Objective 1: Build membership base through awareness and engagement of WSW residents

1. Make membership meaningful to new members
   • Send welcome emails ASAP after check received/PayPal recorded
   • Create systems that facilitate expedited member packets
   • Seek opportunities to install street light banners promoting WSWCA and accomplishments
   • Explore opportunities to partner with institutional members to provide discounts and rewards for members
2. Retain members
   • Communicate frequently by email and postal mail where appropriate
   • Recognize the importance of having members’ current contact info
   • Engage members to participate in their community to serve on committees, attend events and publicize WSWCA programs
3. Attract new members
   • Hold visible events, such as Wash West Wednesdays, Voter Registration, Candidates’ nights, Zoning committee hearings, police updates, and publicize these widely
   • Identify ways to provide value to local businesses and non-profits

Objective 2: Improve the appearance of WSW and work towards a Litter-Free Community 

1. Grassroots/Community Engagement
   • At minimum, one clean-up day per year
   • Develop a grassroots efforts
     • a) “Sweep the Stoop” – member neighbors asking neighbors;
     • b) members putting “WSWCA Cleans our Streets” mini-posters in their windows
   • Continue to restore tree canopy in the neighborhood
   • Continue to make community gardens available to WSW residents
2. Business Partnership
   • Consider an “adopt a street” program for lighting and/or cleaning
3. Develop partnerships with the City for a cleaner neighborhood

• • Explore the options for Wash West to become a special services (environmental) district.
  • Identify sites for additional Big Bellies
  • Identify resources for weekly sidewalk cleaning

Objective 3: Improve community partnerships to enhance resident and visitor safety 

1. Identify funding for pedestrian-friendly street lighting
   • Increase community awareness of WSWCA role in existing street lighting
   • Grassroots effort to communicate concern to city officials
2. Facilitate partnership between WSW institution
   • Initiate community collaborations to coordinate camera, patrols and elevate discussions on overall community safety
3. Develop a strategy to work with building owners/managers for a community-friendly plan
   • Engage managements/landlords on their buildings in Wash West
4. Raise awareness on specific safety and crime prevention
5. Ongoing safety campaign
   • Porch/Store lights on
   • Awareness for new home/business Security cameras installation & registration with city
   • Community alerts on urgent safety concerns

Objective 4: Broaden and improve WSWCA relationships within City government 

1. Establish quarterly community meeting with city and community leaders
2. Board breakfast with city and community leaders (pre-COVID)
3. Continue to participate in Crosstown Coalition