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Building Sustainable & Beautifully Different Communities
A 501(c)3, Community & Economic Development Charity
Our Core Initiatives
Empowering Communities across this nation
Community
Development
Our teams build relationships with community organizers and leaders to sponsor major events including city-wide clean-ups, community revitalizations, and empowerment events that focus on financial literacy, business entrepreneurship and business management.
With over a century of combined community development experience, NNI acts as an administrative body tasked to create sustainable communities by partnering with community associations, neighborhood groups and elected officials in a capacity separate from their usual way of interactions.
NNI projects are specifically designed and only launched in areas of great need and prospective sustainability.
CNI Director, Draye Luton at Cleveland Neighborhood Initiative Clean-up
| April 2018 |
Economic Development
Since our launch as the Neighborhood Initiative program we have helped create dozens of jobs for citizens looking for entry level work, skilled labor positions and even professional careers under the operation of NNI.
NNI has developed agencies in several different industries including Healthcare, Construction, Property Management, Restaurants, Hospitality and Private Security / Investigation Services.
NNI creates small businesses in various industries on our effort to produce sustainable employment and workforce development with our community footprint.
These agencies are considered subsidiary entity's of NNI, with their profits aiding in the development of The Neighborhood Initiative program.
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Above are a few Member Entity programs founded by NNI
Business Development
The Neighborhood Initiative program highlights its ability to aid businesses of all sizes and in ever industry. Our teams have aided multi-million dollar agencies and small mom and pop businesses build their organizations to become larger and more sustainable.
NNI teams thoroughly researches the market around a prospective targeted businesses to provided a logistical analysis for our team to properly consult business owners with their organizations.
Prospective businesses are carefully qualified with strict measurements determined by NNI which provide the best impact to a communities growth and self sustainability.
Development services include employee contract drafting, employee handbook designing, policies and procedure drafting, accreditation consultation, and licensure / regulatory (state and federal) consultations
NNI President, D'Andre Bowers (Right), with partner business owner Roderick Lewis (Middle) and City of Warren, Ohio Mayor, Doug Franklin during NNI partner restaurant re-opening
| June 2018|
Charitable Development
As a National program the Neighborhood Initiative is dedicated to being an overall extension to our government, The United State of America and its citizens.
All programs in NNI targeted areas are strategically aligned to meet specific needs for our communities. Our teams provide on the ground analysis of our entire footprint to aid in providing lasting sustainability for all of our projects and initiatives.
Fundraising efforts and community engagement events aid in providing our services to more communities across this nation.
As a Platinum Rated nonprofit organization (Candid/Guidestar 2025) the Neighborhood Initiative continues to set new standards on development and charitable organizations
NNI Operations Director, Butch Butcher (right) with volunteer, Ricky Bell (Left) and NNI Construction Manager, Wayne Debelko (Middle) at the NNI Quinby Park Project
| April 2017 |
NNI Drone Photo Cleveland, Ohio
June 2025
Fast, Reliable, & Proven Results
With awards from the US Congress and community at large, NNI has proven success since 2016.
Our volunteers make our program viable. We have reach in areas that some community leaders are not able to obtain due to our commitment to provide unbiased, bipartisan, non faith-based charitable contributions to our community.
Community citizens are more willing to help our programs as they will likely benefit them or someone they know.
The Neighborhood Initiative hires highly competent, professional and knowledgable team members ti execute our founding vision of building more sustainable and beautifully different communities.
NNI President, D'Andre Bowers (right) with Dr. Farid Naffah (middle) and Lou Lepro after receiving the Community Star Award
| March 2017 |
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