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Omaha office
115 South 49th Avenue (1 block south of Dodge Street)
UNMC/UNO Collaborating Center for Public Health and Community Service
Omaha, NE 68132
Main number
402-561-7582
Fax 402-561-7599
Council Bluffs Office
136 South Main Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Main number 402-290-0545
Fax 402-561-7599
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The Neighborhood Center (NC) is a community-based, neighborhood-driven organization administered by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. NC provides information and assistance to neighborhood associations to enable them to come together and develop their own leadership and decision-making structure and effectively address the issues affecting the quality of life in their communities. NC works directly with residents in the tri-county area, including those who are members of neighborhood associations, homeowners associations, business associations, coalitions, community development corporations, churches, and other not-for-profit groups.
The mission of the Neighborhood Center is to build capacity and strengthen neighborhoods throughout Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties.
We carry out our mission by collecting and publishing helpful materials, holding leadership training workshops, and providing technical assistance.
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Ronald Abdouch Executive Director Direct Line 402-561-7582 Mobile 402-319-5140 Fax 402-561-7599 rabdouch@unomaha.edu |
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| Ron is a native of Omaha a graduate of Westside High School and the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a B.A. in Political Science. Ron's previous work experiences include Westside Community Schools, The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Office of former Omaha Mayor P. J. Morgan, and United Way of the Midlands. As Executive Director, he is also for working with neighborhood coalitions and associations, government agencies, and other stakeholders, as well as conducting fundraising to support the overall operations of the Center. Ron currently serves as a steering committee member of Omaha By Design, a member of the Community Basin Panel of Clean Solutions Omaha, Live Well Omaha Kids, and the Hates Crimes Coordinating Council to mention a few. Ronald also writes a column for the Omaha World Herald which appears on the first Saturday of each month in the Community Connections section. | ||
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Crystal Rhoades Assistant Executive Director Direct Line 402-561-7569 Fax 402-561-7599 crhoades@unomaha.edu |
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| Ms. Rhoades holds bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology and Political Science as a Goodrich Scholar from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. As the Assistant Director for the Neighborhood Center, Ms. Rhoades is highly involved in the community where she supports and empowers neighborhood leaders to find solutions to crime, safety, housing, and health issues. Ms. Rhoades is an elected member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors and serves as the Secretary to Morton Meadow’s Neighborhood Association and the South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance. Ms. Rhoades also works on the Mayor’s Omaha Afterschool Alliance Advisory Board, the Building Bright Futures Advisory Board, Tree of Life Committee, Clean Solutions Omaha Saddle Creek Basin advisory panel, the Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance (OHKA) Housing Committee, the Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group (CAG), and the Omaha Chamber’s South Omaha Redevelopment Project. | ||
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Ryan Willer Outreach Coordinator Direct line 402-290-0545 Fax 402-561-7599 rwiller@unomaha.edu |
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Ryan is a native of Council Bluffs where he graduated from Lewis Central High School. Ryan holds a B.S. in Psychology from Iowa State University and a M.S. in Social Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Ryan’s interest in working with people, whether as individuals or groups, is what led him to his education and this work opportunity where he can interact with others at the grassroots level to help strengthen their neighborhoods and the community as a whole. Ryan serves on the steering committees for Main Street Council Bluffs and Live Well Pottawattamie County, facilitates Place Games in Council Bluffs through Omaha by Design, is President of Crown Road Neighborhood Association, and is running for a seat on the West Pottawattamie County Extension Council this November. |
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Liz Moldenhauer Program Assistant Direct line 402-599-9486 Fax 402-561-7599 emoldenhauer@unomaha.edu |
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Ms. Moldenhauer has a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Michigan. She is active as a community and arts advocate in Omaha. She currently serves as president of the Benson Neighborhood Association, steering committee member of the Benson-Ames Alliance, Ready to Run Committee member for The Women’s Fund for Greater Omaha and member of the Omaha Craft Mafia. Two most recent projects include planning the 2010 Benson SummerFest and designing a clothing line for the 2010 Omaha Fashion Week. |
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Nathan Watson -
President
Micah Evans -
Vice President
Thomas Sutko -
Treasurer
Patricia Carlson - Secretary
Alex Bane
Denise Britigan
Oscar Duran
Teresa Gleason
Christian D. Gray
Pam Horihan
Henry Kammandel, Jr.
Deborah Keating
Mark Kraynak
Linda Lovgren
Kenneth Mar
Matt Walsh