Get Involved

Volunteer to Paint Over Graffiti/Vandalized Neighborhood Property. Joining community efforts that restore an urban aesthetic can not only make a neighborhood a nicer place to live but also build community pride. Volunteer to paint over graffiti, repair a damaged park bench, or plant flowers in a defaced, filthy hole; making the area a safer environment for citizens helps people want to live there. It can also keep people from vandalizing in the first place if they see so many positive community efforts going on.

Projects that take place locally or via workshops—community watch programs, mentoring youth, skills acquisition workshops—make for a more cohesive learning society with connected social fabrics and more educated citizens. These types of projects are bound to draw all people at one point or another for various endeavors to bring people together, confer, and seek assistance. The more communities understand one another and teach one another, the less likely crime will form and dismantle otherwise stable situations.

Awareness and reporting of unusual or suspicious activity to police or neighborhood watch goes a long way in assistance for community safety efforts. Noting and reporting such activities when they occur prevents crimes in action from escalating and shows a proactive safe approach from the eyes of the citizenry. It aids police in getting proper and timely response efforts on the scene, as well as fostering a relationship with the community.