Oak Park Weed & Seed

NeighborWorks® Home Ownership Center Sacramento Region (NeighborWorks® Sacramento) is proud of our coordinated efforts with Council Member Hammond and other community partners to bring $875,000 over five years to Oak Park through the federal Weed & Seed.

NeighborWorks® helped to lead the community team that developed the initial Weed and Seed application to the U.S. Department of Justice. In October 2006, Oak Park received official recognition as a Weed & Seed site. NeighborWorks® serves as the fiscal agent for Weed & Seed, employs the Site Coordinator and works together with the many stakeholders that are committed to the success of the project for the neighborhood.

Below is general information on Weed & Seed. For more information, go to www.oakparkna.org/weedandseed or contact Sharon Eghigian, Weed & Seed Site Coordinator, at 916-452-5356 ext. 217 or Sharon@nwsac.org.

What is Weed and Seed?
Weed and Seed is a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to "weed out" violent crime and drugs and "seed" with human services, including after school and evening programs for youth, family activities, and a variety of neighborhood improvement efforts.

What are some of the Weed and Seed Activities?

How can I get involved?

To learn more about the Oak Park Weed and Seed Program, contact: Sharon Eghigian, Weed and Seed Site Coordinator, at 452-5356 ext. 217

Oak Park Weed and Seed partners include residents of Oak Park, Christian Brothers High School, City of Sacramento Code Enforcement Department, City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services, City of Sacramento Police Department, Councilmember Lauren Hammond, City of Sacramento, District 5, County of Sacramento Probation Department, McGeorge School of Law, Neighbors Building Village, NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center, New St. Bethel Church, Oak Park Neighborhood Association, Oak Park Business Association, Oak Park Community Center, Oak Park Neighborhood Multiservice Center, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, St. HOPE, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Oak Park Weed and Seed
P.O. Box 5092
Sacramento, CA 95817

Oak Park Weed and Seed Steering Committee

Residents of Oak Park
City of Sacramento Code Enforcement Department
City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services
City of Sacramento Police Department
Councilmember Lauren Hammond, City of Sacramento, District 5
County of Sacramento Probation Department
McGeorge School of Law
NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center
Oak Park Neighborhood Association
Oak Park Business Association
Oak Park Community Center
Oak Park Neighborhood Multiservice Center
Oak Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
United Methodist Church
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Join us at the monthly Steering Committee on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to share your ideas and input. More Information [PDF, 22 KB]

Overall strategy goals for each component

Law Enforcement

Community Policing

Prevention, Intervention, Treatment

Neighborhood Restoration