The Congress of Neighborhoods meets every year, bringing 98 Neighborhood Councils together at City Hall for a day of engagement, empowerment, and education, concluding with an Action Session that mobilizes Neighborhood Councils on citywide issues. The 2019 Congress of Neighborhoods is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2019.
The Congress Planning Committee meets on a regular basis to plan the upcoming Congress beginning in February of each year.
The DWP Committee meets at 8:45 AM on the first Saturday of odd months.
-Jack Humphreville
(Description pending 4/18/13)
DWP MOU Committee
The DWP Committee meets at 8:45 AM on the first Saturday of even months.
(Description pending 4/18/13)
Neighborhood Council Education and Youth Alliance
The Neighborhood Council Education and Youth Alliance (tentative name) was announced at the NC Education Summit held on October 23, 2018. An audio recording of the Summit may be available; please email Glenn Bailey
Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates (NCBA)
The Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates are selected each June at Budget Day and work to engage the community in the process of establishing budget priorities for the City of Los Angeles. Typically in March they meet with the Mayor and present the results of their research in the Budget Advocates White Paper.
Currently the NCBA meet twice a month: first Mondays at 7:00 pm, City Hall 20th Floor and third Saturdays at 10:00 am, West Los Angeles Municipal Building.
PlanCheckNC
is a unique grassroots alliance created by NC stakeholders to promote
more stakeholder participation in planning and land use issues and make
government more responsive to local community needs. It is the purpose
of PlanCheckNC to help Neighborhood Councils and their stakeholders to
have the knowledge and tools to develop a vision reflective of the
values of neighborhood residents and to develop and implement a land use
framework that enables all stakeholders to feel that they are a part of
the community– supported, safe and valued by the community.
Education Programs and Issue Forums are held on the second Saturday
of each month beginning promptly at 10 a.m. All interested stakeholders are invited to
participate.
The Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (HANC) represents the Councils of the Gateway and the Harbor, meeting monthly and serving as an informational and advocacy alliance.
South Los Angeles is represented by the South LA Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (SLAANC) and includes 14 Councils working together to advocate as one voice on issues that impact the neighborhoods of South LA.
The Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (VANC) was founded in 2003 by Jill Banks Barad of the Sherman Oaks NC and represents the 34 Neighborhood Councils in the Valley. VANC meets monthly and its mission is to develop solutions to the issues of concern in the San Fernando Valley. The meetings are generally held on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Sherman Oaks Hospital Doctor's Conference Room, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd. in Sherman Oaks.
Email: VANC@EmpowerLA.org View the VANC meeting agenda (posted when distributed).
Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC)
The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) is a cooperative regional council made up of all 13 Neighborhood and Community Councils on the Westside of Los Angeles.