- Look on your street and find someone to help out
- Grab some volunteers and give an elderly neighbor a hand with their house
- Form a community watch
- Start an email chain or text message alert system
- Get out each evening and mingle, walk the dog, interact
- Talk to the people who live next door
- Be the place where your kids can go out and ride their bikes
- Invest in sidewalk chalk and start a drawing contest
- Everyone loves bubbles....host a bubble party one night
- Hand out trash bags to encourage clean up
- Potluck meals are an awesome way to break the ice among strangers!
- Greet and get to know newcomers, then introduce them around to others
- Invite neighbors to sit outside and chat
- Buddy-up for walks around the area to observe activity
- Elect leaders to keep the effort going
What are your suggestions?
