Unite & Rebuild!
Working Together to Make a Measurable Difference!

Empowerment Network
Monthly Community Meeting
Open to the Community

Saturday, August 14, 2010
Omaha North High School

9:00 Breakfast and Networking
9:30  Interactive Community Meeting
 

Special Interactive Presentations & Discussions

Faith and Church Engagement
Adopt-A-Block, Community Outreach, Churches Moving Beyond the Walls

Jobs, Job Training, and Business Development
Jobs, Entrepreneurship, NOCA, Access to Capital and Credit

Housing & Neighborhood Development
North Omaha Village Zone and North Omaha Neighborhood Alliance

Violence Intervention and Prevention
Omaha 360 - A City United, Working Together to Stop Gun Violence

Education and Youth Development
Communities in Schools, Education Super Summit, Back-to-School

Urban Policy
Updates from Elected Officials

Health & Healthy Families
A Renewed focus on Community Priorities for Health and Healthy Families
 

NORTH OMAHA NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE - 11:30 am
 

      2010
    Recommit.  Rebuild.  Reinvest!

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QUICK LINKS...

North Omaha Village Zone
Connecting a Rich History with a Promising Future
a comprehensive, collaborative development initiative in partnership with the Empowerment Network, North Omaha Residents and Stakeholders, Alliance Building Communities, City of Omaha, North Omaha Development Project, Omaha Housing Authority, and Nebraska Investment Finance Authority

Omaha 360 - Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategy
A City United, Working Together to Reduce Gun Violence
a city-wide initiative of the Empower Omaha that brings together the entire community to focus on reducing gun and youth violence through collaboration, prevention, intervention, enforcement, recovery/reentry, and support services.

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Connect with the Empowerment Network on facebook

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Omaha 360 - Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategy

10 things you can do right now!!!  Move to ACTION!

1. Pray. Pray that the violence would stop. Pray for youth and families.

2. Start at home. Spend quality time with children. Set high expectations. Instill and inspire faith, purpose & HOPE!

3. Become a mentor, volunteer to help at schools, and encourage co-workers, neighbors, and associates to become mentors. Advocate for children in the juvenile justice system.

4. Host positive events and activities for youth at your church or in your neighborhood.

5. Join your neighborhood association or neighborhood watch group.  Encourage the community to step forward to help solve crimes.  Create safe houses in your neighborhoods.

6. Partner with your church (adopt-a-block) and support organizations that are working to reduce violence.  Encourage your church to get involved with Omaha 360!  

7. Participate in stop the violence events. Rallies, parades, meetings, prayerwalks, etc.   Participate in City-wide Omaha 360 events, Harmony Week (May 21 - 29) and VIP Week (Oct.)

8. Help provide job opportunities. Encourage your employer to get involved.

9. Turn your lights on in your neighborhood. Encourage others to turn lights on. Participate in neighborhood clean-up efforts.

10. Help support families that have been impacted by violence. Support children with incarcerated parents.

and, 11.  Contribute your time and invest your finances in violence prevention and intervention efforts.

Omaha 360 - Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategy
(Go To Omaha 360)

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African-American Empowerment Network
Bringing individuals and organizations together to facilitate positive, measurable,
and dramatic change
a united group of African-American leaders and neighborhood residents focused on the empowerment of African-Americans, North Omaha, and the entire Greater Omaha Area
 

MAJOR INITIATIVES OF THE NETWORK

Empowerment Covenant
Do Your Part...Live the Covenant!
developed by African-Americans in the Greater Omaha Area...the covenant can be implemented by individuals, families, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, businesses, elected officials...in every area of the city...in every area of life

Empower North Omaha!
Rise Up and Rebuild the Village
a targeted initiative of the African-American Empowerment Network focused on improving the quality of life in North Omaha... for those that live, work, go to church, shop, play, and others who are genuinely interested in the future of North Omaha.

North Omaha Village Zone
Connecting a Rich History with a Promising Future
a comprehensive, collaborative development initiative in partnership with the Empowerment Network, North Omaha Residents and Stakeholders, Alliance Building Communities, City of Omaha, North Omaha Development Project, Omaha Housing Authority, and Nebraska Investment Finance Authority

Empower Omaha!
Working Together to Transform Omaha
a city-wide initiative of the African-American Empowerment Network that brings together the entire community

Empower Omaha! is a dedicated group of people of all races, socio-economics, denominations...from all over the city...working together to make positive change...

Omaha 360 - Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategy
Working Together to Reduce Gun Violence
a city-wide initiative of the Empower Omaha that brings together the entire community to focus on reducing gun and youth violence through collaboration, prevention, intervention, enforcement, recovery/reentry, and support services.

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Empowerment Network - Major Community Events
Conferences, summits, and workshops that bring together individuals and organizations to focus on specific, targeted issues and opportunities.

      Empowerment Network Monthly Community Meeting - 2nd Sat. Monthly
      Violence Intervention and Prevention Summit - March
      North Omaha Green Economy Summit - April
      Rebuild the Village Conference - April/May
      Omaha Economic Summit - April/December
      Harmony Week - May
      Unite & Rebuild:  North Omaha Community Meeting - June
      Education Super Summit - September
      Violence Intervention and Prevention Week - October
      Housing Summit - November
      State of African-Americans and North Omaha - Annually in December

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2009 Focus:  Do Your Part...Live the Covenant!

Empower Omaha! TV SPOT

We Can Change Omaha
It's Time to Rebuild the Village
Family by Family
Block by Block
School by School
Church by Church
Business by Business
Each person doing their Part
Working Together
Let's Transform Omaha
Do Your Part!
Live the Covenant!
Learn the Covenant!
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