About Us

Empower Our Neighborhoods is a grass-roots community organization that was founded in 2007 by New Brunswick residents, student activists, and progressive Rutgers alumni.

During their first summer, EON volunteers went door-to-door raising support for ward-based representation on the New Brunswick City Council. Since the Spring of 2009 EON has been working to provide positive youth activities, quality of life improvements, and cultural events throughout the city. Most importantly EON is working with our neighbors to set a precedent of community control over community problems.

Mission/Purpose

To educate local residents in the expression and power of their democratic rights to control their own government and community resources;

To encourage discussions and caucusing by and between members of the community and members with identifiable similar interests in order to facilitate and advance empowering the democratic process.