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Welcome to Center For Neighborhoods
We engage, equip and empower volunteer leaders with the tools they need to address the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities in their neighborhoods and community. Center For Neighborhoods utilizes an asset-based community development (ABCD) methodology, which works to build communities from the inside out.
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OUR COHORT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
We’re proud of the graduates of our Neighborhood Leadership Program (cohort classes) which we provide free of cost to the volunteer leaders of neighborhoods and homeowners associations in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
YEARS OF SERVICE
COMPLETED COHORTS
UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ASSOCIATIONS
GRADUATES
1st Cohort Graduates
1st Cohort Graduates
The Neighborhood Leadership Program is built around a 12-week course with a selected Cohort of volunteer leaders from Missouri neighborhoods and homeowners associations. Our leadership Cohorts work together to build their organizations and team members.
Latest News + Events
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An update regarding the soon-anticipated KCI Area Plan, demolition and replacement of the Embassy Suites in Westport with a parking lot,

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A resolution to expedite permitting for new affordable housing, parking minimums ordinance passes, and new traffic circulation plans for

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A neighborhood plan for South Roundtop, improvements planned for Notre Dame de Sion school in Hyde Park, and a corridor plan for Prospect

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As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we honor the women across Kansas City who are driving meaningful change in neighborhoods,

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Rehabilitation of the George B. Peck Dry Goods Building Downtown to mixed-use apartments, new neighborhood grocery store in Chaumiere, and

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Our Team
Dina Newman

Director - Center for Neighborhoods

Jacob Wagner

Associate Professor of Urban Planning + Design

LaMonica M. Upton

Senior Program Manager for Neighborhood Leadership

Tom Meyer

Neighborhood Planning + Development Coordinator

Royce Handy

Neighborhood Technology + Communications Coordinator

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