The Neighborhood Services Department was a recipient of the Champaign Park District Community Partner Award given on May 12 at the Champaign Parks Honors awards ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn. NSD has worked closely with the Champaign Park District over the last year to provide quality program alternatives to youth throughout the community. Last summer, NSD in partnership with the Champaign Park District, initiated a series of block parties to engage youth in underserved areas. The block events were a great success and we plan on integrating them into our array of summer engagement activities on an ongoing basis.