Every Neighborhood has the opportunity to succeed.

Vision: A County where every neighborhood has the opportunity to succeed in realizing its full potential for contributing to a quality community.

Mission: To facilitate neighborhood-based activities that furthers the County’s partnership with all citizens to achieve a quality community.

How to get your Neighborhood Connected!

Guiding Principles:

• Self-Selected:  Neighbors define Neighborhoods and determine the nature and level of their involvement.
• Inclusive:  Connected neighborhoods are open to all residents in their Neighborhoods.
• Asset-oriented: The focus is on neighborhood strengths and resources.
• Interdependent:  Neighbors help Neighbors, and Neighborhoods help Neighborhoods.
• Unique:  Neighborhood Connections is flexible and responsive to Neighborhood needs.

Goals:

• Empower citizens through training, information sharing, and use of resources.
• Facilitate direct linkages between neighbors and their government.
• Foster independent problem solving and sharing of assets within and among neighborhoods.
• Involve all community assets in expanding and sustaining safe and healthy neighborhoods.