The Good Neighbour App helps people who live near each other feel more connected and cared for. Without having to divulge phone numbers, email addresses or social media accounts to the public. There is no advertising and there is no unwanted noise. Just real connections between you and your neighbours. Here are some of the ways it can be used:
Need a cat sitter while you’re away? Someone to shovel your driveway in winter? Are you new to the area and want to meet neighbours for a cup of tea? Post or respond to a short ask with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and help each other out.
Hold informal potlucks, picnics, or other gatherings without having to create complicated online events. Simply post the date, time and location and people will RSVP.
Don’t wait for “someone else” to make positive change. Use The Good Neighbour App to include locals in discussing important matters in person. Benefit from talking things out face-to-face instead of behind news article comments.
Whether you’re a single dwelling homeowner, an apartment renter, or some other living situation, bring people who live near you together. Transform your street, block, or building into a friendly and inclusive place where everyone feels at home:
Do you represent a location-based community organization and are eager to enhance member engagement and foster belonging? Build a more tightly-knit social fabric, one member-initiated connection at a time:
Go door to door!
Knock on neighbour’s door and introduce yourself.
At local events!
Take advantage of local gatherings such as street parties, school events, or other local institutions.
From your front yard!
Instead of just waving and saying “Hi” why not stop and ask your neighbour if they want to be connected to the community?
Organize a backyard meet and greet!
Put up some posters or social media posts to gather neighbours together.
Put a poster in your apartment or condo lobby!
Condos and apartment buildings are communities, too. Give people something postive to look at as they go about their day.
We have all sorts of resources and printable assets to help you connect!
We have taken steps to protect your personal information from hackers and big companies like Google and Facebook. No one is monitoring your posts except you and your connections. There are no ads and no selling of your personal information.
Good Neighbour app is hosted on encrypted cloud storage, and posts are deleted from the main database as soon as they are dated.
Your network is unique to you. If you are connected to Mary, she may be one of 10 people in your connections. But Mary is only connected to the people she chooses to connect with – which may not include others in your connection group and may include different people in her network.
You are in control. Grow your community as large as you want. Keep yourself safe from trolls and unwanted posts. No more pictures of your cousin’s friend’s brother’s breakfast, either!
We have just launched the Good Neighbour App on May 15. Be one of the first users and get access for life! There’s something exciting about being the first, you are part of creating a new way of connecting with people. Well actually, it’s about remembering an old way of connecting with people, face-to-face. You must be 16 years of age or older to use the app.
We are a social enterprise. The subscription fees keep the lights on and pay for improvements to the Good Neighbour App. If there is any money left over (profits), 60% goes to community support programs, the other 40% goes to extending our reach to more good neighbours and pay off the investors who funded the development of the Good Neighbour App. As a subscriber, you are not only having access to the tools to make your neighbourhood more connected, you are helping other communities as well.
The Good Neighbour App was developed in association with Dalhousie University and Happy Community Project Limited.
We are all about real conversations with real people. Questions? Give us a call at (+1) 902-830-6569. We will get back to you within 24hours 8 to 4 Eastern Time.