Reminder: Blood Drive *this* Thursday, 3/31 - with giveaways! #TeamUp4SickleCell #BlackBloodDonorsNeeded


THIS THURSDAY: NPU-S, in conjunction with The Red CrossThe Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, and The Community Church of God, is holding a blood drive!

Join us on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM to receive:

  • $20 Amazon e-gift card thanks to our partners at Amazon,
  • $20 gift card from NPU-S, 
  • $10 Fanatics e-gift card,
  • AND a chance at a trip to the MLB All Star Game in LA, with round-trip airfare & 4-night hotel accommodations for 2!
The drive will be held at VICARS Community Center (838 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310).

Schedule your appointment at redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  Sponsor Code: NPU
  • All donors receive a free health screening prior to donating
  • Drink plenty of water and eat foods high in iron to prepare for your donation
  • Save time by completing your RapidPass the day of your appointment at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass.

Midnight Basketball - 3/30 7pm

NPU-S Calendar of Events: Mar 28 - Apr 3

Coming up this week on the NPU-S calendar!

NPU-S Events:

  • Mon Mar 28, 0:00am. Yard Trimmings Collected. Due to staffing shortages, yard trimmings will be collected every other week until further notice. This week, yard trimmings WILL be collected.

    Trash and recycling are collected weekly as usual.
  • Thu Mar 31, 10:00am. NPU-S Blood Drive!! VICARS, 834 Cascade Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30311, USA. NPU-S, in conjunction with The Red Cross, The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, and The Community Church of God, is holding a blood drive! 

    Join us on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM to receive:

    • a $20 Amazon e-gift card thanks to our partners at Amazon,
    • a $10 Fanatics e-gift card,
    • a $20 gift card from NPU-S
    • AND a chance at a trip to the MLB All Star Game in LA, with round-trip airfare & 4-night hotel accommodations for 2!

    Schedule your appointment at redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  
    Sponsor Code:
    NPU

    Please join us and spread the word! There is still time to register and participate!            

External events
Events held around, nearby, or affecting NPU S.:

  • Thu Mar 31, 6:00pm. Campbellton Town Hall. Mt. Carmel Baptist Church - Atlanta - Campbellton Campus, 2755 Campbellton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311, USA. Meet the MARTA Board to discuss the proposed BRT line along Campbellton.

Public Hearings
City, County, State and other public meetings:

No events on calendar

If you have any local events that you'd like to see on the NPU-S calendar, please send email to events@npu-s.org.Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of your event!

Second round of free COVID tests available

Just a reminder - folks can order a second batch of home COVID tests for free at https://www.covidtests.gov/.  Although COVID numbers are down, it's not out, so order these free tests for your home before the next wave shows up.

MARTA Events in the Campbellton Corridor - Sat March 26, Thu March 31

 
Thank you for your continued support of transit expansion in the Campbellton Corridor. The feedback you have provided to date has been invaluable and we want to continue the conversation. To that end, MARTA is hosting two events later this month:

Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.—Bus Tour of the Corridor and SW Atlanta Oakland City Station bus bay

Ride with MARTA staff to take a closer look at the challenges and opportunities in the community and share your priorities for the future. Register to attend. Seats are limited.

Thursday, March 31, 6 p.m.—Campbellton Community Investment Corridor Information Session—Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 2755 Campbellton Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311

Join us in-person or online to learn more about the unprecedented investment package proposed for the corridor and share your thoughts on how we move forward. Register to attend.
 
You can register for either event at https://campbellton.scoutfeedback.com/

We hope to see you at the upcoming events! Please email publichearinginfo@itsmarta.com or contact MARTA's Customer Call Center at 404-848-5000 with additional questions.
 

Event: Revisiting and Archiving Civil Rights and Atlanta in the 1960s


On April 8, Georgia Tech will present "Revisiting and Archiving Civil Rights and Atlanta in the 1960s," a one-day symposium to launch the Mayor Ivan Allen Digital Archive, a project with roots going back to 2012. The symposium will feature panels on Atlanta-community archival partnerships and the Legacy Makers' project to commemorate the Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson mayoralties, along with (virtual) keynote lectures by artist/computer scientist Brian Foo and historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin, the Dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute and a leading authority on Atlanta in the Civil Rights Era.

This event is being jointly sponsored by the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; the Georgia Tech Library; the School of History and Sociology; the School of Literature, Media, and Communication; and the Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center.

We can accommodate up to 50 in-person attendees and up to 500 virtually at this hybrid event; for those attending in person, a boxed lunch will be provided along with a complimentary copy of Dr. Brown-Nagin's new book, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality.

You can find more information and a registration link for the event here: https://www.library.gatech.edu/allen


For any accommodation requests or questions about the event, please email Catherine Manci (cmanci3@gatech.edu) or Professor Todd Michney (todd.michney@hsoc.gatech.edu). Please feel free to circulate this message widely within your circles.

Virtual Job & Career Fair






NPU-S Calendar of Events: Mar 21 - Mar 27

Coming up this week on the NPU-S calendar!

NPU-S Events:

  • Mon - Fri. Yard Trimmings NOT Collected. Due to staffing shortages, yard trimmings will be collected every other week until further notice. This week, yard trimmings WILL NOT be collected.

    Trash and recycling are collected weekly as usual.
  • Tue Mar 22, 6:30pm. Oakland City Community Organization (OCCO).

    Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83039203137

    ​Meeting ID: 830 3920 3137

    Passcode: 30310


    One tap mobile +13017158592,,83039203137#,,,,*30310#

    Or dial: +1 301 715 8592
    Enter Meeting ID: 830 3920 3137
    Enter Passcode: 30310

  • Wed Mar 23, 7:00pm. Assistant Services Committee Meeting. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89475746987. This committee makes recommendations to the NPU about:
    • all matters related to special programs and services for senior citizens, including but not limited to housing and home repairs, financial assistance programs, and social services;
    • all matters related to education, including but not limited to primary and secondary education, adult education, parent-teacher relationships, and after-school programs and activities;
    • and all matters related to the youth of the NPU.
    Rogelio Arcila, Chair: assistant@npu-s.org

    Videoconferencing: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89475746987
    Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 Access Code: 894 7574 6987#
  • Thu Mar 24, 7:00pm. Cascade Ave Neighborhood Organization (CANO) (Online). Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/97987226201

    Meeting ID: 979 8722 6201
    Call In 312-626-6799, access code, 97987226201#
  • Sat Mar 26, 4:30pm. Lorenzo Drive Neighborhood Association. Covers Lorenzo Drive and nearby roads. 

    Meets via Phone: ‪(978) 990-5162 Access Code: 6673530#

External events
Events held around, nearby, or affecting NPU S.:

No events on calendar

Public Hearings
City, County, State and other public meetings:

No events on calendar

If you have any local events that you'd like to see on the NPU-S calendar, please send email to events@npu-s.org.Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of your event!

NPU-S General Meeting *tonight*, March 17, 7pm

The NPU-S General Meeting will be held this Thursday, March 17, at 7pm

To register, either go online to http://bit.ly/NPUS-Meeting-Register or call (770) 744-5311 and leave a message with a way for us to reach you.

If you are attending via Zoom you must register with a valid email address! The registration system will send you an email with your personal link to the meeting. 

You can call into the meeting if you wish to attend without using Zoom. To attend the meeting by phone, call (646) 558 8656, meeting ID 993 2987 4388. We encourage phone attendees to also register!

This month we'll have one item for review, a major zoning overlay on Campbellton:

  • Z-22-07(Amended) An Ordinance by Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet to amend the 1982 City of Atlanta Zoning Ordinance, as amended, (part 16 of The Land Development Code), so as to create chapter 43 Campbellton Road Overlay; and for other purposes.
We also have two presentations:
  • Carter Coleman with Urban Planning LLC: Police Reform Survey
  • Jessica Lavandier with the Office of Zoning and Development: FY20 Brownfield Assessment Grant
As always,  representatives from the police, code enforcement, public works, and other City departments will call in to give reports, and we'll discuss NPU and community programs for our constituents. Come on out!

Agenda, minutes, and supporting documents can be found on http://bit.ly/NPUS-Meeting-Docs

NPU-S Calendar of Events: Mar 14 - Mar 20

Coming up this week on the NPU-S calendar!

NPU-S Events:

  • Mon Mar 14, 0:00am. Yard Trimmings Collected. Due to staffing shortages, yard trimmings will be collected every other week until further notice. This week, yard trimmings WILL be collected.

    Trash and recycling are collected weekly as usual.
  • Mon Mar 14, 7:00pm. Beecher Hills Community Association. BUZZ Coffee and Winehouse, 2315 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311, USA. Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/96697956397
    Meeting ID: 966 9795 6397
    Dial-In646-558-8656, access code,96697956397#
  • Tue Mar 15, 7:00pm. Beecher-Donnelly community association meeting. 1191 Donnelly Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
  • Thu Mar 17, 7:00pm. NPU-S General Meeting. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0udeCgqT8pEtycXQZ9s7Tk4_0J_73DZmQD. Our monthly community meeting! Find out what's happening in your neighborhood and let the City know what you think. 

    To attend over videoconferencing, you must register beforehand at  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0udeCgqT8pEtycXQZ9s7Tk4_0J_73DZmQD

    Otherwise, you can call in at 
    Phone: (646) 558 8656
    Meeting ID: 993 2987 4388

    Supporting documents, including the agenda, can be found at http://bit.ly/NPUS-Meeting-Docs
  • Sat Mar 19, 10:00am. Westridge-Sandtown Community Organization Meeting. Held via Zoom:

    Covers the Westridge, Sandtown and Venetian Hills neighborhoods

External events
Events held around, nearby, or affecting NPU S.:

  • Mon Mar 14, 7:00pm. NPU-V. (location varies).
    NPU V comprises the neighborhoods of 
    • Adair Park
    • Capitol Gateway
    • Mechanicsville
    • Peoplestown
    • Pittsburgh
    • Summerhill
    https://zoom.us/j/99211320112
    Meeting ID: 992 1132 0112

    Dial-In 646-558-8656, access code, 99211320112#
  • Wed Mar 16, 7:00pm. NPU-I. Zoom - To join the remote meeting, click here. Dial-In: 301-715-8592, access code, 92613332610#. Meeting ID: 926 1333 2610   Passcode: 905252.

    NPU I is comprised of the neighborhoods of:
    • Audobon Forest
    • Audobon Forest West
    • Beecher Hills
    • Cascade Heights
    • Chalet Woods
    • Collier Heights
    • East Ardley Road
    • Florida Heights
    • Green Acres Valley
    • Green Forest Acres
    • Harland Terrace
    • Horseshoe Community
    • Ivan Hill
    • Magnum Manor
    • Peyton Forest
    • West Manor
    • Westhaven

Public Hearings
City, County, State and other public meetings:

If you have any local events that you'd like to see on the NPU-S calendar, please send email to events@npu-s.org.Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of your event!

NPU-S Calendar of Events: Mar 7 - Mar 14

Coming up this week on the NPU-S calendar!

NPU-S Events:

  • Mon Mar 7, 0:00am. Yard Trimmings NOT Collected. Due to staffing shortages, yard trimmings will be collected every other week until further notice. This week, yard trimmings WILL NOT be collected.

    Trash and recycling are collected weekly as usual.
  • Tue Mar 8, 6:30pm. Graymont Drive Neighborhood Association. 1-978-990-5490 182 9403# Access Code
  • Thu Mar 10, 6:30pm. NPU-S Quality of Life Committee Meeting. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83127122349.

    This committee makes recommendations to the NPU about:

    1. all matters related to social services, health care, police, and fire protection;
    2. all matters related to recreation, parks, libraries, and cultural affairs;
    3. and all matters related to a pleasant and healthful environment, including, but not limited to: sanitary services, water and sewer facilities and services, and noise quality.
    Robbie Hunter, Chair: quality@npu-s.org
    The Quality of Life Committee meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm
  • Sat Mar 12, 10:00am. WAWA: Service Saturdays. Outdoor Activity Center, 1442 Richland Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA. Registration required: wawa-online.eventbrite.com WAWA 404 752 5385
  • Sat Mar 12, 2:00pm. Bush Mountain Community Organization. West Oakland Missionary Baptist Church, 1025 Violet St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89162832077

    Call in:
    +1 312 626 6799
    Meeting ID: 891 6283 2077
  • Sun Mar 13, 4:45pm. Executive Committee meeting. The NPU is guided by the Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee is comprised of the Officers, the chairs of the Standing Committees, and a representative for each qualifying Neighborhood Organization. 

    The Executive Committee meets every second Sunday of the month at 4:45 pm. 
  • Mon Mar 14, 0:00am. Yard Trimmings Collected. Due to staffing shortages, yard trimmings will be collected every other week until further notice. This week, yard trimmings WILL be collected.

    Trash and recycling are collected weekly as usual.

External events
Events held around, nearby, or affecting NPU S.:

  • Wed Mar 9, 7:00pm. NPU-T. Lee & White Street Community Room, 1000 White St SW. NPU T Comprises the neighborhoods of
    • Ashview Heights
    • Atlanta University Center
    • Harris Chiles
    • Just Us
    • The Villages at Castleberry Hill
    • West End
    • Westview

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-qgpj8jHdwlwLTAaKW5F6HpwWNiTO_h
    Meeting ID: 881 8388 4978      Password: 144796

     Or call: 16465588656,,88183884978#

Public Hearings
City, County, State and other public meetings:

No events on calendar

If you have any local events that you'd like to see on the NPU-S calendar, please send email to events@npu-s.org.Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of your event!

COVID-19 GRANTS New Funds Are Available


Small business owners and nonprofits 
The Resurgence Grant Fund has been relaunched to help cover costs associated with the continuing effects of COVID-19. Small businesses, including nonprofits and startups with a 2022 City of Atlanta business license, can apply for up to $40K to reimburse the costs of business interruptions due to COVID-19.

Nonprofits can submit a Letter of Good Standing in place of a business license.

How it works
Grants are available to reimburse COVID-19 expenses like personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and other health measures to protect employees and customers. Payroll expenses and commercial rent are eligible too.

How to get started
  • Visit investatlanta.com/resurgence or call the Resurgence Grant Fund hotline for information
  • Collect the required documents included on the webpage
  • Organize your receipts for eligible expenses
  • Listen to a Resurgence Grant Fund webinar
  • Apply starting March 1
Applications Open March 1–April 29, 2022
Visit investatlanta.com/resurgence or call 404-419-7350.

Saturday NPU Strategy Meeting - 11am-2:30pm


On Saturday March 5, NPU-S will be holding a called Executive Committee meeting to go over longer-term goals and strategies to cover the next 5 years. Like all NPU meetings, this is open to the public.

The meeting will be held at VICARS, 850 Cascade Ave, from 11am to 2:30pm. All in-person attendees must be willing to show proof of vaccination.

For those who prefer to attend remotely, here's the webinar information:


Tonight's Policy Committee Meeting - 6:30 pm - agenda and connection info


NPU-S Policy Committee Agenda

6:30 – Call to order
6:35 – Open discussion for NPU-S Policy
  • Affordable housing
  • Campbelton Rd Transportation BRT vs LRT
  • Aluma Farms
  • Campbelton Rd Rezoning overlay
7:15 Adjourn

The Policy Committee makes recommendations to the NPU about:
  • all matters related to the citywide Atlanta Planning and Advisory Board;
  • all matters related to the NPU's official policies and positions on internal, citywide, and regional issues;
  • and all matters related to the relationship of the NPU with its neighboring NPUs, neighborhoods, and municipalities.
Kyle Lamont, Chair: policy@npu-s.org
The Policy Committee meets every 1st Thursday at 6:00 pm:

March 31 NPU-S Blood Drive w/Giveaways!

 


NPU-S, in conjunction with The Red Cross, The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, and The Community Church of God, is holding a blood drive!

Join us on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM to receive:

  • a $20 Amazon e-gift card thanks to our partners at Amazon,
  • a $20 gift card from NPU-S, 
  • a $10 Fanatics e-gift card,
  • AND a chance at a trip to the MLB All Star Game in LA, with round-trip airfare & 4-night hotel accommodations for 2!
The drive will be held at VICARS Community Center (838 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310).

Schedule your appointment at redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  Sponsor Code: NPU

All donors receive a free health screening prior to donating