Asset #13 - Neighborhood Boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.

"People have discovered that they can fool the devil, but they can't fool the neighbor" -Edgar Watson Howe

If you think your neighborhood needs more boundaries - more standards for everyone to follow - then get together with your neighbors and make some. With your family and one or two others, host a block party, community yard sale, clean-up day, building party, or front-yard potluck. Go door-to-door and invite everyone. Then talk about neighborhood boundaries and identify three or more that everyone can agree on. For example: We agree to report suspicious activity. We agree to end parties by 11:00 p.m. Publish the boundaries in a one-page newsletter and distribute it around your neighborhood. Keep thinking of ways to connect with your neighbors.
Succeed Everyday, Daily Readings for Teens, Pamela Espaland, Free Spirit Publishing, 2001, p.153

Answer the questions on the following handout and see if you have good neighborhood boundaries.

Neighbors Who Keep A Close Eye