National Night Out: In a neighborhood near you

By Whitney

Across the country, on the evening of August 3^rd, neighbors will be gathering in the streets or driveways to observe a National Night Out. Organizers will bring city personnel such as police and councilman to attend and connect with residents.

NNO Poster

National Night Out or NNO, for those in the know, is a crime prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. Their goal is to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals to let them know that neighbors matter.

Hundreds of families will be hosting block parties, cookouts, visits with local police, and parades for America’s neighborhoods.

As I wrote last year, getting to know your neighbors is an important part of keeping your community safe. When we get to know who lives in which home, and what children belong with whom, we can more easily help each other out.

Will you be participating? Visit the National Night Out website to see if an event will be hosted near you:

http://www.natw.org/nno/locator.html

http://www.facebook.com/nationalnightout