Neighborhood Development
We develop community leaders and organizations who work inside neighborhoods to equip community members with the tools they need to promote city-wide flourishing.
Development Focus Areas
Empowering residents with the tools and knowledge to shape their neighborhood's future.
Community Land Use Academy
A high-energy space where community members build confidence, connection, and wellness through movement.
Latin Dance Fitness
A weekly gathering to help parents build relationships with their child's teachers, school administrators, and other parents.
Parent Coffee Hour
We love to mentor other local community benefit organizations who are doing great work in Frrsno!
Partner Training
Neighbors are Leading Change In Fresno
Aleyda is a mom who went to Parent Coffee Hour and is now advocating for English learner students like her kids
Dakari went through Community Land Use Academy is making Southwest Fresno streets safer.
Juana is helping Spanish Speakers get involved in city land use decisions.
Our Approach to Neighborhood Development
Fresno is worth the investment.
We believe those who live in a neighborhood have the solutions to their community’s problems.
Fresno is worth the investment. We dedicate our time to empowering and equipping community members to change their spaces and places.ENP works to identify and address social disparities while building on existing social capital in neighborhoods. We accomplish this by staying committed to our theory of change, racial equity, and inclusive community engagement practices that includes residents as decision makers to see healthy and thriving neighborhoods flourish.
Community Voices
ENP begins by listening to community voices and partnering with residents for change. ENP’s work has resulted in street safety improvements, residents engaging with their city council members on important local quality-of-life issues (such as slum housing), and residents becoming leaders in their community, even moving into staff roles within community-based and civic organizations.
Work in action
How a Dance Class Changed Her Life: Aleyda’s Story
Aleyda Hernandez was walking through her child’s school one day when she passed the cafeteria and noticed something unexpected, a group of women dancing. Little did she know, that dance class would be the start of a life changing journey. “I remember one day I saw...
Why take the Drive Tour? These two say it changed their perspective on Fresno.
“We are raising our babies, we are doing business here, and it’s important to get a full picture of what’s going on in our city.”Mary Avigliano When Mary Avigliano invited her friend and realtor partner, Wendelen Rodriguez, to take the Every Neighborhood...
How Giving One Hour at Saturday Sports Changes Lives
In too many neighborhoods, kids face real barriers to joy and safety on the weekends. Parks may be far away or unsafe. Parents may be working. Hunger and isolation become more common when school doors close on Fridays. Saturday mornings, which could be filled with...