The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Project is one thing......getting a group of neighbors, friends, family and anyone else who wants to join to form a group and help those with hardships in YOUR neighborhood. This is 100% Volunteer based help with the one and most powerful seed that even money can't provide - Sweat Equity!
If you see a need where you live all you need to do is a little organizing and a lot of asking others to help. Work with your municipality or county departments to let them know that your doing a charitable project and ask how they can help. Speak with your local and county Commissioners and find out what resources they can provide to your project. Remember resources do not always mean money but the most important resource is volunteers.
Use programs that are already there for you such as Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches, Solid Waste Authorities Paint Your Heart Out, the Department of OCR with the County, your local or county departments such as Electric, Water and Bulk pick up departments and Neighbors Helping Neighbors Project. The Main thing is to ASK as only then will you receive. (Again its not about getting money but getting resources that are already available in program)
NHNP will be placing a website together soon and hopefully will be a one stop site for resources and where to get them. We are forming our 501(3)C Corporation and will be expanding from the Neighborhood of ROLOH into the City of Lake Worth and will be helping others form in area's around Palm Beach County. Private and public donations to help us acheive these goals are greatly accepted so we can bring all the resources to one place.
You can contact us at robertwaplesii@yahoo.com for now and the following link will take to our current projects. http://volunteerpalmbeach.com