Waterbury's Bunker Hill

South End Neighborhood Association

Although this, and many other neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs have existed in this city for, in some cases, over 100 years, and although none of them have ever been neighborhood housing associations, they have been erroneously listed as such on the official City of Waterbury website as such. To be clear, neighborhood housing associations are very much different from condo associations, and both of those are very different from organizations such as Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury (NHSW) and Loyola Development Corporation, and all of those are vastly different from any of Waterbury's neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs. The function, purpose, and manifestation of each of these types of organizations is significantly different, and none should be confused with the other.

A typical neighborhood association and a typical (neighborhood) community club have most or all of the below-listed components. Likewise, several of the neighborhood association and community club pages herein include much of this information.

Description of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. This is a general description which helps to
  1. Educate others on the existence of the neighborhood association or neighborhood community club
  2. Is often used in Public Service Announcements (PSA).
  3. Is often used in Press Releases (PR).
Management of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Recording Secretary
4. Correspondence Secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Deputy Treasurer
7. Sargeant-at-Arms
8. Deputy Sargeant-at-Arms
9. Board of Directors
10. Board of Trustees
11. Board of Advisors
12. Committees
  1. Public Relations Committee
    1. Performs as the "face" of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
    2. Ensures that the appropriate messaging is conveyed appropriately to the public and to public, private, and partnering organizations.
  2. Communications Committee
    1. Ensures that members, internal committees, the board of directors, and the officers have an appropriate means of communication between and betwixt each other.
  3. Beautification Committee
    1. Provides for the guidelines to define beautification within the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) territory.
    2. Manages the implementation of authorized beautification projects with the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) parameters.
    3. Acts as a liaison to external groups, as authorized, with external organizations.
  4. Fundraising Committee
    1. Define the fundraising activities of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA).
    2. Manages the implementation of South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) fundraising activities.
  5. Safety Committee
    1. May or may not work with a neighborhood association or neighborhood community club, whether sanctioned or endorsed or not, Citizen Patrol.
    2. Often includes the local City of Waterbury Department of Police Community Officer, who typically
      1. presents local crime data to members at their meetings
      2. preventative best practices
      3. other safety-related data
    3. Although sometimes this is done solely by the Safety Committee, or the Chair or Member thereof
  6. Membership Committee
    1. Promotes membership
    2. Tracks membership data
  7. Welcoming Committee
    1. Welcomes new South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) members.
    2. Introduces new members to other members of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA).
    3. Onboards new members so that each new member understands the nuances of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA), and the responsibilities of each member.
  8. Ethics Committee
    1. Outlines appropriate and necessary behavior of all members who are acting as representation of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA).
    2. Provides a safe and secret line of communication for members to file appropriate complaints.
    3. Endeavors to resolve any ethics violations and complaints.
    4. Processes complaints in a timely, professional, respectful, and private manner.
  9. By-Laws Committee
    1. Is responsible for providing the by-laws, in print or digital fashion, to all new members.
    2. Maintains a current and validated copy of the by-laws.
    3. Reviews the by-laws annually for appropriateness.
    4. Provides recommendations to the Board of Directors for further action and implementation.
  10. Hospitality Committee
    1. Welcomes members and, especially guests, at meetings, events, et cetera
    2. Facilitates the hospitalities of various additional events, et cetera
  11. Events Committee
    1. Helps determine what events the neighborhood association or neighborhood community club
      1. Sponsors
      2. Hosts
      3. Participates in
    2. Coordinates the dates and times of various neighborhood association and community club meetings and events
    3. Acts as a liaison to macro meetings, events, et cetera
    4. Reports to Officers, and/or Executives, and/or Members
  12. Sports Committee
    1. Most neighborhood associations and community clubs do not have a Sports Committee.
    2. Some will invite a liaison from external Sports organizations to speak or otherwise communicate with the neighborhood association or neighborhood community club regarding various sporting events et cetera.
      1. Examples of such external organizations include
        The Bunker Hill Sports Association
        The Town Plot Sports Association
        et cetera
  13. Youth Engagement Committee
    1. Most neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs do not have a Youth Engagement Committee, or anything similar
    2. An exception is the Willow-Orange-Walsh (WOW) Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ) [which is, for all intents and purposes, equivalent to the more typical neighborhood association or neighborhood community club] , which
      1. Hosts its meetings and some events out of their own Community Learning Center,
        Which has a WOW/NRZ Youth Council
        and other youth-related partners
  14. Guidance Committee
    1. Most neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs do not have a Guidance Committee. Rather,
      1. Some rely on past Officers, Executives, and Members to, unofficially, guide the organization
      2. Some rely on other, typically external, allies and partners for guidance
  15. Nominations and Elections Committee
    1. Understands the neighborhood association or neighborhood community club by-laws, particularly as they relate to nominations and elections of Officers, Directors, Chairs, and such.
    2. Is responsible to ensure that at least one person is nominated for every available position at their election time
    3. Handles nomination and election related concerns
History of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Most neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs cherish their history, yet many have done a poor job at documenting their history.
Other Names for the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Over their existence, many neighborhood associations and neighborhood community clubs have changed their name, or have had more than one such organization, yet not typically concurrently.
Business Plan for the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Purpose of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
2. Vision of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
3. Mission of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
4. Methodology
5. Strategy
6. Tactics
7. Some neighborhood clubs and associations have business plans which guide what they do and how they do it.
  1. Typically, the business plans are available to Officers, Executives (Officers and Committee Chairs), or Members, especially if the association or club is a legal entity, and most especially if that legal entity is a non-profit organization.
    1. In fact, the business plan of non-profit organizations may be a matter of public record and, therefore, be available to any legal citizen of the United States of America upon request.
  2. Many neighborhood associations and clubs hold their business plans close to the vest, and only distribute them to Officers, or Executives, or Members.
By Laws of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Most neighborhood clubs and associations have by-laws which govern what they do and how they do it.
2. Typically, the by-laws are available to members, especially if the association or club is a legal entity, and most especially if that legal entity is a non-profit organization.
  1. In fact, the by-laws of non-profit organizations may be a matter of public record and, therefore, be available to any legal citizen of the United States of America upon request.
3. Many neighborhood associations and clubs hold their by-laws close to the vest, and only distribute them to members.
Partnerships of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. For neighborhood associations and community clubs, this often includes
  1. Various government agencies
    1. Although there is no funding for neighborhood associations or community clubs in Waterbury, except by special request and the granting of such request, the City of Waterbury is the only (known) municipality which has such neighborhood associations and community clubs which also are members of a larger, quasi-governing, organization, which does not have a permanent funding, or, at least, partially-funding, mechanism in place for these organizations.
  2. Other neighborhood associations and community clubs
  3. Safety organizations and Citizen's Patrol groups
  4. Advocacy and Improvement groups
    1. For instance, in Waterbury, some neighborhood associations and community clubs work with Waterbury's
      1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
      2. The Connecticut Community Foundation (CCF)
      3. The Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury (NHSW)
        Primarily in the Centre District and bordering neighborhoods
        Serving mainly lower income neighborhoods or blocks
      4. The Loyola Development Corporation
        Primarily in the South End District
        May be defunct in Waterbury, and is certainly not a predominant organization in Waterbury as it once was
      5. Several other worthy organizations
  5. A "parent" (for functional, not legal, purposes) organization
    1. In Waterbury, this, more than any other, includes the highly-troubled Waterbury Neighborhood Council (WNC)
      1. A once viable and influential force within the City
Sponsors and Benefactors of the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Citizens and residents who live in the neighborhood
Events that are sponsored by the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Monthly or other interval member meetings
2. Annual Christmas Parties, and/or similar religious events
  1. The Historic Overlook Community Club typically hosts an annual multi-denominational party
    1. Which, primarily, honors and celebrates the Catholic and Jewish holidays
    2. Which also honors and celebrates the faith and beliefs of other religious backgrounds
South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) Citizen's Patrol
1. Typically, but not always, sanctioned by the neighborhood association or community club
2. Typically, but not always, with the unofficial support of the City of Waterbury's Department of Police and Public Safety.
  1. In which case the Citizen Patrol typically abides by the requests, suggestions, and guidance of the City of Waterbury's Department of Police and Public Safety.
3. Typically, but not always,
  1. The citizen's patrol and the neighborhood association or community club encourages participation in the City of Waterbury's Department of Police and Public Safety's Citizens' Police Academy program,
    1. which is often offered several times per year
    2. which is typically a 7-week, one day per week, 2 hour, cost (to citizen students) free program
Contact the South End Neighborhood Association (SENA)
1. Most neighborhood associations and community clubs do not have a web page
2. Several neighborhood associations and community clubs have a, sometimes officially sanctioned, social media presence
3. Telephone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses are typically made available to all members of their prospective neighborhood associations and community clubs, and sometimes to the public at large
Supporting and Related Links
1. Social Media Page
2. Social Media Group
3. Dedicated Website
4. WaterburyLife.com page

South End Neighbor-hood Association Archived News

South End District
South End Neighborhood

South End Neighborhood Association Exists the Council

The South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) in June of 2017 gave up it's membership in the Waterbury Neighborhood Council (WNC). Calls to association officials went unanswered, but the move came simultaneously with an exit from the WNC by the Western Hills Neighborhood Association (WHNA) and The Washington Park Neighborhood Association (WPNA).

This exodus adds to the previous exodus in 2010 by the Bucks Hill Community Club (BHCC), the Bunker Hill Neighborhood Association (BHNA), the Historic Overlook Community Club (HOCC), the East End Community Club (EECC), the East Mountain Neighborhood Association (EMNA), and Main Street Waterbury (MSW).

South End Neighbor-hood Association Contact Data

South End Neighborhood Association
Geraldo Reyes, Jr. - Pres.
(203) 695-6776
geraldo.reyes@att.net
[per WaterburyCT.org as of 2024.03.02]