Neighbor

Does this sound familiar?

"It's difficult connecting with neighbors and local acquaintances for a number of reasons, but often it's because you don't see them enough or have time. After family, work and close friends, community relations get squeezed out. "

This common circumstance has reduced the benefit of living in a community and lead to a poverty of communication in neighborhoods across the country.

Historically, people benefited from being able to share practical local information that's relevant to an individual household. Yesterday, it was called neighborly. Today it's called hyper-local.

It's nice if you need a babysitter, you can ask Jane up the street or if you need to find a reliable local repair service, ask your neighbor Jason, the local expert. Or, easily announce locally - lost dog, block party, break-in alert, free tickets, ....

Because we see each other so infrequently, we don't get an opportunity to develop a neighborly connection. It's quaint, but chatting at the end-of-the-driveway isn't so common anymore.

NeighborPal is about supporting neighborly relationships with people you meet locally. It's a communication tool for people who want to participate in their community, but have little time. It's not about creating close friendships (if that happens great), it's about finding someone who can point you in the right direction or offering your advice and helping people you know where you live.

Ultimately, trading information with neighbors and local acquaintances increases your quality of life because you,

1) make more informed local choices
2) easily contribute - advice, help, announce, share, ...
3) feel engaged in the neighborhood

NeighborPal is primarily about trading information then moving on.

Neighbors usually rely on that one "organizer" - on the street block or building to organize everyone. She creates a Neighbor Directory (contact info) and circulates it for close neighbors to share. The "organizer" uses NeighborPal to easily connect her neighbors and local friends.

She helps put neighborly back into her neighborhood.