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Keeping on Task and on Mission: Neighborhoods Matter
Dear Friends,
Each morning as I scroll through the updates in my in-box and ponder the tasks calling out for action, I stop and make a list.
First, I start with the most urgent deadlines. Then, I remember to put down at least one personal chore to support the needs of my family. Last, but not least, I jot down a reminder - that the work we are doing at the Neighborhood Preservation Center (NPC) is part of a larger movement to make the places in which we live better for all.
As noted by presenters at the New York Times Climate Forward event last month, keeping involved at the local level is critically important, especially as leadership and resources at the national level diverge from the models we relied upon in the past and become increasingly scarce.
At NPC, we have always championed the importance of local. In fact, we are doubling down on ensuring that the conversations we engage in, the resources we provide, and the people and institutions that we help connect can assist our constituents in their efforts to preserve and enhance spaces that not only bring people together but are integral to the identity of our neighborhoods.
You may have noticed over the past few months that the resource pages on our website have filled out. We have engaged in conversation with professionals across the field to help strategize what the needs of cultural and heritage
organizations are, and how to best connect our constituents with effective resources to meet their needs.
One critical thought on our mind was not to lose important information that has already been compiled. And so we have gathered resources to help in documenting the history of the built environment, provided guides on emergency planning and response, created a page to assist with questions on real estate, and shared links to information and organizations that support liveable cities and urban design.
Please let us know if there is a particular information gap that we can help fill; email us your resource request!
The ability to reach and serve organizations and individuals working to sustain healthy, viable neighborhoods is made possible only through your participation and collaboration.
Each day I am motivated by the importance of the work that needs to be done and thankful to those who remain committed to healthy, safe communities where history, people, nature, and the built environment all are part of this mission.
With gratitude,
L. Danielle Cylich
Chairperson
NPC
Our goal is to help you in the work that you do in preserving your neighborhood! Please consider a donation to support NPC today.
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