City leaders say Together SJ, a pilot program for neighborhoods to socialize more regularly, is about residents taking an active role in the community.
"We will be base lining where they start in terms of trust in government social isolation or connectedness, accessibility of city services and perceptions of neighborhood safety we will be retaking the same survey within one year to demonstrate improvement," Mahan said.
Mahan said at the end of the year - if they see there's no movement in perception the pilot program will not be renewed."Beyond just reducing crime, neighborhood watch programs have a transformative impact on our communities," Spears said."We just hear it out in our neighborhoods, people say you know - we aren't as engaged as we used to be we've seen lower rates of volunteerism.
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