Tony Gonzalez

tgonzalez@tennessean.com

If you care about your neighborhood, the time is ripe to do something about it.

A series of upcoming events and public forums will focus intently on the future of Nashville’s neighborhoods.

Starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday , the Neighborhoods Resource Center will host the first of three meetings about its future and financial needs. The nonprofit center at 1312 Third Ave. N. in Germantown has helped activists work with Metro government since 1997. But the center laid off its last employees and suspended services in July and started over with a new board.

The center raised enough money to pay rent through the end of the year, but it is seeking input on sustainability and its role.

Neighborhoods Resource Center

What: Three meetings to chart the path of the financially challenged center

When: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10-11 a.m. Saturday

Where: 1312 Third Ave. N. in Germantown

Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods

What: A forum to hear neighborhood success stories and to give input to Metro about a series of trainings in 2015.

When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Downtown Nashville Public Library auditorium, 615 Church St.

NashvilleNext meetings

What:NashvilleNext brings together community members to discuss how the 25-year master plan for Nashville will affect neighborhoods in a series of five meetings.

• 5 p.m. Thursday at Rocketown, 601 Fourth Ave. S., 37203

• 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Whites Creek High School, 7277 Old Hickory Blvd., 37189

• 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at Hillwood High School, 400 Davidson Road, 37205

• 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at McGavock High School, 3150 McGavock Pike, 37214

• 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at Southeast Library Complex at the Global Mall, 2325 Hickory Highlands Drive, 37205

Information: Call 615-862-6398 or email info@nashvillenext.net.