What is the Welcome Neighbor Program and its Purpose?

The Welcome Neighbor Program (WNP) is an initiative of the Redwood Heights Association. In this program, current residents (greeters) welcome new neighbors (both owners and renters) who move into the area and provide them with a packet of useful materials and information.

We believe that making this simple welcoming gesture to new residents builds community and will yield benefits for the community in the future.

Greeters for meeting neighbors in Welcome Neighbor program

What’s in the Welcome Packet?

The packet includes welcome letters from the Association, District 4 Council member Janani Ramachandran, and Redwood Heights Elementary School Principal Cynthia Bagby; important contact information for government, community, schools, and local businesses; an invitation to participate in Oakland’s Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies (CORE) program; brochures from the Oakland Public Library and Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, and more. We are also soliciting coupons for freebies and discounts from local businesses for new residents.

How Can You Get Involved?

You can support the program in three ways.

Volunteer as a greeter

Notify the program when you learn that a new owner or renter has moved in so they will be visited by a greeter

If you are connected to a local business, you could offer new residents coupons or discounts from those businesses

If you would like to get involved or get more information, please contact the WNP coordinator, Tim Iglesias at timiglesias59@gmail.com

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