Neighborhood Ready

The City's crime prevention and disaster preparedness program for neighborhoods.

The City supports registered Neighborhood Ready groups by

• Providing training workshops on reducing opportunities for crime, first aid and emergency preparedness.
• Providing technical expertise.
• Installing Neighborhood Watch signs.
• Providing materials for projects, as possible.

Neighborhood Ready groups agree to

• Work with neighbors to make your neighborhood more resilient to crime and emergencies.
• Hold an annual event for neighbors, ideally on National Night Out each August.
• Participate in their Neighborhood Association.

Start a Neighborhood Ready group 

1. Contact Michael Gonzales at Michael.Gonzales@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2482 to fill out a volunteer form and learn how to become a block captain.
2. Invite your neighbors to attend a meeting and fill out copies of the Neighborhood Ready workbook.
   • Establish neighborhood boundaries for your group. Neighborhood finder map
   • Create a neighborhood map and a contact list of members.
   • Identify issues.
   • Develop an action plan.
   • Discuss using Nextdoor as a block organizing tool.
   • Submit your block captain information to the Office of Neighborhoods and Community Enhancement (ONCE).
3. Provide the ONCE office a copy of your neighborhood map and roster of members, the date your group met, and where to place your two Neighborhood Watch signs. If possible, provide the longitude and latitude coordinates.