Check out the Neighbor Power! workshop descriptions and presenter listings.
Register for two one-hour workshops on any of the following topics:

Abandoned, Not Forgotten
Successful ways to handle the challenges of abandoned homes and other zoning and code violations.

Presented by Donald Smith, Hill Valley Homeowners Association;
Despi Mayes, Bates Hendricks Neighborhood Association;
Stacy Henle, Arsenal Heights Neighborhood Association.

Peaceful Streets
How activities like crime watch and block clubs have helped with neighborhood safety and beautification.

Presented by Don Borden, Bosart Brown Neighborhood Association;
Julie Ellison, Hawthorne Neighborhood Association.

Engaging Neighbors
Great tools for helping groups generate interest within their communities and sustain involvement.

Presented by Janelle Williams, Martindale Brightwood Environmental Justice;
Sarah Blandina, Mapleton-Fall Creek Unity Group;
Nanci Lacy, Martindale Brightwood Local Learning Partnership;
Jeff Miller, Southeast Neighborhood.

Purposeful Partnerships
How neighborhoods can make great connections with churches and schools and enjoy the benefits of these important partnerships.

Presented by Katie Etter, John H. Boner Community Center;
Ben Hughes, Tabernacle Presbyterian Church;
Jason Crum, Church of the Nazarene;
Jim Grim, George Washington Community School.

Like Nowhere Else
How to recognize what makes your neighborhood unique and use these aspects to build success.

Presented by Mary Chalmers, Lafayette Square Neighborhood;
Starla Officer, IUPUI and Near West Neighborhood;
Bill Brooks, Urban Times;
Amandula Henry, Irvington Neighborhood.

Growing Green
Great ways neighborhoods can grow wisely and limit their negative impact on the environment.

Presented by Conrad Cortellini, Green Broad Ripple;
Connie Zeigler, North Square Neighborhood Association;
Julie Rhodes, Cottage Home Neighborhood Association.

Eating Smart
Benefits of the green approach of supporting local food, from urban gardens to cooperative distribution.

Presented by Jerry Keys, Pleasant Run Grocer;
Kyle Hendrix, Indy Food Co-op;
Lisa Angrick, Binford Redevelopment and Growth.

What's Happening
How neighborhood events have succeeded at bringing people together in the community.

Presented by Marion Robinson, Riverside Civic League;
Tina Jones, Feast of Lanterns;
Elizabeth Ryan, Fountain Square Arts Council.

Building from Within
How plans that started as neighborhood ideas grew into real development successes.

Presented by Terri Bailey, John H. Boner Community Center;
Mark Stewart, Southeast Neighborhood Development;
Kurt Pantzer, Central 13 Redevelopment Corporation;
Dani Cunningham-Dawson, Treasured Homes, LLC.

Shop Local
Strategies for attracting and retaining retail development to your neighborhood.

Presented by Tammi Hughes, East 10th Street Civic Association;
Paul Baumgarten, Fountain Square.

The Good Life
Bringing stakeholders together to create a comprehensive quality-of-life plan to help guide your community's future.

Presented by Maggie Lewis, Crooked Creek;
Beth Gibson, West Indianapolis Development Corporation;
Anne Marie Hanlon, Near Eastside.

While They're Young
Great ways to engage young people in their communities and help them grow as people as well.

Presented by Patrice Duckett, Near West neighborhoods;
Felipe Vargas and Javier Barrera, Latino Youth Collaborative;
Shirley Alexander, Martindale Brightwood.

(presenters subject to change)