Community Partner Award from ROSE CDC, April 22, 2004

Each year ROSE CDC chooses outstanding individuals and organizations to honor for their numerous contributions in the areas of Community Partner, Community Leader, Business Partner, ROSE Volunteer, and Special Award. This year, the Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed was the recognized recipient of the "Community Partner Award" during the 12th Annual ROSE CDC Banquet. This award recognizes the numerous collaborative efforts our Weed & Seed site has implemented in the community including "Shop-With-A-Cop", Project "Get On The Bus", Lents Homeownership Initiative, public safety efforts, community development projects, and more.

Libby Lescalleet, Director of Program Operations for Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Portland and active Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed partner, was recognized with a ROSE CDC "Community Leader Award" to acknowledge her work at the Wattles Boys & Girls Club which benefits countless young people in outer southeast neighborhoods.

Office of Justice Programs Honorable Mention Award, May 2003

In May 2003, the Office of Justice Programs, Executive Office for Weed and Seed, awarded the Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed an "Honorable Mention Award" on behalf of the collaborative effort of residents and partners participating in the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal District project.

The Lents Town Center Urban Renewal District projected is a collaborative effort between residents, community non-profits, businesses, government entities, the local Neighborhood Association, and others to revitalize residential and commercial areas, support the spectrum of affordable housing options, increase the number of homeowners, assist with the development of employment options, support environmentally sensitive development, improve transportation access and multi-modal options, support public spaces and parks, and foster a community identity within the Lents neighborhood and portions of four adjoining neighborhoods.

The Lents Town Center Urban Renewal District project has a fifteen-year timeline for projects funded by incremental increases in the property tax on property within the urban renewal district. Throughout the process there have been accomplishments to celebrate and barriers to overcome. The true success of this program can be attributed in large part to the persistence of community members and supporting agencies to work together effectively and move the process forward resulting in positive changes within the community of Lents.

Chief's Forum Award for Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed Partners

Portland Police Bureau Senior Neighborhood Officer Larry Graham received a "Certificate of Appreciation" at the May 19th Chief's Forum Awards. Officer Graham is recognized for his success in developing positive relationships with community members, his responsiveness to the concerns of individual citizens and service providers, and his willingness to collaborate on crime prevention issues. His general demeanor reflects kindness and an intention to help and assist. He eagerly works to develop creative solutions and is a team player interested in solving community safety issues. Officer Graham is actively involved in multiple Community Policing activities in Lents and a positive partner in the Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed strategy to "weed-out" gangs, drugs, and violence.

The Wattles Boys & Girls Club Keystone Warriors were recognized with a Youth Recognition Certificate at the May 19th Chief's Forum Awards.

This teen club has taken on volunteer, neighborhood restoration, and leadership responsibilities that have served to enhance their neighborhood and strengthen their community. In June 2002, the Keystone Warriors accepted the challenge of working with local police officers and other community residents to paint a home owned by a low-income, elderly, handicapped individual. The repainting project included six hours of removing old paint, taping windows and finally repainting the house. This opportunity to work with local police officers and community members is one example of the extraordinary work the young people are engage in everyday as members of the Keystone Warriors Club.

Community Problem Solving Award

On April 1, 2002, the Chief’s Forum honored the Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed “Neighborhood Livability Missions Program” with a Community Policing Problem solving Award. This award recognizes citizens and officers who demonstrate creative problem-solving methods and/or techniques used to aid in the betterment of the community.

Chief Mark Kroeker writes:

“Thanks to your organization’s efforts to enhance community livability, increase awareness and participation in public safety, increase attention to nuisance and criminal problems, and utilize community members to analyze and address neighborhood problems, your community is progressing in a positive direction. Your program has made lasting improvement in Brentwood-Darlington.”

Neighborhood Livability Missions Program partners include:

• Lents/Brentwood-Darlington Weed & Seed
• Portland Police Bureau
• SE Precinct Crime Prevention Representative
• Brentwood-Darlington Residents
• Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association
• Southeast Community Court
• Multnomah County District Attorney Neighborhood Deputy DA Representative
• City of Portland Office of Planning and Development Review
• Probation and Parole
• Services to Children and Families

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