Neighborhood Awards

Award Categories and Criteria:

Award Packet will be considered for entry in each category that is applied for unless submitted entries are not correctly completed, do not reflect the category criteria. Winners will receive recognition from the Mayor.

Awards for Neighborhoods: One (1) award will be presented to one neighborhood for each category. A neighborhood organization may win in more than one category if nominations are received for more than one category.

Neighborhood Diversity

  • Actively engages a diverse community of residents (seniors, youth, multiple nationalities, disabled, etc.)
  • Neighborhood has a process to proactively deal with cultural tensions if/when they arise.
  • Neighborhood stakeholders' membership is diverse and/or participates in various culturally diverse programs.
  • Diverse neighborhood association and involvement in neighborhood activities and projects, including but not limited to (cleanups, garage sales, training, etc.) projects.
  • Utilizes a creative and unique approach to achieve their goals.
  • Partners with various entities including but not limited to: businesses, schools, agencies, faith based groups, and other associations.

 

Neighborhood Safety

. Strong relationship with TPD and community officers to lower or maintain a lowered crime rate.

. Implement programs using community resources to establish or maintain a crime watch, citizen's patrol, and/or block captains.

. Produced meaningful results that can be used as models for others and substantiated through statistics such as "Compstat".

. Residents received an increased awareness of public safety through education, activities, and neighborhood projects

Utilizes a creative and unique approach to achieve their goals.

Partners with various entities including but not limited to: businesses, schools, agencies, faith based groups, and other associations.

 

Neighborhood Improvement/ Beautification

  • Complete neighborhood project(s) to physically revitalize or beautify the neighborhood's appearance
  • Positive changes in the Quality of Life by improved safety, reduced code violations, appearance, recycling programs, and other.
  • Strong evidence of self-help, including partnerships with public and private entities and other neighborhoods and community-based groups
  • Actively engaged in neighborhood problem-solving, project management, volunteer contributions, wide-scale participation, sustainable outcomes
  • Utilizes a creative and unique approach to achieve their goals.
  • Partners with various entities including but not limited to: businesses, schools, agencies, faith based groups, and other associations.

 

Neighborhood Association of the Year and Home Owner's Association of the Year

  • High percentage of participation in neighborhood meetings and activities and capacity building trainings (WIN University, CARE Program, etc.)
  • Improvements in the Quality of Life measurable by either transitioning up or stabilizing their registered area.
  • Utilizes a creative and unique approach to achieve their goals.
  • Partnerships with others, especially diverse groups, to mobilize community resources.
  • Completion of neighborhood project(s) to physically revitalize/beautify the neighborhood, improve social or cultural aspects of the neighborhood, lower crime rate and known criminal hot spots, and/or improve the economic status of the neighborhood.

For more information, contact Working in Neighborhoods Department
Neighborhood Services/Liaisons
175 E. 2nd Street, Suite 580
Tulsa, OK 74103
(918) 596-1292

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