Kids and Neighbors Organizing for Change in Kent

 Welcome to KNOCK! Chestertown

 Building Community Anew

Toward the end of 2024, we knocked on over 1,000 doors and had more than 270 one-on-one conversations with residents across Chestertown and surrounding areas. We’ve asked folks a simple but powerful question:

“What would make Kent County the best place to be a kid?”

Kids and Neighbors Organizing for Change in Kent - K.N.O.C.K! chose three top priorities to focus on: Education, Economic Stability, and Housing.

Together, we’ve worked to name what’s not working, lift up what’s possible, and shape goals that reflect the community’s voice and values. From ideas to address bullying, support renters and low-income households, and ways to share job skills, the vision took shape—block by block, conversation by conversation.

This work is a community-led roadmap that is guiding how resources are invested and programs are created on behalf of children, youth, and families. The Kent County Local Management Board provides the back-end support to convene the conversations and make connections. They are the county entity responsible for coordinating services for families and young people across our region, located at 400 High Street in Chestertown. 

At the end of 2026 KNOCK! Chestertown became an ENOUGH designated area supported by Maryland's ENOUGH Initiative. ENOUGH neighborhoods receive guidance and resources to set local goals and strategies and are prioritized for additional funding, partnerships, and expertise to help put community ideas into action. 

We invite you to explore the conversations, add your voice, and help us build a Kent County that is the best place to be a kid.

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