Neighbor-to-Neighbor is intended to bring out the best in each of us as we support our neighbors in a variety of ways as volunteers. Neighbor-to-Neighbor will be made-up of individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, and faith persuasions. It is made up of the residents of this great City, where history and the present merge in transformative ways to bring out the best in each of us.
Message from the Mayor
Through the meaningful integration of volunteers, the Neighbor-to-Neighbor initiative will provide
extraordinary civic engagement, whereby the city of Richmond will be strengthened through
cultivated relationships in each of our neighborhoods. This innovative initiative is designed to
inspire each of us to develop a closer relationship with our neighbor, especially the children,
youth, elderly and disabled residents of our community.
Goal
The goal of Neighbor-to-Neighbor causes us to aspire to be in closer relationship
with our ‘neighbor’. This means that you will want to help your neighbor—especially the children,
youth, elderly and disabled residents of our community. We are seeking individuals to make a
commitment to read to our children, spend recreational time with our youth, share a hobby with a
group of children or seniors, visit an isolated senior or disabled resident, support our teachers
in schools in our free time in structured and unstructured activities. To register to become a volunteer
complete the Neighbor to Neighbor Registration application.
Partnerships
Through the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Human Services, we will develop partnerships with the constituents of the City, government employees, businesses, clubs, civic organizations, faith communities, schools, colleges and universities to help us deliver on our promise to become a city where we will not send our neighbor in need away when we have it to give. We will help neighbors from one end of Richmond to the other end—Neighbor-to-Neighbor.
External Partners
"Unless we give part of ourselves away, unless we can live with other people and understand them and help them, we are missing the most essential part of our own lives" (Harold Taylor)
This is the belief that is the foundation of Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ Neighbor-to-Neighbor Initiative, that is designed to bring Richmonders closer as a community and committed to our success as a "Tier One City."
