We provide modest grant funding for groups of community members that design initiatives for the betterment of their neighborhoods. We also teach them about the grantmaking process, how to document their use of grant funding, and how to use that knowledge for future resident-led projects.

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Resident Leaders and Community Capacity Building Initiative in partnership with the United Way Forsyth County - Winston Salem (Place Matters)  is a continuation of the Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods (NBN) partnership with United Way to develop grassroots organizing and resident-led initiatives. 

Initiatives to address the Social Determinants of Health Cure Violence Model Implementation: NBN's initiative focused on adopting the Cure Violence model to prevent community violence, provide conflict mediation, and offer alternatives to violence, creating safer neighborhoods.

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The program targets areas with high violent crime rates in Winston-Salem and deploys violence interrupters and caseworkers who know the area. The goal is to form connections with people who are most likely to commit the crimes and set them on a different path.

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In that spirit NBN Engage, a virtual community engagement platform will allow members of the community to meet, broadcast their community projects, and view upcoming neighborhood events.