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         COMING SOON TO SPRINGFIELD AND UNA NEIGHBORHOODS!

                                             Land Trusts 101:

    Creating Permanent Affordable Workforce Housing
The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance, in partnership with the City of Springfield and NeighborWorks America will be presenting a two-day workshop on land trusts.  The workshop will take place Monday & Tuesday, May 19 & 20, at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO.

Community land trusts combine affordable private home ownership with community ownership of land to help turn deteriorating neighborhoods into neighborhoods of choice and help prevent displacement of low-income residents due to gentrification.

                          Click below for a brochure on the event.
                                    

To learn more about community land trusts, click on the logo below from National CLT Network.
                                                     
There are three hotels within 1/2 mile of the workshop venue.  These accomodations are as follows:
               Holiday Inn Express--901 E. St. Louis--417-862-0070

      University Plaza--333 John Q. Hammons Pkwy.--417-864-7333

    Walnut Street Inn Bed & Breakfast--900 E. Walnut--417-864-6346

Springfield Cardinals, the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, will be in town on Monday, May 19, if any attendees are intereested in attending.  Click on the link below for more information.
                                                 

                    TEACHER ON THE BLOCK INITIATIVE
The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance received a $12,000 grant from Community Foundation of the Ozarks for the Teacher on the Block Intiiative.  The award presentation was Tuesday, March 11.  This, combined with the $5,000 grant from the Musgrave Foundation in December, will enable us to help six more teachers through this program.   A special thanks to Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Musgrave Foundation for these awards.   More information on the program can be found by clicking on the Teacher on the Block logo below.
                            

Thank you for visiting the website of the Urban Neighborhoods Alliance.  Review this site and see the great things that are happening.

Click below for a copy of Urban Neighborhoods Alliance e-newsletter.
                                      Urban Update--February 2008

The ToolBox is here...click on the logo below for more information.
                                       

Moon City Garden Club is teaming up with the Urban Neighborhoods Alliance to furnish a tree, shrub, or other planting to assist new homeowners in establishing a landscape that will enhance their property and their neighborhood!  You may visit the Moon City Garden Club website at www.mooncitygardenclub.com.  Click on the logo below for a flyer on the program.
                                         

Our project at 801 N. Main is nearing completion.  Click on the picture below to see a video of the renovation.
                                              
Click on the multi-list number below to get more information on this house.
                                                 Multi-List #802245

New demographic and statistical information for the Springfiled area is now available.  Click below for the new profile.
                    Springfield, MO Demographic & Statistical Profile

The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance is proud to be a partner in the Character Ed Initiative of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.  The mission of Character Ed is to promote a culture that celebrates and builds upon the best of human virtues.  Each month, a different word is promoted.
                The character word for April is:  TRUSTWORTHY
For more information on the Character Ed program, click on the logo below:

                              
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