Harbor City Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for the Harbor area Harbor City Neighborhood Council put on the 1st annual Harbor City Winter Wonderland event in partnership with CD15, Recreation and Parks, City Lights Foundation, Chamber of Commerce, LAUSD, LAPD, Starbucks, Harbor City-Lomita Lions Club, Beacon House, California Teachers Association, Harbor College, Kaiser Permanente, [...]

Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for the North Valley When the La Tuna Canyon fire raged through the Northeast San Fernando Valley, SVANC was called upon by the LAFD Captain of Fire Station #77 to help rally community support and donations for the brave women and men fighting the fire. In [...]

Studio City Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award Winner for the South Valley In 2017, the Studio City Sustainability Committee put on two small business seminars. The first workshop, held in March 2017, was the 4th annual “Grow Your Business: Free Solutions for Your Business Needs.” The workshop presented resources for business owners, workers, students and [...]

North Area Neighborhood Development Council (NANDC): 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for South LA NANDC planned and executed Spring into Wellness in April of 2017 - a free event to raise awareness of local resources dedicated to health, wellness, civic services and financial literacy to NANDC stakeholders. The event, which was attended by 350 people, was [...]

Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for East LA Throughout 2017, Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council has engaged their stakeholders and improved their community with projects and events such as: Turkey Giveaway program to help local families celebrate the holidays Toy Giveaway program to assist Boyle Heights children in need Clean Streets ChallengeAdd New Conducting [...]

Pico Union Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for Central LA Pico Union has undertaken a plethora of projects in 2017 to help meet the needs of their local community, including: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to the Korean Youth Community Center’s 24th Annual Christmas Fair to assist in providing gifts and food to over 1,000 [...]

Palms Neighborhood Council: 2018 EmpowerLA Award winner for West LA In the past year, Palms has focused on activating stakeholders to beautify their neighborhood. To do so, they organized community events to improve Palms through public art and neighborhood cleanups. Events include: The inaugural Palms Community Day, which attracted 2000+ local residents and included a [...]

The Neighborhood Council Civic Engagement Los Angeles Vanguard (NCCELAV) Awards honor those City employees or departments doing outstanding work in partnership with Neighborhood Councils to benefit all Angelenos. Nominees are submitted by Neighborhood Councils, and chosen by the Congress of Neighborhoods Planning Committee, in partnership with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. This year’s incredible handcrafted [...]

The 2018 EmpowerLA Awards was a wonderful celebration of the inspiring work done by Neighborhood Councils across Los Angeles! Thank you to the 300 local leaders who joined us at City Hall on March 29th for this very special event. After enjoying a lovely sunset dinner with City views and pictures at our photobooth, guests [...]