Here are some ideas for helping your neighborhood grow, be strong and healthy, and a vibrant part of your community. Some of these ideas come from local groups and are credited to them.

• Neighborhood beautification committee
• Countering property maintenance violations
• National Night Out
• Mobile crime watch
• Increasing meeting attendance
• Residential/business partnerships
• Support youth development

Project: Neighborhood beautification committee
Goal: Improve or maintain the physical appearance of the neighborhood Recommendations: Elect a chairperson, meet monthly, work with the Neighborhood Preservation Division
Contacts:	Winnwood-Sunnybrook Community Council, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association

Project: Countering property maintenance violations
Goal: Abate property maintenance/nuisance code violations without going to court Recommendations: Send a letter, recruit volunteers, apply for grants
Contacts:	49/63 Coalition, Chaumiere Neighborhood Association

Project: National Night Out
Goal: Increase public interaction on National Night Out each August Recommendations: Invite vendors, provide activities, publicize widely
Contacts:	Squier Park Neighborhood Association, Blue Valley Neighborhood Association

Project: Mobile crime watch
Goal: Implement a mobile crime watch in the neighborhood Recommendations: Define the scope, recruit volunteers
Contacts:	Sheffield Neighborhood Association, 100 Men of Blue Hills

Project: Increasing meeting attendance
Goal: Increase attendance at regular meetings Recommendations: Find speakers, provide refreshments, meet efficiently
Contact:	Palmer Drive Block Club, Avalon View Neighborhood

Project: Business/residential partnerships
Goal: Work together with neighborhood/local businesses in your neighborhood Recommendations: Introduce yourselves, show your worth, ask for help
Contact:	Here's Waldo Neighborhood

Project: Supporting youth development
Goal: Work with and on behalf of youth in the neighborhood to encourage their development within the community on academics, athletics, and civic involvement Recommendations: Ask their opinion, find mentors, provide safe space
Contacts:	Lykins Neighborhood Association, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council