Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc. announces the opening of the 2011 Awards Banquet

The Board of Directors of  Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc. is please to announce the keynote speaker for the 2011 Neighborhoods Awards Event – Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. – American Legion Post 20.  Featuring  Bernie Mazyck, President & CEO  South Carolina Association of  Community Development Corporations.

Formal invitations will be mailed to the main contact of your association.

Each association is invited to send two representatives. Additional seats may be purchased for $25.00.   All nominees for award will be sent an invitation to attend.

HGN Award Application Package

All award applications are due on Monday, January 9th by 5:00 pm

The following are NAC members who have adopted Angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree

- 30 children will receive gifts this year.  Thank you to all who signed up!

 2010 Awards Program and Annual Report

Our Vision

Greenwood neighborhoods are the foundation for healthy, safe, active and inspired living.

Our Mission

Greenwood neighborhood residents address issues and celebrate successes through partnerships and learning opportunities.

Our Purpose

  • Support Neighborhood Activities
  • Provide Neighborhood Leadership Training
  • Promote Community Pride & Recognition
  • Asset Based Community Development
  • Award Neighborhood Grants
  • Conduct Neighborhood Capacity Inventories

Neighborhood Based Wellness Initiative

  • Promote Preventive Health-care Programs

Services offered

Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods offers organizational development and leadership training opportunities to organizations or individuals working toward maintaining or improving their neighborhood. This service is open to all Neighborhood, Community, Homeowner, and Property-owner Associations.

In addition the office provides, Organization, Facilitation, Training, and Meeting  Support .

Neighborhoods are the building blocks of strong communities. Strengthening the capacity of neighborhoods to achieve their goals will have a positive impact on the future of Greenwood County.  Neighborhood capacity is most developed when there is a sense of community among area residents. With a sense of community comes pride in the neighborhood, a strong neighborhood image and resident involvement in neighborhood improvements. Through neighborhood organizations, residents can discuss issues and concur on a clear set of priorities and course of action to reach their goals.

The Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc. maintains a computerized file of neighborhood associations. Many departments and agencies solicit neighborhood association opinions on upcoming approvals of development projects, programs and services, and other changes proposed in particular neighborhoods.

Healthy Greenwood Neighborhood Newsletters -

December 2011 newsletter

November 2011 newsletter

October 2011 newsletter

September 2011 newsletter

August 2011 newsletter

July 2011 newsletter

June 2011 Newsletter

May 2011 newsletter

April 2011 newsletter

March 2011 Newsletter

January 2011 newsletter

December 2010 newsletter

November 2010 newsletter

October 2010 Newsletter

September 2010 newsletter

August 2010 newsletter

July 2010 newsletter

June 2010 Newsletter

May HGN newsletter

April 2010 HGN newsletter

March HGN Newsletter

February 2010 newsletter

January 2010 newsletter

Impact of Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc.  on Greenwood County

Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc. (HGN) is the only entity in Greenwood that has the resources and capacity to engage communities at the neighborhood level.    The scope of the community that HGN serves is extremely diverse; it is not limited to racial, ethnic or socio-economical areas of the community.   HGN is the only organization that has the potential to cover all of Greenwood County.    The level of trust and legitimacy HGN has earned with neighborhood leaders within Greenwood County is unparallel with any other organization.

HGN builds the capacity of neighborhood residents throughout Greenwood so they are continually educated on how to protect the integrity of each neighborhood.  This is done by serving as a one-stop center of information and research office for neighborhood members while providing community development educational opportunities to each neighborhood.   HGN provides tools on all aspects of community development (Planning, Public Safety, Economic Development, Health…etc) in order for our neighborhood leaders to fully understand what  impact that they themselves have on the conditions of the neighborhoods that they live in and serve.    The building of neighborhood capacity not only has a direct impact on the individually neighborhoods that the leaders represent; it continually increases the capacity of other organization that they are involved in.

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