@home-savings.com

Kevin King
Executive Officer, REALTORS Association of South Central Wisconsin
5936 Seminole Court, Suite A
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 278-5400
kking@wisre.com

Mark Cerutti
Principal, Whitehorse Middle School
218 Schenk Street
Madison, WI 53714
(608) 246-4476

Beth Swedeen
Parent and School Leader
645 Odell
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 263-6745

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6. Working Together for a Change: How University Extension Educators Can Work for Neighborhoods
When university extension educators come to a neighborhood for the first time, they have two choices: they can talk or they can listen. Participants heard how four educators listened carefully to neighborhoods they serve and worked with residents to develop programs that met resident needs. Residents shared their perspective on ways in which this approach can make a world of difference.
Demetrius Brown
Faculty, Department of Youth Development, UW-Extension
640 S. 84th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214-1438
(414) 290-2400

Larry Davis
Community Development Agent, Michigan State University Extension
1200 North Telegraph
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248) 858-0895
davisl@msue.msu.edu

Johnnie Johnson
Faculty, Dept. of Youth Dev. and Community Resource Development, UW-Extension
640 S. 84th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214-1438
(414) 290-2400
johnie.johnson@ces.uwex.edu

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7. Playing to Our Strengths: How Madison Uses Its Assets to Strengthen Neighborhoods
The City of Madison is nationally recognized as one of the top ten best places to live in the country. The City and several of its major organizations have adopted Professor John McKnight’s strategies for community development. Panelists discussed how they came to adopt and implement Professor McKnight’s program and its impact in neighborhoods.
Paul Soglin
Former Madison Mayor
406 Science Drive, Suite 300
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 231-2231 x113

Juan Jose Lopez
Former President and Member, Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District
512 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-6211

Kathleen Woit
Executive Director, Madison Community Foundation
512 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-0503

Leslie Howard
Executive Director, United Way of Dane County
2059 Artwood Avenue
P.O. Box 7548
Madison, WI 53707-4350
(608) 246-4350

Madison Neighborhood Panelists

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8. Human Services with Neighborhood Residents in Mind
Human services, whether provided by government, non-profit agencies, or neighbor-to-neighbor should strengthen families and build communities. And who knows better how to do this than neighborhood residents who need the services? Participants heard how two organizations are putting resident needs first in the human services they provide to neighborhoods.
Rosa Sota
Choices
South El Monte, CA

Rita Adair
Community Social Worker, Joining Forces for Families
205 Castille Avenue #2
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 273-6676

Sharon Black
Community Support Specialist, Joining Forces for Families
633 W. Badger Road
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 224-3624
sblack@nehemiah.com

John Borquist
Community Programs Manager, Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport Drive
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6488
borquist@co.dane.wi.us

Ron Chance
Community Programs Manager, Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport Drive
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6325
chance@co.dane.wi.us

Fred Timm
Special Services Coordinator, Stoughton Area Schools
320 North street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 877-5000
timmfr@mail.stoughton.k12

Linda Winston
Executive Director, Jane Boyd Community House
943 14th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

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9. Building Grassroots Coalitions Across Neighborhoods
We all know organized neighborhoods can be powerful forces. Ever wonder what could happen if a bunch of neighborhoods decided to work together? In this workshop, "coalitions of neighborhood associations" from three different cities described the challenges and rewards of working together. Issues discussed included getting started, building consensus and managing the politics of a coalition, deciding on an organizational structure and agenda for action, and relating to local government.
Robyn Bancroft
Neighborhood Planner, Department of Planning
425 E. State Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815) 987-5612
robyn.bancroft@ci.rockford.il.us

Abdul Amin
President, Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods
P.O. Box 974
Galveston, TX 77553
(409) 765-7128
aamin@nol.net

Georgina Eastmond
Secretary, Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods
3001 Avenue 0 1/2
Galveston, TX 77550

Jennifer Grow
President, United Riverview Neighborhood Association
1324 Magnolia Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815) 963-2465

Paul Van Rooy
Gerianne Holzman, Co-Chairs, and Tim Carlisle, Facilitator, Northside Planning Council
Madison, WI

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10. Effective Collaborations: How to Build Them, How to Sustain Them
This session presented the nuts and bolts of developing and sustaining collaborations that produce results. Participants went away with specific methods they can use to create and manage partnerships with neighborhood groups, businesses, governmental agencies, non-profits and faith communities.
Barbara Hummel
Consultant in Leadership Development and Collaboration Practices
4026 Cherokee Drive
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 233-7400
bhummel@midplains.net

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11. Community-Oriented Government from a Neighborhood Perspective
An offshoot of community policing, cities adopting the Community-Oriented Government philosophy have restructured their city departments with the needs of neighborhoods and residents in mind. You found out from neighborhood residents in Fort Wayne, Indiana, how Community-Oriented Government works for them day-to-day, and how to bring it to your community.
Barbara Schoppman
Director of Neighborhoods/Citizens Advocate Office
One Main Street, Room 980
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(219) 427-1130
bschoppman@ci.ft-wayne.in.us

Rosie O’Grady
President, Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association
2415 Stanford
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(219) 483-5977

Jean Mendenhall
President, Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association
727 Florence
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(219) 426-9862
bjmend013@aol.com

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Neighborhood Partners

1. Involving Residents in Providing Quality Ctiy Services
2. Building Inclusive Neighborhoods
3. Schools that Educate All Our Children
4. Building Cultural Bridges
5. "At Home in Madison" - Neighborhoods Working With Business...
6. Working Together for a Change...
7. Playing to Our Strengths: How Madison Uses Its Assets...
8. Human Services with Neighborhood Residents in Mind
9. Building Grassroots Coalitions Across Neighborhoods
10. Effective Collaborations: How to Build Them, How to Sustain Them
11. Community-Oriented Government from a Neighborhood Perspective


1. Involving Residents in Providing Quality City Services
This workshop showed how cities large and small can be more responsive to neighborhoods in the services they provide. San Francisco, Fort Wayne and West St. Paul are enhancing neighborhoods by involving residents in decisions about everything from trash pick up to fixing deteriorating housing.
Chad Loshbaugh
Neighborhood Development Director
1616 Humboldt Avenue
West St. Paul, MN 55118
(651) 552-4142

Christine Falvey
Public Information Officer, Department of Public Works
1 dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 554-6931
christine_falvey@ci.sf.ca.us

Back to Top

2. Building Inclusive Neighborhoods
This workshop gave you action steps and tools to: 1) learn about racism, 2) increase self-awareness through exercises, listening and sharing, and 3) develop strategies to make a difference. Crayons were provided!
Anna Ginsburg
Director, Neighborhood Stabilization Team
1200 Market Street, Room 418
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 622-4628
ginsburga@stlouiscity.com

Mavis Thompson
NUSA Board Member, Certified Dismantling Racism Facilitator for the National Conference
3510 Dodier
St. Louis, MO 63107

Back to Top

3. Schools That Educate All Our Children
As we build neighborhoods we must pay attention to the educational needs of our children. They are our most precious resource, and yet each day we allow our existing educational systems to fail them. Howard Fuller, former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools and distinguished professor of education, shared powerful insights about how we can transform the way society educates children so that all children receive the education they deserve.
Howard Fuller
Distinguished Professor of Education and Founder of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University
3290 N. 44th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 288-5775

Back to Top

4. Building Cultural Bridges
Interracial and inter-ethnic tensions are major roadblocks to building strong, thriving communities. Yet achieving real unity among diverse people is possibly the biggest challenge neighborhoods face. During this session Tod Ewing, an internationally-known diversity consultant, shared his "10 Ps" - a principle-based approach for building unity between different racial and ethnic groups.
Tod Ewing
Principal, Hanna, Ewing and Associates
1631 Marley Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 731-0909
hannaewing@aol.com

Back to Top

5. "At Home in Madison" - Neighborhoods Working With Business, City and School Leaders to Promote a Community and Its Schools
(Sponsored by Home Savings)
Knowing how too many communities around the country have abandoned their central cities and public schools, business and community leaders in Madison came together to offer another model. "At Home in Madison" is a successful partnership of neighborhoods, businesses and schools working closely with realtors to get timely and accurate information to home buyers and relocating families. Participants heard how this exciting initiative was crafted.
Roberta Gassman
Vice President, Home Savings
2 S. Carroll Street
Madison, WI 53701-1070
(608) 282-6000
rgassman@home-savings.com

Kevin King
Executive Officer, REALTORS Association of South Central Wisconsin
5936 Seminole Court, Suite A
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 278-5400
kking@wisre.com

Mark Cerutti
Principal, Whitehorse Middle School
218 Schenk Street
Madison, WI 53714
(608) 246-4476

Beth Swedeen
Parent and School Leader
645 Odell
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 263-6745

Back to Top

6. Working Together for a Change: How University Extension Educators Can Work for Neighborhoods
When university extension educators come to a neighborhood for the first time, they have two choices: they can talk or they can listen. Participants heard how four educators listened carefully to neighborhoods they serve and worked with residents to develop programs that met resident needs. Residents shared their perspective on ways in which this approach can make a world of difference.
Demetrius Brown
Faculty, Department of Youth Development, UW-Extension
640 S. 84th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214-1438
(414) 290-2400

Larry Davis
Community Development Agent, Michigan State University Extension
1200 North Telegraph
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248) 858-0895
davisl@msue.msu.edu

Johnnie Johnson
Faculty, Dept. of Youth Dev. and Community Resource Development, UW-Extension
640 S. 84th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214-1438
(414) 290-2400
johnie.johnson@ces.uwex.edu

Back to Top

7. Playing to Our Strengths: How Madison Uses Its Assets to Strengthen Neighborhoods
The City of Madison is nationally recognized as one of the top ten best places to live in the country. The City and several of its major organizations have adopted Professor John McKnight’s strategies for community development. Panelists discussed how they came to adopt and implement Professor McKnight’s program and its impact in neighborhoods.
Paul Soglin
Former Madison Mayor
406 Science Drive, Suite 300
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 231-2231 x113

Juan Jose Lopez
Former President and Member, Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District
512 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-6211

Kathleen Woit
Executive Director, Madison Community Foundation
512 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-0503

Leslie Howard
Executive Director, United Way of Dane County
2059 Artwood Avenue
P.O. Box 7548
Madison, WI 53707-4350
(608) 246-4350

Madison Neighborhood Panelists

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8. Human Services with Neighborhood Residents in Mind
Human services, whether provided by government, non-profit agencies, or neighbor-to-neighbor should strengthen families and build communities. And who knows better how to do this than neighborhood residents who need the services? Participants heard how two organizations are putting resident needs first in the human services they provide to neighborhoods.
Rosa Sota
Choices
South El Monte, CA

Rita Adair
Community Social Worker, Joining Forces for Families
205 Castille Avenue #2
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 273-6676

Sharon Black
Community Support Specialist, Joining Forces for Families
633 W. Badger Road
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 224-3624
sblack@nehemiah.com

John Borquist
Community Programs Manager, Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport Drive
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6488
borquist@co.dane.wi.us

Ron Chance
Community Programs Manager, Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport Drive
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6325
chance@co.dane.wi.us

Fred Timm
Special Services Coordinator, Stoughton Area Schools
320 North street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 877-5000
timmfr@mail.stoughton.k12

Linda Winston
Executive Director, Jane Boyd Community House
943 14th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Back to Top

9. Building Grassroots Coalitions Across Neighborhoods
We all know organized neighborhoods can be powerful forces. Ever wonder what could happen if a bunch of neighborhoods decided to work together? In this workshop, "coalitions of neighborhood associations" from three different cities described the challenges and rewards of working together. Issues discussed included getting started, building consensus and managing the politics of a coalition, deciding on an organizational structure and agenda for action, and relating to local government.
Robyn Bancroft
Neighborhood Planner, Department of Planning
425 E. State Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815) 987-5612
robyn.bancroft@ci.rockford.il.us

Abdul Amin
President, Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods
P.O. Box 974
Galveston, TX 77553
(409) 765-7128
aamin@nol.net

Georgina Eastmond
Secretary, Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods
3001 Avenue 0 1/2
Galveston, TX 77550

Jennifer Grow
President, United Riverview Neighborhood Association
1324 Magnolia Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815) 963-2465

Paul Van Rooy
Gerianne Holzman, Co-Chairs, and Tim Carlisle, Facilitator, Northside Planning Council
Madison, WI

Back to Top

10. Effective Collaborations: How to Build Them, How to Sustain Them
This session presented the nuts and bolts of developing and sustaining collaborations that produce results. Participants went away with specific methods they can use to create and manage partnerships with neighborhood groups, businesses, governmental agencies, non-profits and faith communities.
Barbara Hummel
Consultant in Leadership Development and Collaboration Practices
4026 Cherokee Drive
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 233-7400
bhummel@midplains.net

Back to Top

11. Community-Oriented Government from a Neighborhood Perspective
An offshoot of community policing, cities adopting the Community-Oriented Government philosophy have restructured their city departments with the needs of neighborhoods and residents in mind. You found out from neighborhood residents in Fort Wayne, Indiana, how Community-Oriented Government works for them day-to-day, and how to bring it to your community.
Barbara Schoppman
Director of Neighborhoods/Citizens Advocate Office
One Main Street, Room 980
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(219) 427-1130
bschoppman@ci.ft-wayne.in.us

Rosie O’Grady
President, Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association
2415 Stanford
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(219) 483-5977

Jean Mendenhall
President, Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association
727 Florence
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(219) 426-9862
bjmend013@aol.com

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