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NEN University

 

A new partnership, NEN University (NENu), has been launched between the City and County of San Francisco 's Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) and San Francisco State University 's Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE) to address critical issues defined by residents living in San Francisco neighborhoods. By leveraging the resources of academia and local agencies, NENu will help focus the energy and academic goals of SF State students toward meaningful results-oriented outcomes for San Francisco. One of the projects under NENu is the Alliance for Strong Inclusive Neighborhoods, which will bring together a wide variety of neighborhood stakeholders to identify and prioritize common challenges, set goals, mobilize available resources, and implement strategies for change. Working together, neighborhoods will create a network of agencies and individuals who can bring about positive change for local communities. Other NENu projects are the Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) and NENtv. NLA's goal is to create a series of workshops on leadership skills that can be delivered by university students to neighborhood associations, staff from community-based organizations, and neighborhood residents for all the neighborhoods in SF. The program is based on a successful model developed by the Citizens Committee for New York City. The goal of students working on NENtv is to collect and share information and best practices regarding successful neighborhood projects and share those stories through social media (Facebook, Twitter, BigTent). By sharing success stories and strategies, organizations and citizens learn what has worked to empower other neighborhoods.