Neighbors Campaign
IMPACT is working with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, diverse residents, and other nonprofits to lead the Neighbors Campaign - reengineering emergency service delivery to residents and helping them embark on a clear path of long-term economic recovery and civic empowerment. The Campaign targets three neighborhoods – Long Branch, Wheaton, and Gaithersburg – and includes:
- An extensive door-knocking effort to link residents to available county and nonprofit services at new neighborhood-based service centers
- Community-building activities to create new networks of mutual support in the neighborhoods, and
- Economic empowerment programming to address long-term stability among residents.
Learn more on the Neighbors Campaign blog!
Neal Peirce of The Washington Post Writers Group shares his thoughts about the Neighbors Campaign. Neal is a founder of the National Journal and former political editor of Congressional Quarterly and the author of twelve books. Read his full article here: http://citiwire.net/post/952
IMPACT recognized for Neighbors Campaign
IMPACT was recognized by the National MultiCultural Institute with the 2009 Leading Lights Diversity Award, honoring the work of the Neighbors Campaign.
The Award celebrates exemplary leaders in the nonprofit sector whose demonstrated courage, innovation and commitment to diversity light a path to a more inclusive society. The Institute presented IMPACT with the award at their annual conference in mid-November.
Thank you to everyone in our network who has made the Neighbors Campaign a truly genuine and exciting initiative for our multicultural community! We can all be proud!
