TheNeighborhoodFirst.org
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Building Positive Neighborhood Identities
For the press:
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TheNeighborhoodFirst.org would like to be as accessible and transparent as possible. Feel free to contact us for more information on any of our programs and efforts.
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Dan Kleinman
President & Organizer
Published commentaries:
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“Neighborhood Nights was, like all positive community accomplishments, a team effort. Every community member is really just a potential teammate in the effort to make our neighborhoods even better places to live”
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— Chicago Talks, 12 Nov. 2009 (full article)
Your Neighborhood First Efforts Make the Media and Press
In the press:
“The tone is far less confrontational at Edgewater’s weekly positive-loitering event along Thorndale Avenue, Neighborhood Nights, which draws a diverse crowd and takes the form of a neighborhood festival: chess, checkers, hot-dog grilling, face painting and—the week we visited—a magician and juggler.”
— Time Out Chicago, 9 Sept. 2009 (full article)
“‘It's a very good thing,’ said longtime Edgewater resident James Banks, who brought his 10-year-old grandson and both his 7- and 9-year-old sons on a recent evening. ‘We'’d come every day if we could.’”
— Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2009 (full article)
“The corner of Thorndale Avenue and Broadway Street was full of music and laughter on Monday ... Edgewater children were skipping rope and jumping in a bounce castle while the adults played checkers and talked with neighbors. Edgewater was celebrating the community at its weekly summer block party...”
— The Urban Coaster, 24 July 2009 (full article)
“This summer, residents are taking positive loitering to a whole new level. Instead of glaring at each other across the street, the Edgewater Community Council is trying a cultural exchange, breaking down some of the social barriers between residents.”
— Lake Effect News, 9 June 2009 (full article)
