Purpose:

A project of C2C to reignite the spirit of community and cooperation within American neighborhoods by:

1. Encouraging neighbors to get to know each other.
2. Reaching out to new residents, welcoming them to the neighborhood.
3. Embracing new immigrants into each American community.

Methods for Community Engagement:

1. Through the development of educational materials.
2. Calling neighborhood meetings at local community centers to introduce the Good Neighbor Project and to share experiences/challenges.
3. Organizing neighborhoods and selecting leaders for various levels of “community,” for example by block or street.

Activities:

1. Join hands to assist needy families, such as yard work for a family in need.
2. Neighborhood clean up
3. Neighborhood celebrations (4^th of July; youth team tournament celebrations; community members' birthdays; appreciations: veterans, firefighters, teachers, etc.)
4. Make friendships and establish social networks: formation of community friendship clubs; community service clubs; culture sharing lunches and dinners; 'we are one family' picnics; etc.
5. Neighborhood interfaith projects; interfaith prayers and initiatives
6. Partnerships and involvement with the police department, fire stations, civic clubs, Chambers of Commerce, etc.

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