West End PB 2025 — Implementation Phase
The community voted to invest in Neighbors Helping Neighbors Landscaping Services.
At-a-glance: Paid training and jobs for youth (16–25) to provide lawn care, snow shoveling, salt laying, and native planting for seniors, neighbors with disabilities, and others who need help.
What it does: This program hires and trains local youth to deliver seasonal outdoor services—mowing, trimming, fall leaf pickup, winter snow/ice care, and native plant installs. It supports neighbors who could use a hand to live independently and safely, while giving young people real work experience, safety training, and a paycheck.
How it works: Youth (16–25) apply for paid positions; training and protective gear are provided. Seniors, residents with disabilities, and others can request services; neighbors can also sign up to volunteer. Weekly capacity depends on staff, equipment, and weather; requests are scheduled on a first-come basis. Funds cover equipment, fuel, maintenance, safety supplies, and wages.
Why it matters: Neighbors get timely help with essential outdoor tasks. Youth gain skills, references, income, and a pathway into trades and green jobs. The program strengthens trust between generations and models “neighbors helping neighbors.”
How this supports the West End Plan: The plan calls for workforce pathways and a service corps that can tackle public tasks like park and streetscape maintenance, creating paid work for local residents and disconnected youth
The Community Has Chosen:
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Landscaping Services
We’re now identifying the best partner to implement the winning project.
Timeline
Form opened: September 16, 2025
Form closed: September 30, 2025
Partner review & scoring: After close (Steering Committee)
Next step: West End staff will contact top-scoring partners to plan implementation
How partners will be scored
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Very low success. No prior experience, or past efforts were unsuccessful.
Low success. Limited or inconsistent experience with similar work.
Medium success. Some relevant past work with partial results or smaller scope.
High success. Strong track record of similar projects with good outcomes.
Very high success. Proven history of delivering this type of project at scale with strong outcomes.
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Very low reach. Project unlikely to engage or benefit target residents.
Low reach. Project will reach only a small group of residents.
Medium reach. Project will engage a moderate number of residents.
High reach. Project will benefit a large number of residents.
Very high reach. Project will engage and benefit a large, diverse segment of the community.
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Very low sustainability. No plans for continuation; impact will end once funding stops.
Low sustainability. Few plans to extend the work; limited potential to build momentum.
Medium sustainability. Some steps to build on results (e.g., partnerships, skills, tools) but limited beyond the grant.
High sustainability. Clear ways the work will carry forward (community ownership, partnerships, ongoing resources).
Very high sustainability. Strong, built-in ability for the work to continue or expand—through resident leadership, partnerships, or ongoing resource streams.