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About The Neighbors Project
We're Not Asking You to Save the World.
Just the Block You Actually Live On.
Strong neighborhoods don't happen by accident. They happen when someone hands over their own interview blazer instead of posting about income inequality. When someone picks up the beer cans on their morning walk instead of tagging the village on Facebook. When "someone should really do something about that" turns into someone actually doing it — usually before breakfast.
That's The Neighbors Project.
We show up.
Not for the photo op — for the single mom who needs interview clothes, the block that needs a trash bag more than a complaint, the neighbor who just needs someone to notice. Be useful, be there, skip the ceremony.
We make sense of the noise.
School board decisions, zoning fights, what's actually happening two towns over versus what your group chat says is happening — somebody should translate that into plain English before it turns into a rumor. Facts over hot takes.
We give you a seat at the table.
Not a lecture about civic duty — an actual invitation, with an actual reason, and an actual next step. Bimonthly events, real conversations, zero red tape.
Not Just Talk
Here's what showing up actually added up to
600+ lbs
of professional clothing collected for neighbors re-entering the workforce
300+ lbs
of trash picked up along the Fox River and our neighborhood blocks
2 bins
of food delivered straight to the West Chicago Food Pantry
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I've been looking for a group to connect with. I haven't volunteered in years. Thankful for The Neighbors Project — it gives me a chance to get plugged in locally.
— Local West Chicago Resident
Who's Behind This
Hannah Billingsley
Han's the type to show up to a 6am CrossFit class and then spend her lunch break reading zoning ordinances for fun — she currently serves on West Chicago's Zoning Board, because apparently regular civic engagement wasn't nerdy enough. When she's not untangling local government or three chapters deep into the latest John Grisham novel, you'll find her walking the Fox River with her dog Ace, probably thinking about the next thing this neighborhood needs someone to just go do. She started The Neighbors Project because she got tired of waiting for "someone" to be someone else.
CrossFit
Frequent traveler
Zoning Board
John Grisham fan
Fox River walks with Ace
Coming Up
Back to School, West Chicago & Winfield Style
Frozen treats, cold water, and a school supply drive for a local under-resourced school. oOur easiest way yet to be a neighbor. Bring the kids, bring a friend (or a friend for Ace!), bring a few supplies if you can spare them.
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About The Neighbors Project
About The Neighbors Project
About The Neighbors Project
