Why get involved in a neighborhood organization or group?

A neighborhood organization establishes a unified voice for a given community. While one person can act, the voice of an entire neighborhood can do much more - not only to enhance services like traffic control or graffiti removal, but also to help others better understand that neighborhood's unique needs and celebrate its strengths.

Neighborhood organizations or groups give residents a framework in which to work together to prevent crime and improve the image of their neighborhoods, thereby making the community safer while increasing property values.

Most importantly, a neighborhood organization helps you bond with your neighbors and creates opportunities to enhance what you value about your neighborhood, whether it be the park down the street or activities for your children.

Getting Help and Getting Started?

Bmtneighbors.org is here to help you organize your neighborhood and become a skilled leader in the process. Review the following tools to get you started:

Neighborhood Association: Newly Forming - This Tool Kit takes you through the steps of organizing your own neighborhood organization or group.

Neighborhood Association: Established – This Tool Kit is for those neighborhood associations that have become well established and have moved beyond the limitations of simple meetings in someone’s home. This Tool Kit will take your organization to the next level in organizing.

Neighborhood Association Tool Kit

- This is the entire Tool Kit in a downloadable Adobe PDF form so that you can print it for your use.