Hop in the car for a guided driving tour through West and Central Fresno, hosted by Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP). Hear from community members and ministry practitioners as they share their stories while pointing out signs of need and signs of hope in their neighborhoods. Learn more about Fresno, explore new areas and ministries in our city, and consider ways you can get involved in pursuing God’s shalom (peace) through what is already going on in Fresno.
Gabrielle Piceno
Embrace: CCDA National Conference Reflections
From October 4th-7th, 10 people from the ENP team went to Cincinnati for the Christian Community Development Association National Conference. This year’s theme was “Embrace,” as we explored embracing love, truth, righteousness, and peace alongside other Christian community development practitioners. We heard from dynamic speakers, bonded as a team, networked with others from Fresno and around the country, and learned practical tips from others serving in similar contexts.
ENP is Hiring! Part-Time Bilingual Administrative Assistant
ENP is hiring a part-time (Spanish) Bilingual Administrative Assistant to assist the Neighborhood Development Department.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Works 20 Hours per week (with potential for full-time, depending upon need)
- Occasionally help facilitate spaces for Spanish speaking community members
- Carry out clerical duties, including scheduling, routing emails, preparing documents, following up on team tasks
- Assist with project management activities utilizing Asana platform
- Maintain and update data sheets including surveys, volunteer logs, warehouse equipment, and others as assigned
- Liaison between Neighborhood Development team and community partners
- Note-taking during team meetings
- Manage special projects as needed
- Ability to work some evening and weekend hours
- Other duties as assigned
View the full job description and apply on Indeed
Youth Digital Access and Literacy Survey Results
The memo below was released by the Fresno Coalition for Digital Inclusion, of which Every Neighborhood Partnership is a member.
Data for Your Neighborhood
At ENP, we get excited about maps and data. We believe that in order to love your neighbors and your neighborhood, you have to know them. This includes data that tells a bigger story of the trends of each neighborhood, as well as individual, personal stories that data cannot capture.
ENP has created data sheets of Fresno neighborhoods as a resource for churches and community partners who want to learn more about their neighborhoods so they can make informed decisions and take relevant action steps. We focus on neighborhoods as they are defined by elementary school zones, for a total of 92 neighborhoods in the City of Fresno.
LivingUNDIVIDED 2023
LivingUNDIVIDED is a 6-week cohort experience that empowers communities to change the narrative of racial justice. Communities engage in faith grounding, teaching, small group conversations, activities, and assignments in pursuit of racial solidarity and justice. LivingUNDIVIDED is designed for individuals from churches and faith-based organizations that are open and interested in exploring the intersection of faith and race.
Entering 2023 with Applications from Isaiah 65
One way that Every Neighborhood Partnership lives out our value of being a Jesus-centered organization is by having devotionals during our staff meetings and retreats. These devotionals include Scripture readings or other types of character or leadership development topics.
Isaiah 65:17-25 is a Bible passage that has long been a driving motivation for ENP’s work. We commissioned the “In Fresno as it is in Heaven” artwork based in part on this passage (you can read more about it here) and at our Fall 2022 staff retreat, we examined those verses together.
Read, Watch, or Listen: 2022 ENP Staff Picks
As 2022 comes to a close, here are some of the things our staff have read, watched, or listened to this year that have informed our work and/or personal development that we wanted to share as a resource.
Holiday Resources
This holiday season, here are some community resources available for free!
Wellbeing: CCDA National Conference
From November 2nd-5th, four of our new staff members travelled to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Christian Community Development Association National Conference, where they connected with and learned from other community leaders. This year’s theme was “Wellbeing” and Economic Wellbeing, Civic Engagement & Societal Wellbeing, Congregational Wellbeing, Organizational Wellbeing, and Wholistic Wellbeing were explored.