Below you'll find a list of the neighborhood associations in the 2nd Ward. Please remember that some associations cross into other wards. To see a full list of all associations in Grand Rapids, CLICK HERE.
Creston Neighborhood Association View Map
Contact Name: Deb Ide, Executive Assistant
Address: 205 Carrier St NE 49505
Phone: 454-7900
Fax: 454-8190
Email: creston@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.crestongr.org
Mission: The Creston Neighborhood Association promotes the social, economic, and environmental health of the Creston community through responsibly developing and cooperatively organizing neighborhood residents and resources.
Meeting Schedule: 4th Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. 205 Carrier St NE (community room)
Annual Events: May Flower Sale, Super Saturday (Fall), Riverside Arts and Crafts Fair (August), National Night Out (August), Membership Meeting (October), Bowl-A-Thon (June)
Newsletter: Bi-monthly East Hills Council of Neighbors View Map
Contact Name: Kathryn (K.C.) Caliendo
Address: 131 Eastern Ave SE, 49503
Phone: 454-9079
Fax: 454-4050
Email: ehcn@choiceonemail.com
Website: www.easthillscouncil.org
Mission: The mission of the East Hills Council of Neighbors is to provide guidance, assistance, direction and information in the areas of housing, public safety, education and community involvement for the people who live and work in the East Hills neighborhood.
Meeting Schedule: 1st Monday of each month, 6:45 pm
Annual Events: Wealthy Street Alive!, National Night Out (August), Annual Meeting (Sep.)
Newsletter: "Echo"-Quarterly Eastown Community Association
Contact Name: Amber Kilpatrick
Address: 415 Ethel Ave SE, 49506
Phone: 451-3025
Fax: 451-3026
Email: eastown@iserv.net
Website: www.eastown.org
Mission: The mission of the Eastown Community Association is to empower Eastown residents to determine the future of their neighborhood, develop a community identity, promote cultural sensitivity and provide opportunities for leadership development.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
Annual Events: National Night Out (August), Eastown Street Fair (September), Annual Board Election (Feb)
Newsletter: Bi-Monthly Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association View Map
Contact Name: Steve Rajkovich, Board President
Address: PO Box 1590 GR, MI 49501
Phone: 458-5266
Fax: 913-9227
Email: fhna@fultonheights.org
Website: www.fultonheights.org
Mission: The mission of the Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association is to promote friendship and cooperation among the residents; to maintain and improve the property and the physical appearance of the community; to assist local businesses to survive and prosper in the community; to have a role in civic matters affecting our community; to develop awareness, a spirit of pride and individuality; to initiate neighborhood programs for solving problems, providing services, and promoting social activities; to encourage the development of more localized groups such as block clubs to follow the aforementioned purposes; and to receive and disburse monies, gifts, bequests and goods for community service and for charity.
Meeting Schedule: Quarterly
Annual Events: Membership Meeting (March and October), Garden Clean Up (April), Neighborhood Clean Up (June), Paper Drive (May and October)
Newsletter: Yes (Quarterly) Heritage Hill Association (View Map)
Contact Name: Jan Earl / Barb Lester
Address: 126 College Ave SE, 49503
Phone: 459-8950
Fax: 459-2409
Email: heritage@heritagehillweb.org
Website: www.heritagehillweb.org
Mission: The mission of the Heritage Hill Association is to provide neighbors a way of collectively building a healthy, historically preserved community in which people can live and work in a secure and stable environment.
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. Davenport University, 415 E Fulton St
Annual Events: Heritage Hill Annual Clean-up (Spring), Neighborhood-wide Yard Sale (Saturday before Memorial Day Weekend), Heritage Hill Neighborhood Picnic (June), Heritage Hill Weekend Tour of Homes (first weekend in October), Holiday Potluck and Annual Meeting (December)
Newsletter: Bi-monthly Highland Park Association View Map
Contact Name: Mary Kay Ingram
Address: 612 Eastern Ave NE, 49503
Phone: 458-9676
Fax: 241-6332
Mission: The mission of the Highland Park Association is to promote friendship among residents; to maintain and improve the property and proper appearance of the community; and to initiate neighborhood programs for solving problems, providing services and promoting social activities.
Meeting Schedule: Quarterly and as needed
Annual Events: Highland Park Clean-up (Spring and Fall), Annual neighborhood Pot Luck Midtown Neighborhood Association
Contact Name: Kelly Otto
Address: 935 East Fulton, 49503
Phone: 732-9191
Email: midtownmi@yahoo.com
Website: www.midtowngr.com
Mission: The mission of the Midtown Neighborhood Association is to embark upon programs and activities for the betterment and preservation of our community through the following activities: promoting communication, cooperation and friendship among residents; maintaining and improving the property, physical appearance and "common areas" of our neighborhood; identifying neighborhood problems and social needs, developing and implementing solutions, working with appropriate civic and governmental organizations; and developing a spirit of pride and individual obligation to the area in which we reside.
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Annual Events: Alley Clean Up (May), Flower Planting In Midtown Green (May), National Night Out (August)
Neighbors of Belknap Lookout View Map
Contact Name: Kristi DeKraker
Address: PO Box 3138, 49501
Phone: 454-8413
Fax: 454-2024
Email: nobl@choiceonemail.com
Mission: The Neighbors of Belknap Lookout is an independent, democratic association of residents and businesses organized to define and solve the problems facing the Belknap area through embarking upon programs and activities to preserve and better the area. NOBL seeks to provide residents with a vehicle by which they can address common problems and attempts to insure that all residents have an active voice in all matters affecting the quality of life in the community.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. (need two weeks advance notice for special meetings)
Annual Events: National Night Out Picnic (August), General Membership Meeting (Spring and Fall)
North East Citizen Action Association View Map
Contact Name: Lynn Rabaut
Website: www.necaagr.org
Mission: NECAA is concerned with improving human relations and the physical conditions of the area it serves. NECAA may do any and all lawful acts to further the following goals: 1) to put into practice the reality of participatory democracy; 2) to continue to support effective integration in this area of the Second Ward; 3) to promote the stable development of the area; 4) to promote communication and cooperation among residents; 5) to maintain and improve the physical properties of the area; 6) to identify and ameliorate neighborhood problems and needs; and 7) to initiate programs to improve the quality of life of the residents of the area.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Tuesday, Bi-monthly, 7:00 p.m. at Church of God if available (call ahead to be sure of time and location)
Annual Events: Membership Meeting/Elections (October)
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