Hey, we’re doing this

Imagine a Montpelier where every household in the community can be reached within minutes in times of emergency. Picture also a small and informal organization in your neighborhood that helps to fight isolation and improve our ability to look after one another.  

Montpelier Neighbor Net
is a new collective of small neighborhood-based groups organized to:

  • Build Community & Strengthen Social Connections

  • Improve Communications

  • Grow Emergency Preparedness & Response

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Montpelier Neighbor Net hopes to blanket the entire city with Local Neighbor Net organizations made up of small cohesive neighborhoods, ideally not larger than about 30-50 households.  

Defining the boundaries of each Local Neighbor Net happens “from the ground up” based on pre-existing connections and geography. Ideally each Local Neighbor Net has one or more volunteer Local Neighbor Net Coordinators who work to define their neighborhood, build a contact list of their neighbors, and serve as the messenger sharing news to and from the neighborhood. 

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This is where you come in.

Want to help build a Local Neighbor Net group on your block?

Does your neighborhood already have an organization that might take on this responsibility?

Or, are you just interested in learning more?

Sign up

Sign up to learn more about Montpelier Neighbor Net and to explore the possibility of forming a Local Neighbor Net with your neighbors. 

  • Name, Email, Phone, Street address

  • How would you define the boundaries of your neighborhood?

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Who is organizing this effort?

Montpelier Neighbor Net is an independent collective of Local Neighbor Nets. As the unifying organization, Montpelier Neighbor Net is building towards universal coverage in the city by: 

  • maintaining a cohesive system and common vocabulary,

  • providing guidance for getting started, including one-on-one mentorship

  • developing a toolkit to strengthen local Neighbor Nets by sharing models of success.

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This community-based initiative is supported by the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience.

The work of Montpelier Neighbor Net is guided and supported by a committee made up of local coordinators and others working to make this vision a reality.

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Want to get involved? || Have questions? || Please contact us at mnn@montpelierstrong.org