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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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