Here are some useful resources that can help organize and facilitate neighborhood programs:

Community P-Patch Gardens provides organic community garden space for 70 Seattle neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Matching Funds funds neighborhood development, organization, and projects such as residential trees for streets, large and small projects, and neighborhood outreach.

Grants and Funding Opportunities encompasses the Department of Information Technology/Community Technology Program, Department of Neighborhoods, Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and Seattle Public Utilities.

Great Places Forum is a resource library that helps organize and create great places in local communities.

Historic Preservation Program helps to recognize and preserve historic aspects of the city, including over 230 structures, sites, objects, and vessels and over seven districts around Seattle.

Neighborhood Service Centers help link local communities to the government.

Urban Forest Management helps provide trees for neighbors and groups to plant around their community.

Sierra Club provides an example of a community transformation that curbs urban sprawl.

Need a permit? See the Department of Planning and Development's Permit Center, which provides information and applications for projects.

If you need information about neighborhood crime, complaints, or prevention, check out the Seattle Neighborhood Group, which provides information on public safety and judicial legislation and helps to build safer communities.