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Our Story
Northeast Neighbors United is a group of involved citizens in the northeast section of the city of Lancaster, PA. We improve the quality of life in our neighborhood by becoming informed citizens who take an active role in our community.
We have a proud history of citizen involvement in Lancaster City's Northeast. At the heart of our earliest endeavors was a belief that recreation, good sportsmanship, civic engagement, faith, and helping the less fortunate was exactly how we needed to invest our time and money. In the 1920s, we began as a group involved with establishing the Sixth Ward Soldiers' Memorial Park and playground. The 1930s and 1940s brought expansion, as the Sixth Ward Citizens Association became a representative and ever present voice in the Sixth Ward and in citywide initiatives. In the 1950s, as the organization matured, the faithful continued in the work they successfully have been doing for more than two decades.
Over the years, the Sixth Ward Citizens Association cared for the Sixth Ward Memorial Park and organized sports for all ages; sponsored Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cubs; and its members active in citywide efforts also ran for office. In the 1980s, the Association was no longer a central force in the daily activities of the community. Declining membership and the passing of its members lead to a shift from the centralized group to smaller groups of neighbors concerned about their safety. Community organizers and citywide coalitions, such as the Lancaster City Council of Neighborhoods, filled the void. Neighbors across the City, embracing LCCN's motto, "You don't have to move to live in a better neighborhood" joined together to discuss problems, share information and find solutions.
Although we didn't hear much about the Sixth Ward Citizens Association again until a brief revival in the 1990s, there are numerous stories of like-minded residents who continued to meet together. By the turn of the Century, new neighborhood groups had formed in the Sixth Ward, each focusing on different geographic areas within the northeast, shared common goals of keeping our streets and the Sixth Ward Park safer, greener and cleaner. Better relationships with elected officials and law enforcement, improved street lighting, added security cameras and neighborhood watch groups; adopting trash cans on many street corners, picking up trash and plogging; and hosting meetings and events to bring the neighborhood together are many of the ways Northeast Neighbors United, our present organization continues to embody the spirit of citizen involvement that has been characteristic of our citizens for nearly a century.
We have a proud history of citizen involvement in Lancaster City's Northeast. At the heart of our earliest endeavors was a belief that recreation, good sportsmanship, civic engagement, faith, and helping the less fortunate was exactly how we needed to invest our time and money. In the 1920s, we began as a group involved with establishing the Sixth Ward Soldiers' Memorial Park and playground. The 1930s and 1940s brought expansion, as the Sixth Ward Citizens Association became a representative and ever present voice in the Sixth Ward and in citywide initiatives. In the 1950s, as the organization matured, the faithful continued in the work they successfully have been doing for more than two decades.
Over the years, the Sixth Ward Citizens Association cared for the Sixth Ward Memorial Park and organized sports for all ages; sponsored Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cubs; and its members active in citywide efforts also ran for office. In the 1980s, the Association was no longer a central force in the daily activities of the community. Declining membership and the passing of its members lead to a shift from the centralized group to smaller groups of neighbors concerned about their safety. Community organizers and citywide coalitions, such as the Lancaster City Council of Neighborhoods, filled the void. Neighbors across the City, embracing LCCN's motto, "You don't have to move to live in a better neighborhood" joined together to discuss problems, share information and find solutions.
Although we didn't hear much about the Sixth Ward Citizens Association again until a brief revival in the 1990s, there are numerous stories of like-minded residents who continued to meet together. By the turn of the Century, new neighborhood groups had formed in the Sixth Ward, each focusing on different geographic areas within the northeast, shared common goals of keeping our streets and the Sixth Ward Park safer, greener and cleaner. Better relationships with elected officials and law enforcement, improved street lighting, added security cameras and neighborhood watch groups; adopting trash cans on many street corners, picking up trash and plogging; and hosting meetings and events to bring the neighborhood together are many of the ways Northeast Neighbors United, our present organization continues to embody the spirit of citizen involvement that has been characteristic of our citizens for nearly a century.
