Jefferson Westside Neighbors is proud to announce that we won the Best Neighborhood Program Award at the 2026 national Neighborhoods USA conference for our Historic Jefferson Westside Project.

The Best Neighborhood Program (BNP) award recognizes the outstanding work of governmental entities, businesses or corporations in the United States who work to improve the quality of life in their communities and neighborhoods.

The JWN Executive Board and JWN Historic District Task Force thank the Office of Equity and Community Engagement for a Neighborhood Matching Grant that helped fund our work and all our volunteers who contributed so much for our project’s success.

Despite reductions in funding and support, Eugene neighborhood associations and their all-volunteer boards, committees, and members continue to do exceptional nationally-recognized work to improve our communities. We appreciate your support for OECE programs and the recognition of their importance to Eugene.