Neighborhood Enhancement Teams

The Neighborhood Enhancement Team brings a re-energized, grassroots approach to strengthening neighborhoods, fostering leaders and building pride in the community.

Neighbor leaders and volunteers undertake tasks to clean and beautify, organize events and block parties, and to meet to discuss challenging issues. A few are leaders who mobilize and coordinate the efforts of all, tackling jobs in the neighborhood that will ultimately inspire others to act and result in more pride, a new energy and renewed enthusiasm in the neighborhood.

The NET involves residents, businesses, neighborhood associations, schools, faith-based organizations, civic/non-profit groups, government and others who come together to improve the safety and quality of life in Tulsa's neighborhoods.

Critical needs in a neighborhood vary, so the City has created three levels of participation in the NET program.

Three Month Enhancement Program Six Month Enhancement Program Twelve Month Enhancement Program

Three-month Enhancement program (Block Crews covering 1 to 4 Streets)

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The NET program requires a 3 month commitment from neighborhood block crews and volunteers. The Block Crew will :

  • Establish a committee to oversee enhancement tasks and future events
  • Actively recruit and educate targeted area by holding block crew meetings and distributing flyers and helpful information.
  • Commit to participate in three to four pre-planned community revitalization events (e.g. 60 minute makeovers, litter sweep or park clean ups)
  • Contact area churches and businesses for resources and help with events.
  • Attend the City of Tulsa's Neighborhood Leadership Academy.
  • Commit to work in partnership with neighborhood associations within the area to achieve goals of the NET.
  • Furnish neighborhood services with a plan for future maintenance of the NET area.

Six Month Enhancement Program (Registered Neighborhood Associations)

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This NET program requires a 6 month commitment from registered neighborhood associations to:

  • Establish or strengthen neighborhood association to oversee enhancement tasks and future events
  • Participate in 5 to 6 pre-planned community revitalization events.
  • Actively recruit volunteers and educate residents from within the enhancement area by holding association meetings and distributing literature concerning the enhancement program.
  • Contact area churches and viable businesses for possible neighborhood resources and assistance with events.
  • Furnish WIN neighborhood Services with a plan for future maintenance.
  • Attend City of Tulsa neighborhood leadership academy

Twelve Month Enhancement Program (Registered Neighborhood Associations)

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This neighborhood enhancement program requires a 12 month commitment from active neighborhood associations that will:

  • Establish or strengthen neighborhood association to oversee enhancement tasks and future events
  • Participate in 9 to 10 pre-planned community revitalization events.
  • Actively recruit volunteers and educate residents from within the enhancement area by holding association meetings and distributing literature concerning the enhancement program.
  • Contact area churches and viable businesses for possible neighborhood resources and assistance with events.
  • Furnish WIN neighborhood Services with a plan for future maintenance.
  • City of Tulsa Neighborhood liaisons will provide the following services to assist you in facilitating your NET program.
  • Discuss with your members the issues facing the neighborhood in order to do an initial assessment of your neighborhood's needs.
  • Assist associations with coordinating public and private resources and services.

 

Strong communities are made up of strong neighborhoods