20th Annual Boneyard Creek Cleanup Day Announced
2025 Boneyard Creek Community Day will mark our 20th year! Looking for a class volunteer project or a new way to bring the family together? Join us in making a difference at one of Champaign-Urbana’s natural treasures. Help restore the beauty of the Boneyard Creek in Champaign, Urbana, and Campus-town by participating in this organized clean-up. […]
Neighborhood Services Staff Perform CommUnity Matters Site Visits
Neighborhood Services staff recently performed site visits for CommUnity Matters summer programs. These periodic visits allow City staff to tour the facilities and witness the youth participate in the programs receiving CDBG funding throughout the year. Operation Hope hosted NSD staff at their end-of-summer celebration. Many students participated in the Youth Employment Services (YES) Program. […]
CommUnity Matters Quarterly Meeting and Program Updates
The CommUnity Matters program is excited to kick off its 16th year of providing youth services! On July 23, Community Development Specialist, Shelby Mammano, hosted the partner agencies for a quarterly meeting. Here are updates on what our program partners are accomplishing with funding from the City’s Community Development Block Grant. Champaign Park District is […]
Annual Juneteenth Celebration
On June 15, 2024 the Champaign Park District hosted their Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Douglass Park. Juneteenth commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half […]
City of Champaign Breaks Ground on $35 Million Garden Hills Infrastructure Improvement Project
Transformative Project to Manage Stormwater and Provide New Neighborhood Park On October 10, 2023, the City of Champaign held a groundbreaking celebration to kick off construction of Phase Two of the Garden Hills Drainage Improvements Project. The ceremony was held at Hedge POP! Park and was preceded by remarks from elected officials, City officials, and […]
Neighborhood Services Completes CommUnity Matters Site Visits
Neighborhood Programs staff members Jennifer Carlson, Betsy Barclay, and Shelby Mammano recently wrapped up site visits with the City’s CommUnity Matters partners: DreAAm, Champaign Park District, and Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club. The site visit for Champaign Unit 4 School District will take place during the school year. Boys and Girls Club youth were […]
Neighborhood Services Hosts Quarterly CommUnity Matters Meeting
Neighborhood Programs staff met with representatives from Champaign Park District, Unit 4, and Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club on July 11, 2023, for the first Quarterly Meeting of FY 2023-24. These agencies shared information on their active summer youth programming, such as success and areas for opportunity, upcoming events, and emerging issues amongst the […]
Champaign Park District Partners with City of Champaign on Douglass Park Ball Field Improvements
Joint news release from the City of Champaign and the Champaign Park District On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Champaign City Council will consider a proposed $400,000 grant agreement to assist in funding improvements to the Douglass Park ball fields, including the addition of a concession stand and restrooms. The agreement was approved by the […]
43:43:43 Neighborhood Engagement Campaign Update
Neighborhood Services and Public Works Department staff attended the United Garden Hills Neighborhood Association (UGHNA) neighborhood group meeting on May 15. Public Works provided an update on the drainage and lighting infrastructure improvement construction timeline planned for the neighborhood. Also attending was Champaign Park District Executive Director Sarah Sandquist, who received community input regarding proposed Hedge POP! […]
Bundle Up’s Winter Clothing Drive
Over the last month, the community has come together in a big way to support Bundle Up’s Winter Clothing Drive. The City of Champaign partnered with the Champaign Park District, Champaign Center Partnership, and Human Kinetics to collect new and gently used winter items for our community members in need. The City Building collected a […]