Invest in Neighborhoods Inc.

Invest in Neighborhoods Inc. is a nonprofit organization created in 1982 to promote and assist the 51 community councils that represent the neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Our mission is to assist the councils with financial resources and to promote self-sufficiency and leadership skills of the councils and their residents.

We do this through a variety of programs and activities:

Neighborhood Support Program: We administer this program, which provides grants of up to $7,000 a year for each community for a variety of community building projects, for the City.
NBD Support Program: We administer this program, which provides grants of up to $9,000 a year to neighborhood business districts for a variety of support projects, for the City.
Neighborhood Fund: This perpetual fund generates significant income that is divided among member community councils on an annual basis.
Merit Grant Program and Endowment: This privately funded program annually awards competitive grants for outstanding proposals through a peer review process.
Technical Assistance and Leadership Development: We provide assistance on a daily basis to community councils for their regular operations. We also collaborate with other agencies to assure that a plethora of leadership development opportunities are available to the councils.

Noteworthy

Invest Annual Meeting
Invest in Neighborhoods' annual meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2008, at our office in the Fire Museum (315 W. Court St.). The meeting commences at 6 pm, with refreshments and social time starting at 5 pm. Charles Graves, director of the city's Planning Department is guest speaker.

Training Scheduled
As part of our ongoing series of training topics for community council, neighborhood business district and other grassroots members, Invest in Neighborhoods in partnership with the Community building Institute is conducting a session on running effective meetings at 7 pm Monday, June 30, at our office. This session is mandatory for community council presidents elected within the past year. Please go to our Activities page for more information on both these events.