Each year, seven Neighborhood Councils are honored with EmpowerLA Awards by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, in recognition of projects that do an especially outstanding job of increasing civic engagement and making government more responsive to local needs. The 2018 theme is “Innovative Civic Engagement.”

To be considered for an EmpowerLA Award, a Neighborhood Council must be nominated, and the nomination must name a specific project undertaken by that Council during 2017. One project from each of the 7 Planning Areas in the City – South, Harbor, East, Central, West, South Valley and North Valley – will be selected. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to submit nominations.

Vanguard Award for a City Department or Employee

We also sought nominations for the Neighborhood Council Civic Engagement Los Angeles Vanguard Award. The NCCELAV Award recognizes City departments and employees doing outstanding collaborations with Neighborhood Councils to benefit Angelenos. Nominations must come from Neighborhood Council members, and collaborations nominated for a Vanguard Award must have taken place during 2017. Nominees will be reviewed by EmpowerLA and the Congress of Neighborhoods Planning Committee for the final selection.

Neighborhood Council Spirit Awards

At the dinner on March 29th, EmpowerLA will also be giving Neighborhood Council Spirit Awards to board members who have made an impact beyond their Neighborhood Council to benefit the entire system. Spirit Award winners are selected by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on March 29th!

 

LIST of EMPOWERLA AWARD 2018 NOMINEES

Congratulations to the EmpowerLA Award nominees!

 

Central Area

Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council

Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council

Mid City West Community Council

Pico Union Neighborhood Council

 

East Area

Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

 

Harbor Area

Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council

 

North Valley Area

Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council

Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council

Northridge East Neighborhood Council

Northridge West Neighborhood Council

Panorama City Neighborhood Council

Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council

Sunland – Tujunga Neighborhood Council

 

South Los Angeles

Empowerment Congress Central

Empowerment Congress North

 

South Valley Area

Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council

Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council

Neighborhood Council Valley Village

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council

Studio City Neighborhood Council

Tarzana Neighborhood Council

Van Nuys Neighborhood Council

West Hills Neighborhood Council

Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council

 

West Area

Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

Palms Neighborhood Council