Volunteers still needed for neighbor-led event The corner of East Market Street and South Arlington Road will get to experience a neighborhood pool, coffee shop, fresh market, safe street crossings, a spare tire jungle gym and bicycle lanes, along with live music and other family friendly events July 30 and 31, as part of Middlebury Better Block. Like last year’s Better … [Read more...]
Dot Org Solutions will trade in ‘heels for hammers’ for community event (Neighborhood Reborn Stakeholder Profile)
Along with trading "heels for hammers," Dot Org Solutions is hoping to help replicate the "Neighborhood Reborn" model into other neighborhoods throughout Akron. On June 17, about 150 volunteers and more than 15 local organizations will band together to help improve the Middlebury/University Park neighborhood behind Dave’s Supermarket (Excelsior and Roselawn avenues). The work … [Read more...]
Event at The W.O.M.B. Community Garden helps neighborhood ‘Envision Akron’
The Middlebury neighborhood of Akron is currently getting positive attention from local organizations such as Rooted Akron, The Big Love Network, The W.O.M.B. and The Gathering. These groups are hosting “Envision Akron: Middlebury” on Sunday, June 12 from noon until 5 p.m. at The W.O.M.B.’s Community Garden, located at the corner of East Market Street and South Arlington Road. … [Read more...]
Habitat for Humanity of Summit County (Neighborhood Reborn Stakeholder Profile)
On June 17, about 150 volunteers and 15 local organizations will band together to help improve the Middlebury/University Park neighborhood behind Dave’s Supermarket (Excelsior and Roselawn avenues). The work performed during this all-day event will include home repairs, landscaping, reclaiming lots from newly demolished homes, new trees and an “artistic board-up” of abandoned … [Read more...]
‘Neighborhood Reborn’ will transform Middlebury/University Park block June 17
Event will get community boost from United Way’s Day of Action -- It’s no secret that the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Akron have fallen into disrepair, with increased crime, vandalism, an alarmingly high numbers of vacant homes and yards literally being used as dumping grounds. However, the Neighborhood Network of University Park (NNUP) has brought about … [Read more...]
Akron Community Foundation awards nearly $2.7 million in grants
(Courtesy of Akron Community Foundation) Akron Community Foundation’s board of directors recently approved grants totaling $2,698,052, including $2,239,052 in grants from 132 designated, donor-advised, agency endowment and scholarship funds, and $459,000 in competitive civic affairs grants chosen by the organization’s Community Investment Committee. More than … [Read more...]
The new face of community-building in University Park
Neighborhood Network is mobilizing residents in one of Akron’s most challenged areas --- Volunteers of the Neighborhood Network of University Park (NNUP) often get confused for an earlier organization, one that deflated in a flurry of broken promises and legal issues, forestalling an ambitious development plan for this embattled group of neighborhoods, and leaving empty … [Read more...]
