Our civics workshops boost civic engagement and build the capacity of community advocates. Through interactive 90-minute presentations and panel discussions, participants develop a framework of local government by learning the function of various departments and how they serve our city, as well as an understanding of resources and how to effectively organize for change.
One Omaha’s community building workshops provide the knowledge and skills needed for residents to become more effective communicators, organizers, and champions of change in our community by fostering connection and creating space to share and build trust. These 90-minute interactive sessions encompass topics such as community organizing, community work, and community development.
Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) is a day-long training session that develops and equips community members with strategies they need to organize neighborhoods and volunteer-led groups.
NLA encourages attendees to take on leadership roles in their neighborhoods and provides the skills necessary to develop and execute collaborative projects where they live. The training is geographically based to empower residents’ interests in each community.
A person who truly cares never stops learning and being engaged. Activism is a driving force that spans a lifetime. Don’t give up on participation in civic action when one issue doesn’t turn out how you hoped.
Originally announced to the neighborhood in February of 2019 by Garrison companies, 46 Dodge was to include 278 apartment units on five floors above a three-story parking garage. The new development would have required clearing eight aging structures on a 1.4-acre spot southwest of 46th and Dodge Streets.
In November 2021, Community Health Development Partners (CHDP) announced a plan for a 25-acre health and wellness campus called The Intersections. The development’s now-defunct website described it as “a place where opportunity, fun, and wellness come together for everyone.”