Ignite NE

Sustainable communities are built or modified to promote healthy, environmentally-friendly living that includes the conservation of natural resources. Those wondering what a sustainable community looks like can find out right here.

Sustainable communities have a lot of green space, and it is not all concentrated on private lands. Green space in sustainable communities is often concentrated in large squares throughout the community, and various types of homes and businesses surround the area.

Transportation is also different (more…)

One of the best things we have going for us as a species is our ability to create safe and nurturing communities. Environments where our children can safely thrive and where we share ideas and information and grow and evolve together.

As a member of a community, it’s your unspoken duty to contribute to the safety and well-being and there are a few ways this can be done:

1) Get home security and tell your friends. If you don’t have home security, it might be time to consider it. You can click here for a site offering top of the line systems and even if you don’t go with it, it’s a great place to start.

It’s also important to spread the word to your neighbors. Homes with systems are much less likely to be hit and if you have a community of homes like these, you have a safer community.

2) It’s also important to establish some form of a neighborhood watch. You can speak with your local town council and law enforcement agency to see how one spearheads such an initiative.

3) Get a feel for the territory and the neighboring communities surrounding yours. This isn’t to suggest that you become suspicious of your neighbors, just that you observe and learn. Find out the crime trends happening in their area and, if your son has friends from those areas, learn what they are all about.

It is no secret that crime is on the rise in communities everywhere. This is especially true as the economy is in a recession and people get more and more desperate for money. It is important that we protect our homes and our children as safe as possible and this all starts in our own neighborhoods. The question is what is the best way to protect you and your children from home invasions and other crimes that (more…)

Welcoming new people to a block or a neighborhood is a good way to make new friends. The best way to really get to know the new family is to see if they have children. Children naturally gravitate to one another, and despite of any differences, they normally immediately make friends and begin playing together.

Once you have met the children, make it a point to introduce yourself to the parents. Remember the acronym F.I.R.E. “F” is for family; you have probably met (more…)