CASE Statement

Imagine your community, vibrant and strong, with a central hub for community networking and services. This is Oakwood. Through projects and connecting neighbors of all ages, Oakwood’s commitment is clear.
Through the years, it has been proven that people rely on each other to get them through both good and bad times. Since the very beginning of the Oakwood neighborhood in 1908, we have found that the support of neighbors is what makes us a stronger and more vibrant community. Having a neighborhood center for families, youth, and seniors to gather helps create that bond between neighbors.
Our community center has served as a central hub for community networking & services since 1947. This is Oakwood.
Our hands-on executive director works to ensure effective coordination of needs & services. Oakwood focuses on community advocacy, from serving individual needs to providing a voice for the neighbors expressed needs to the greater community, city, and country.

The center is available for classes, meetings, and gatherings of any type. Oakwood Neighborhood Association events and services are communicated via our ongoing neighborhood newsletter and social media. Neighbors rely on our newsletter for the community calendar and new neighbors learn about the Oakwood Assiciation offerings.

Individuals who decide to be volunteers play an important role in delivering positive results in our community. In the past two years, our neighborhood association averaged 40,000 to 5,000 volunteer hours per year with over 100 people and groups contributing their time and services for neighborhood center events and in helping our neighbors. This is Oakwood.
The Oakwood Neighborhood Association relies on individuals who volunteer to make our neighborhood a welcoming community. Volunteers provide support upkeeping our Memorial Beach Park as well as the recreational areas clean and safe for our youth and keeping our neighborhood beautiful with programs like Building Blocks.

Our network of community partners goes even further and includes many local businesses and organizations. Currently, and in the past, we have volunteers from Lakeside Academy, Building Blocks of Kalamazoo, Oakwood Business Association Businesses, Fletcher’s Pub, Modern Woodmen of America, WMU’s Alpha Lambda Delta, local community churches, mulitple neighborhood associations, and many neighborhood residents. 

We rely on our volunteer network in order to carry our mission of “Neighbors helping Neighbors”.

Oakwood welcomes your support in our mission to create a beautiful, safe, friendly, and thriving neighborhood. Neighbors helping neighbors—that’s Oakwood!

Our community recognizes that our well-being is shared and interconnected. The association’s programs and resources are built around this long-standing mission: to foster a vibrant, caring environment that enhances the quality of life for all Oakwood residents and contributes to the strength of the greater Kalamazoo community.

Oakwood welcomes you. For more information, please click here.