The following brochures provide assistance to neighborhood organizations.

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Communications

Creating Newsletters - Goals, story ideas, design, layout, production, distribution and writing tips for effective neighborhood newsletters

Creating Web sites - Instructions for designing, writing and creating a neighborhood Web page

Neighborhood Events

Block Parties - Benefits, requirements, phases and details of planning a traditional neighborhood block party

Community Clean-ups - Understanding, developing, selecting, organizing and conducting a neighborhood clean-up and/or fix-up campaign

Neighborhood Finances

Bank Accounts - Protecting, maintaining, enhancing and investing neighborhood organization funds

Treasury Safeguards - Steps a neighborhood organization can take to guard against theft

Neighborhood Organization

How to start a Neighborhood Organization - Tips on starting a new neighborhood organization

Leadership - The powers and duties of elected officers of neighborhood organizations

Membership - Recruiting members, working with diverse populations and building a strong neighborhood organization

Neighborhood Safety

Crime Watch - The goals, objectives, standard structure and volunteer positions associated with a neighborhood crime watch

Vandalism - Victims, costs, effects, causes and solutions for graffiti and other vandalism