RECREATING & SUSTAINING SAFE & CLEAN COMMUNITIES

Revitalizing Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most well-known crime prevention concepts in history.  An overview of how to set up a group will be provided, along with helpful resources and ideas to keep new groups going after the first meeting. Come with questions!
Presenter: Robbi Woodson – Alexandria, VA

Step Up: A Collaborative Community Effort to Suppress Gang Violence
Multi-agency collaboration resulted in programs identified as Step Up, The Loop Bus and the Lincoln Oval Park Cal Trans Grant to address an alarming increase in gang activity and violence.
Presenter: Tim Burns – Visalia, CA

Neighborhood Traffic Safety: It’s No Accident
Speeding in neighborhoods is a major concern throughout the U.S. Most drivers speeding on residential streets live right in the neighborhood. “KEEP KIDS ALIVE- DRIVE 25®” is a safety campaign that pro-actively engages residents in a grassroots effort to reduce speed in the neighborhood. Be a community who dares to care. KEEP KIDS ALIVE- DRIVE 25!
Presenter: Tom Everson – Omaha, NE

Taking Out the Trash: Spokane’s Neighborhood Clean-up Program
In 2008, Spokane’s neighborhoods removed over 800 tons of refuse from the community. Each year Spokane’s 27 neighborhood councils are provided with $5,000 of in-kind service from the City Solid Waste Department to use in a variety of manners geared towards cleaning up the neighborhoods. Sign up for this workshop to learn about the program details, how it is successful in Spokane and how to implement a similar program in your neighborhood.
Presenter: Jonathan Mallahan – Spokane, WA