Be Neighborly

Atlanta is changing. Like many cities across the nation, growth brings opportunity—but it also brings challenges, especially for our city's most long-standing residents. At House Proud, we work hand in hand with some of Atlanta's most senior homeowners—our legacy neighbors—who have watched the city evolve over decades.

For many, this change has come with feelings of isolation, fear of displacement, and mounting pressures from investor scams, insurance loss, rising property taxes, and code enforcement issues.

Be Neighborly is a movement created to stand in the gap for Atlanta's legacy homeowners through advocacy, education, and celebration. Our mission is to foster meaningful connections between long-term residents and new neighbors—while providing practical support to help seniors age in place with dignity and pride.

Each Be Neighborly Block Party shuts down a street and transforms it into a vibrant, collaborative work site and celebration zone. Corporate sponsors and over 100 volunteers join forces in teams, each led by a licensed contractor, to complete home beautification projects like painting, landscaping, and deck and porch repair. Meanwhile, the party is in full swing with food, music, custom t-shirts, and neighborly energy.

On the third Thursday of every month, we host Be Neighborly Legal Clinics in partnership with the City of Atlanta's Office of the Public Defender. These one-on-one sessions connect legacy homeowners with city case managers and legal experts to help them navigate code enforcement issues, property rights and ownership, and housing-related legal challenges. In addition, two to three times a year, we hold Be Neighborly Senior Housing Fairs. These resource-packed events bring together trusted partners like Atlanta Legal Aid, Invest Atlanta, Fairway, and other housing-related nonprofits and city services.