Mellone was just thinking… Saturday, November 6th CFN hosted this year’s Neighborhood Summit. The theme was “Healing our communities: Working Toward Positive Change.” It was a good day, from the doughnuts (provided by Thorntons) and coffee (donated by Sonergos) in the morning during the networking hour all the way through to the wrap-up. The crowd … Continued
Planning & Design Services Center for Neighborhoods seeks to support neighbors in planning for the future of their communities. We use a variety of methods to ensure people are at the center, and we are using data-driven, equitable, and engaging processes in order to develop a broadly-held vision and feasible strategies to implement it. We use … Continued
Several Neighborhood Institute graduates (including September 2021 Neighbor of the Month, ,Betsy Ruhe!) and CFN board member Doris Sims were instrumental in helping bring the Phillips Lane Sidewalk Project to fruition. This project — which began in 2014 and came to completion in May 2021 — was recently written up in “The Works Week,” the … Continued
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Center For Neighborhoods staff took some time to reflect on the Louisville women who most inspire us. Here are the women who topped our list. Clare Wallace Clare is the Director of South Louisville Community Ministries. Through her leadership she has been able to bring together direct service … Continued
It’s time to step up. What role do nonprofits have in the movement to dismantle root causes of injustice and inequity? The Louisville Rapid Access Network (LRAN) is a network of decision makers, front line service providers, family advocates, and community leaders around the city working as allies to those most vulnerable in our community. … Continued