If any accommodations are needed, please contact Yvette Sennewald at 951-826-5168 or TDD at 951-826-5439 as soon as possible, but at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting
Neighbor Fest promotes community by bringing neighbors together in a celebration of all that makes Riverside a great place to live. These events are produced in collaboration with City of Riverside’s Community & Economic Development Department’s Neighborhood Engagement Division, Riverside Neighborhood Partnership (RNP), neighborhood leaders, and local residents. The event typically includes music, activities for kids, and interactive learning activities for all ages on how to tap into their natural gifts, skills, talents, and networks to help make a difference in their communities. As neighbors become more engaged with one another, they will move on to participate in a neighborhood strategy session, where they will have the opportunity to develop a shared vision and create a unique strategy that will help them to maintain or strive for the full potential of their neighborhood.
The Our Riverside Our Neighborhoods (ORON) Initiative is a citizen-led visioning and action-oriented planning process where Riverside residents will create unique strategies for each of Riverside’s 26 neighborhoods. Riverside Neighborhood Partnership (RNP) members and City of Riverside Neighborhoods staff have developed a public process through which neighbors can work together to create a neighborhood strategy meant to help each neighborhood maintain or advance towards its full potential. Implementation of each strategy will be borne by the residents of the neighborhoods and other partners in addition to City Staff for an open and collaborative experience. Our Riverside Our Neighborhoods will result in an ongoing community effort to identify and celebrate neighborhood strengths and empower residents to make the most out of those strengths.