	Community Leadership Development Program
	For more information or if you are interested in assisting with any of the current projects or have a project you want to start in the neighborhood, please contact Barbara Mc Killop at 383-9038 ext. 2303.

2004 Development & Events -

Block Watches:     Reducing Crime                 Kick-Off Celebration
                                Training Manual                  Neighborhood Improvement


Safety Projects:   The CLC Connection

Area Meetings       Area A            Area B            Area C

Block Watches Reduce Crime

Reducing Crime with
Block Watches

Block watches are one of the best ways to reduce crime, increase safety and tackle issues in the neighborhood. Block groups set their own goals to improve the neighborhood. During meetings, city officials such as your alderman, or the police community liaison can be invited to discuss issues such as a problem property, or the need to install a stop sign at a dangerous intersection.

Block meetings can be:

	held at someone's home, or at a nearby church or school.
	can plan and hold block parties to initiate their block group.
	can be formed to plan a service project that can benefit your neighborhood, whether it is working together to provide lawn care or snow removal for elderly or disabled residents on your block, or to raise funds for a good cause in the neighborhood.
	can be used as an opportunity for education and for sharing resources.
	an opportunity to discuss concerns or resolve problems.

Block Watch Kick-Off
A neighborhood clean up, a barbeque, and some fun and games for the children were all part of LBWN’s Spring Block Watch Kick-Off. The event held in May gave parents and children in the neighborhood the chance to socialize by playing games, winning prizes. Everyone enjoyed sharing some hotdogs and fun with their neighborhood friends. The goal of the event was to encourage residents to become involved in a neighborhood block watch. Block watches are great tools to increase the safety in the neighborhood. It is an opportunity to get to know your neighbors, learn who lives in the neighborhood and identify strangers. It is also a means to report suspicious activities, making your block even safer.
Block Watch Training Manual
	Block Watch Captains and residents have created a Block Watch Training Manual and Resource Guide for neighbors who wish to start their own Block Watch. The manual includes information that will serve as a reference. Items such as what to do about abandoned cars, criminal activity or problem properties in our neighborhoods are included to assist residents in resolving problems and issues in their neighborhood. Please Call Barbara at 383-9038 ext: 2303 if you would like to receive a copy of the manual and start your own block group.
Layton Blvd. West Neighbors Partnership with Boys and Girls Club Community Learning Center
LBWN and the Boys and Girls Club Community Learning Center (CLC) will partner in a neighborhood development project funded by Milwaukee Brighter Futures. The goal of the project is to assure that children and youth are safe in the community, develop avenues for youth to become involved in their community and to provide opportunities to gain vocational skills, and to connect neighborhood residents with the CLC through participation in community activities. During the next few months, LBWN’s Community Outreach Coordinator will visit with residents near Walker Middle School to find out what issues and concerns residents have about their neighborhood. Neighbors who wish to become involved in project can contact Barbara McKillop.
Money for Neighborhood Improvement Projects
Residents from two Block Watch Groups within the LBWN targeted area have been awarded $500.00 for Neighborhood Improvement Grants. Residents on the 3200 block of Lapham have partnered with LBWN to install outdoor lights to improve the safety in the neighborhood. The second award went to residents on the 800 block of S. 28^th street to install planters on porches in their neighborhood.	Residents are encouraged to form, or become involved in their Block Watch to improve the safety and appearance of our neighborhoods. LBWN provides technical assistance to form and maintain these groups.
Area Neighborhood Gatherings
Area Meetings: All meetings begin at 6:30 pm. In addition to block watch groups, LBWN encourages residents to become involved in Area meetings. These meetings also address issues in the neighborhood with the goal of resolving problems and identifying neighborhood projects so that residents can become more involved in their community. Upcoming meetings are listed below, but please call Barbara if you would like to be informed of future meetings and goals.
Area A: Thursday, July 29^th at United Church 29^th/Scott Street. Area A includes all residents living between Greenfield Ave. to Pierce Street. *** * * * * * * Area B: Wednesday September 1^st at Walker Middle School. Area B includes all residents living between Burnham Street and Greenfield Ave. * * * * * * * Area C: Wednesday, August 25^th.** Location to be announced. Area C includes all residents living between Lincoln Ave and Burnham Street.

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