The goal of the Neighborhood Groups Project is to provide you and your neighbors with a forum to discuss common goals, determine how they fit into town objectives, and empower each citizen to participate in making Fairfax a better place to live. Do you want to throw a block party, help a neighbor in need, or create a pocket park? Perhaps you need to deal with an urgent safety issue or pet concern?

Fairfax Volunteers wants to help you start a Neighborhood Group in your area. We can assist with organization, promotion, and connect you with others in your neighborhood that share your concerns. For more complex matters, Fairfax Volunteers can help your group prioritize issues. Working together, we can create a more livable community and a healthier town.

Becoming involved in the Neighborhood Groups Project is easy — simply let us know your thoughts and interests by completing our questionnaire and returning it to us. We’ll collate the responses and get back to you.

• Click here to respond to our Neighborhood Groups Survey!

If you like the projects that the Fairfax Volunteers have put together, why not start some of your own? We can put you in contact with others sharing your interests in your neighborhood, and supply a host of different things you might need. All in the name of making Fairfax an even better place to live!

To inform us of a project or for more information, please send an email to: fairfaxvolunteers@earthlink.net.

The Fairfax Volunteers is a town-sponsored group whose mission is to foster good will in the Town of Fairfax through implementation of a Volunteer Program that will meet Town and community needs. The Fairfax Volunteers Program Advisory Board Members are: John Reed, Scott Valentino, Holly Dines, Michael Branton, Melanie Peratis, & Anya Schandler. The Advisory Board meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7:00pm at the Fairfax Community Center (check Town bulletin board for changes).

For more information, send us an email or contact Volunteer Coordinator Maria Baird at 456-5652.