Welcome to the online home of Neighborfest – The World’s Best Block Party!
Welcome to the online home of Neighborfest – The World’s Best Block Party!
One of the best things about living in a great neighborhood is getting to know the folks around you and building strong friendships. In addition to feeling more connected, these relationships can be invaluable when the unexpected issue comes along. From needing to borrow a cup of milk to having someone who can keep an eye on your home when you are on vacation, being surrounded by people you can trust can make a huge difference in your quality of life.
But these kind of relationships just don’t happen, one has to create opportunities to engage the folks on their block and spend time getting to know each other. In many neighborhoods, the best way to do that is by hosting a block party.
The NEN’s Neighborfest Program builds on the popularity of block parties and folds in emergency readiness. By hosting a Neighborfest, and following the steps outlined in the toolkit, hosts not only will host the best block party ever – but also acquire the skills and partnerships to help their neighbors when they’ll need it the most.
Don’t just take our word for it, check out this data:
To learn more about the power of the Neighborfest Program:
The Neighborfest Program increases the capacity of neighborhood resident leaders to increase the overall level of cohesion among their immediate neighbors as well as advance their ability to support each others’ health and well-being during a disaster.
For more on the Neighborhood Empowerment Network and its approach for advancing community disaster resilience, visit here…
Watch NEN Director Daniel Homsey’s presentation on the NEN here …
Watch Prof. Daniel Aldrich’s presentation on the Power of Social Cohesion here…
For more information on Neighborhood Empowerment Network and / or Neighborfest please email Daniel.Homsey@sfgov.org