Objective: Enhance the Quality of Life for Residents of Woodcreek (Woodbine and Woodlands)
How: Develop and rollout a Community Betterment Program that encourages residents to get to know their neighbours and build relationships and trust through regular communication and information sharing.
What is Community Betterment: Activities that make living in your home, on your street, in Woodcreek better, more enjoyable, cleaner, tidier, more beautiful, and safer.
Community Betterment Activities and Outcomes:
• Building trust between neighbours
• Establish and support communication channels to share information
• Organize neighbourhood activities
Communication Platform: WCA is contemplating a Community Betterment FB Group that is closely monitored and restricted to confirmed residents of the 7,000 homes in Woodcreek. Communication on this platform would be for broader community betterment information sharing. Street and cul-de-sac level micro-group platforms will be determined by each micro-group and could be whatever works best for folks living in that defined area.
Expected Benefits: A wide array of benefits accrues to neighbourhoods where residents know each other and are in regular communication. Examples include reduced anxiety and social isolation, lower rates of crime through better education on prevention and reporting, increased happiness through greater social engagement, better problem solving, and increased support from nearby neighbours when issues or concerns arise.
Our Ask: We are looking for about two dozen people to be moderators/coordinators for a sub-group on a street or cut-de-sac level. We invite people to express interest by attending a meeting to be held at the community hall.
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