Working together
to build strong neighborhoods in Norfolk!
Our Purpose
To promote individual resident involvement;
Support community/neighborhood leaders in their efforts to
formally organize their neighborhoods;
Assist community organizations to find creative,
constructive, positive solutions to community problems; and to
Serve as a clearinghouse for information, referral, and
resources to residents and neighborhood organization to encourage
civic engagement.
CORE Model of Service
CONNECT to connect people and resources at the local level
(Neighborhood Service Centers) through applicable programs
and services and through info and referral options.
OUTREACH to extend our organizational effort and connect
our ideas and practices to the efforts of other organizations,
civic leagues, specific audiences and the general public.
REHAB to enhance neighborhood livability through reduction
of blight and substandard housing in Norfolk through information
sharing, resource referral, and direct volunteer based
rehabilitation projects in target neighborhoods.
EDUCATE to provide the highest quality training to
Norfolks community on issues ranging from neighborhood leadership
to financial management with an overall goal to revitalize,
preserve and where needed improve our neighborhoods through
grassroots action and involvement.
