The City of Topeka Neighborhood Relations Department will be hosting the Topeka Neighborhood University on Saturday, September 8th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel & Convention Center. This Neighborhood Leaders Training will be given by NeighborWorks America.
NeighborWorks America is an organization that brings 30 years of experience in training and conducting assessments of nearly 250 NeighborWorks organizations nationwide will provide training to neighborhood leaders and community partners. NeighborWorks America is an organization that works to help communities with affordable housing and community development initiatives through building skills and supplementing resources of the organizations they work with.
“The City of Topeka/Department of Neighborhood Relations understands the collaboration with neighborhood leaders and community partners is an instrumental component to the success of a strong community,” said Monique Glaudeˊ Division Director of Community Engagement for the Neighborhood Relations Department. “We are excited to bring NeighborWorks America back to our community for the second session of Topeka Neighborhood University.”
The training, sharing of ideas and exchange of knowledge can lead to lasting benefits for the community and will afford neighborhood leaders an opportunity to create actions steps to assist in developing their strategic plan to improve the quality of life for their neighborhoods.
Workshops at the Topeka Neighborhood University will include facilitating group decision making, partner cultivation clinic, community genius: small strategies for big neighborhood impact and organizing for neighborhood safety.
Due to limited seating, no walk-in’s will be allowed. If you would like to attend please RSVP by
Friday August, 24th to Monique Glaudeˊ at (785) 368-4470 or mglaude@topeka.org