Good Neighboring
Did you know that if your neigbor is happy that can increase your happiness by 34%? That's one reason why NRC-Colorado promotes Good Neighboring. Click here for more information on why Good Neighboring is important.
NRC-Colorado's Good Neighboring program spearheads several thousand block parties and other block-to-block activities that serve to bring about direct improvements in the health and quality of life of residents. We offer a myriad of tools to residents and associations often free of charge to increase their skills to develop or relearn essential community-building strategies that re-establish traditions in their neighborhoods. The specific goals of this initiative are to create lasting relationships among neighbors.
There are many ways or steps to promote Good Neighboring:
- Make a contact list of your 10 nearest neighbors or those on your block and give a copy to each of them. Click here to download NRC-Colorado's Block Map, which uses a traditional city block layout. Page two of this map suggests other information to exchange with your neighbor. Try also creating a neighborhood email list serv to stay connected online.
- Organize a project with your neighbors such as a clean up, yard sale, tree and flower planting, or create a directory of neighbors. For projects that lead to greener and more sustainable consumer practices, NRC-Colorado offers Roots to Sustainability Micro-grants up to $250 to support your efforts (click here for application). This grant program is generously sponsored by the Xcel Energy Foundation.
- Organize a block party to get to know your neighbors. For ideas to help plan your block party, click here.
- Good Neighboring Resource Guide (click here) offers 8 steps to promote better relations among neighbors that build stronger and healthier communities.
- More detailed hints and suggestions on Good Neighboring can be found in NRC-Colorado's Tip Sheets (click here).
