SWNI Neighborhood Coalition
Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc., (SWNI) is a nonprofit coalition that provides services to promote citizen participation and crime prevention in 17 Southwest Portland neighborhood associations and three business associations. Our mission statement reads: "SWNI empowers citizen action to improve and maintain the livability of Southwest neighborhoods." SWNI is governed by a board of directors with representation from each neighborhood association and local business association. Funding is primarily from the City of Portland through an annual contract and partially through board fund-raising efforts. These funds help pay for staff, an office, printing, postage, and materials which support neighborhood associations and citizens in their efforts to participate in government processes, maintain quality of life, and fight crime. To receive our free printed monthly newsletter in the mail, which will keep you informed on issues affecting Southwest Portland neighborhoods, contact the SWNI office at 503-823-4592 or email us with your name and address at office@swni.org.
Services provided by the Southwest Neighborhood office:
- Assistance with community organizing for citizen participation and crime prevention.
- Assists neighborhood associations with publicity including design, printing and distributing flyers, press releases, etc.
- Implements and facilitates projects as requested by citizens such as neighborhood cleanups, candidate fairs, neighborhood picnics, fund-raisers for playground structures, open space parks, etc.
- Publishes a monthly newsletter for entire district membership.
- Acts as an information resource for all Southwest citizen participation and crime prevention issues.
- Provides training, guidance and clerical support to member neighborhood associations.
- Provides information and referral to city bureaus.
SWNI Staff:
Executive Director, Sylvia Bogert
Program Manager, Leonard Gard
Outreach Coordinator, Payal Razdan
WRC Coordinator, Jen Seamans
Organizational Chart
SWNI Offices
7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR 97219
phone: 503-823-4592
fax: 503-823-3161