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Lower Polk Neighbors, in collaboration with MOEWD, focus on establishing a positive street identity, supporting the arts and the artistic revitalization of the the area between Bush and Geary off Polk Street. Join the NEN for a visual tour of the first quarterly art walk and be sure to catch the upcoming walk on October 20th, 2011 from 6-10pm.

The Neighborhood Empowerment Network is a coalition of organizations from all sectors which are committed to supporting communities becoming safer, cleaner and healthier places to live and work. The NEN is honored to have Neighborland join this illustrious group. Born in the communities of New Orleans as they work together to rebuild their great City, Neighborland is now ready to bring its clean and simple platform for local idea generation [...]

The NEN is proud to announce the release of Resilientville, a brand new group exercise that helps communities see the power, and long term benefits, of inclusive decision making at the neighborhood level. Created by working group comprising of the City Administrator’s Office, the Dept. of Emergency Management and San Francisco State’s Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, Resilientville builds on the themes of FEMA’s “Whole Community Approach”, by offering [...]

Join NERT Program Coordinator Lt. Erica Arteseros and Advisory Board Member Lynn Jacklevich as they guide us through the 2012 City Wide Nert Activation Drill held at Everett Middle School in San Francisco. Everett Middle School – San Francisco, CA View Larger Map

The reasons an individual might take a permaculture course varies widely, but one thing most people have in common when coming into this realm is the desire to help in some way. It may be that they want to help with environmental issues or that they want to help build a stronger and more resilient community, or it might be they want to help their immediate family meet their needs [...]

Introducing the Urban Permaculture Institute of San Francisco; Bringing design skills for resilient, healthy life in the city.   The NEN is excited to announce a new partnership with the Urban Permaculture Institute of San Francisco who has provided training in resiliency design and specific techniques and strategies for sustainable living for over 300 residents all over the city for the last 5 years and continues to offer training around town [...]

                By: Daniel Homsey, NEN Director 6 months ago I had the pleasure of attending a meeting with Dan Neely, Senior Advisor of Wellington’s Office of Emergency Management.  Dan was presenting his work at the Dept of Emergency Management in SF and I was eager to learn more about the work they were doing inWellington to prepare for their “Big One”.  I was [...]

The NEN, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, the City Administrator and the Dept of Technology are proud to launch Citidex - the City’s online rolodex for neighborhood groups. What is Citidex? Citidex is on an online database that inventories neighborhood & merchant associations from all over San Francisco so that everyone can find the groups they want to join or communicate with. How does it work? Citidex is [...]

Join NEN Director Daniel Homsey and Laurence Kornfield on a visual tour of the Safe Enough to Stay Exhibit at San Francisco planning and Urban Research Association. Under the leadership of Laurence Kornfield, Program Manager for the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety and the San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR), Safe Enough to Stay was designed to advance the concept of “Sheltering in Place” after an earthquake [...]

The Neighborhood Empowerment Network enters into a Strategic Partnership with the Bay Area Red Cross. At the core of the Neighborhood Empowerment Network’s values is the belief that neighborhoods which are well organized and rich with the capacity to steward themselves are optimally positioned to both respond and recover from any size natural disaster. For the last three years the NEN’s member organizations have been working in communities across the [...]