Community One|Uno Comunidad

Purpose: To work as a community to maintain diversity and prevent socioeconomic displacement in our neighborhood by providing a forum for sharing information, connecting neighbors, promoting activities, and fostering civic involvement.

Upcoming events

Community One / Uno Comunidad Committee meets as part of WBNA Neighborhood Nights on the first Tuesday of each month at West Broadway Middle School on Bainbridge Avenue. The meetings run from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The C1C breakout session will be from 7:00 to 8:00 following the general meeting. Child care, food and translation services will be provided.


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WBNA's Biggest Giving Drive to Date
WBNA's Biggest Giving Drive to Date

Neighbors and sponsors gave more than $14,000 to our Live Local, Give Local neighborhood giving campaign. 100 percent of neighbor donations went directly to families at John Hope Settlement House, Federal Hill House, Wiggin Village, West End Community Center, three of our local schools, and to individual families in need.

Volunteers Needed for Outreach to Homeless
Volunteers Needed for Outreach to Homeless

Volunteers needed! In an ongoing partnership with House of Hope CDC, WBNA seeks volunteers for its ACES (Armory Citizens Enabling Shelter) initiative to provide outreach and supportive services to homeless and housing insecure individuals in the Dexter Training Ground area.

Neighborhood Nights begin March 4
Neighborhood Nights begin March 4

Neighborhood Nights is back, WBNA’s all-in-one community meeting where neighbors come together to explore a planned topic or issue, check out WBNA initiatives, and/or play basketball at open gym! This monthly gathering is an easy way to get to know WBNA and your neighbors with free food, childcare, and Spanish interpretation.

Elected Officials Q&A at Neighborhood Nights
Elected Officials Q&A at Neighborhood Nights

WBNA's 5th Annual Conversation with our Elected Officials had a great showing of neighbors who asked questions and heard directly from state legislators about wide-ranging topics such as reproductive rights and gun control, funding for public school facilities, and rent control.

Help shape WBNA's future
Help shape WBNA's future

2018 is a planning year for the WBNA, and we want to hear from you to make sure we get it right. Learn more about our strategic planning process that will guide WBNA's work and goals for the next five years, and how to get involved.

Stellar Start to Neighborhood Nights
Stellar Start to Neighborhood Nights

Our first Neighborhood Night had a great turnout, and featured a presentation of Providence's new bike share system by city planner and neighbor Alex Ellis, an introduction to WBNA Committees, and lots of friendly energy.

Neighborhood Nights begin February 6
Neighborhood Nights begin February 6

Introducing Neighborhood Nights, an all-in-one community meeting where neighbors come together to explore a planned topic or issue, check out a WBNA committee, and/or play basketball at open gym! This new monthly gathering is an easy way to get to know WBNA and your neighbors with free food, childcare, and Spanish translation.

The numbers are in: Giving local matters!
The numbers are in: Giving local matters!

The results are in, and Santa would be proud! WBNA's first neighborhood giving campaign collected food, toys, coats, and cash to benefit local neighbors and families. Read more.

Affordable apartment available – FILLED in spring 2018
Affordable apartment available – FILLED in spring 2018

WBNA is seeking a local, income-qualified family with children (one must be under the age of 6) for our 3 bedroom rental apartment at 1192 Westminster.

WBNA and House of Hope Pilot Outreach Program
WBNA and House of Hope Pilot Outreach Program

WBNA's collaboration with House of Hope to create a summer pilot outreach program in Dexter Training Ground has expanded to offer training to west side neighbors who wish to help assist individuals in the park who are homeless or housing insecure.

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OUR VISION AND VALUES

We are a volunteer committee striving to make our neighborhood a better place to live for all through a social justice first approach. Membership is not required and our meetings are open to everyone residing in or working in the West End Neighborhood.

We are responsive to our community’s needs through the relationships we build with our neighbors, neighborhood businesses and community organizations throughout Providence.

Started in 2017, we operate as a conduit to inform and empower our neighbors. Following the Spectrum of Prevention described by Dr Palermo in a presentation he gave on August 17, 2017, we are focusing our initial efforts on community education and empowering individuals.

The Spectrum of Prevention


OUR Current focus

  • Organize bilingual presentations by experts in our community
  • Maintain a google group and this web site
  • Share information on events and opportunities to collaborate with other neighborhood organizations on issues
  • Offer an opportunity for neighbors to bring forth their concerns and problems, and provide direction and connect them to resources for further investigation of these issues.

 

Committee Chairs

Joann Ayuso and David Stuebe