National Night Out

Published: 8/24/2009 10:39:00 AM

For 26 years now, communities have celebrated National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. National Night Out is designed to: • Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; • Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs; • Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and • Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

For 26 years now, communities have celebrated National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch.

National Night Out is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

In honor of the special day, KCDC recently hosted a party at Christenberry Heights, a KCDC premier property in North Knoxville. We had refreshments; games; music; representatives from the Knoxville Police Department and Knoxville Fire Department; and booths from many area organizations.

Thunderstorms forced us to wrap things up a little early, but the rain didn’t dampen the spirit of the evening. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and togetherness.

KCDC invested more than $16 million remodeling Christenberry Heights into a premier property, but it takes the involvement of residents to truly transform and empower a community. Christenberry residents are doing just that.

KCDC’s mission is to improve and transform neighborhoods and communities by providing quality affordable housing, advancing development initiatives and fostering self-sufficiency. For more information, call 865-403-1100 or visit http://www.kcdc.org.