ABOUT US
Neighborhood for Good Is a platform supporting neighbors checking on neighbors before, during and after a disaster or emergency.
Neighborhood for Good Was Started based upon a volunteer community response program in Washington, DC, Heat Ambassador DC, where neighbors sign up through a municipal office or community based organization to help shovel snow for seniors and other neighbors who are physically unable to shovel snow due to medical reasons. Volunteers also make calls during summer months on heat emergency days to alert vulnerable neighbors to shelter in place.
Neighborhood for Good links peer educator trained volunteers with neighbors to make monthly care calls offering a wellness check for a neighbor who lives alone or feels they might be vulnerable to being alone during a disaster or emergency.
Volunteers are trained to link neighbors with local emergency response notification resources and local social service access information.
Volunteers:
- Complete 1 hour of orientation and onboarding
- Are offered the opportunity to complete training to become a certified peer educator and mental health first aider.
- Volunteers agree to make one 10 to 20 minute care call per month to each matched nieghbor.
- Volunteers will report any essential updates on the neighbors contact information or request for linkage to services via a secure form and neighbors will be contacted by professional case managers and social workers to help link them to services.
- Volunteers are paired with 2, 5, or 10 neighbors.
- Volunteers contact neighbors each month based up their availability and what the neighbor has said is their best days and times to take calls.
- Volunteers are asked to submit contact notes the same day the care call is made.
- Volunteers are provided a script and questionnaire to communicate to neighbors to help update contact information and inquire about care needs.
