Please note: This partner event is not organized by Community Home Trust. We encourage you to visit the event’s website for full details and any updates.

The Good Neighbor Initiative (GNI) is a collaborative partnership between the Town of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, EmPowerment Inc., the Jackson Center, and other community partners. The initiative began in 2004 with an effort by the Chapel Hill Police Department to make door-to-door visits to student-rental properties in the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods that had been trouble spots for loud noise and disruptive behavior. The idea was to talk to students before the academic year got underway about the local laws and ordinances that, if followed, would reduce the likelihood of problems between neighbors and visits from the police.

Over time, the geographic scope of the initiative has grown to include Northside, Pine Knolls, Cameron-McCauley neighborhoods, as well as Lloyd-Broad in Carrboro, North Street, Davie Circle, and the Dawes Street/Coolidge St areas.

The Good Neighbor Initiative has grown to include over 70 volunteers participating in the door to door walk, with over 1,200 homes visited, plus a Community Cookout to bring student and non-student residents together in the spirit of community. GNI is about promoting positive living experiences in those neighborhoods where students and non-students live in close proximity.