The City of Eugene Neighborhood Services, part of the Planning and Development Department, supports City neighborhood associations by building organizational capacity and enhancing communication and collaboration between neighbors, the City, and other community organizations.
 
Neighborhood Services provides an important communication and coordination role that serves many areas of the City organization by informing residents about initiatives, programs and services that affect them directly, and facilitating connections between residents and City staff and departments.
 
Neighborhood Services is critical to fulfilling City Council’s vision of Effective, Accountable, Municipal Government by improving Eugene residents’ access to, understanding of, and participation in City affairs.
 
Neighborhood Services provides support to the City’s 19 residential neighborhood associations in a variety of ways. The City serves as publisher for the associations’ newsletters and other public information activities. Staff is available to help with coordinating sustainable neighborhood events; to help coordinate utilizing City staff as a resource at association meetings to provide information about City programs and policies; and to help the associations’ members and the City organization collaborate on issues of mutual interest.

Neighborhood Services staff helps neighbors collaborate on local issues. Staff provides a conduit for other City services to share information and gather input about service changes, capital improvements, and the local impact of City-wide policy decisions. Neighborhood Services staff also coordinates the Neighborhood Matching Grants Program, supports the Neighborhood Leaders Council, and participates on the Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative committee.