Besides a crime patrol, a neighborhood watch group can branch out and work on other quality of life issues including truancy, code enforcement, sanitation, neighborhood beautification, and street lighting. The group should be imaginative and sponsor a variety of activities. Organize a trash and junk cleanup effort. Many nurseries, building supply companies and equipment rental businesses will give community organizations discounts or donations. Donated paint can be used to spruce up your neighborhood and cover graffiti.
Neighbors can share fix-up expertise and tools to help one another.
The group can help repair the property of a senior citizen or a disabled person. Consider painting a neighbor s porch or garage. Additionally, planting trees, shrubs and flowers can go a long way toward beautifying a neighborhood. A neighbor with unused space may allow other neighbors to use it in exchange for produce. The city might also provide space for a garden plot.