5 Years of Success in Park Avenue Neighborhood

PARK AVENUE

NEIGHBORHOOD

CRIME PREVENTION · NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION · COMMUNITY OUTREACH

5 YEARS OF SUCCESS

200+ neighbors in roster

5 annual neighborhood walkabouts

5 annual Marches against Crime

3.5 years of Neighborhood Patrols (codename:  PAN Patrol)

200+ graffiti “spots” covered

2 gang houses shut down

1 prostitution house shut down

2 squatters’ houses shut down

9 drug houses shut down

1 Extreme Neighborhood Makeover

1 CPTED Grant for additional street lighting in drug & prostitution areas

2 Speed Watches

4 community (CBS) clean-ups

7 Adopt-a-Spot streets

10 Adopt-a-Spot clean-ups

1 Neighborhood Brochure

5 years of supporting Bounty Food Bank

3 annual neighborhood yard sales

5 National Night Out celebrations

1 feature on KING 5 News, KING 5 News on KONG, & NW Cable News

2 features in The News Tribune (Tacoma newspaper)

1 Safe Streets Superstars Award (2009)

5 Anniversary Parties

3 Annual Chili Bowl Competitions

5 years of MONTHLY Meetings (58, so far)

611 homes on 35 blocks with the best Neighbors in Tacoma