Here are some of them:

 

 

You can learn how to form a Community Watch group in your neighborhood to help reduce crime. Community Watch is a program that involves citizens who get to know each other and stay aware of what is happening in their neighborhood.

 

A City of Raleigh Crime Prevention officer can help you organize a Community Watch. For more information, including how to contact a Crime Prevention officer, call (919) 996-3335.

  

 

Community specialists with the Raleigh Community Services Department can help you organize a neighborhood-based group, such as a neighborhood association. Through neighborhood associations and other such groups, neighbors come together to work for the betterment of everyone.

 

To reach a community specialist, call (919) 996-6100.

 

 

Neighborhood-based organizations in Raleigh may receive up to $5,000 from the City of Raleigh for projects that strengthen and improve neighborhoods. To get Neighborhood Improvement Matching Funds, neighborhood groups provide a match, which can come through a combination of fundraising, in-kind contributions and other sources.

 

The Community Services Department can help you with the application process. Call (919) 996-6100 for assistance.