Community Organizing

Phoenix has engaged professional community organizing assistance from the Family Service Association's Neighborhood Development Program to work with residents, identify issues and solve problems. Goals of their organizing work include:

• Encourage contribution of residents on any level; get people involved.

• Build collaboration by connecting residents with neighborhood institutions and associations.  

• Strengthen and support the efforts of formal organizations by assisting with their events and activities.

• Pursue strategic activities with CityWide staff focused on physical development improvements.

• Manage and Administer a small neighborhood grants program to support organizing encourage positive activity in the neighborhood.

• Write and produce the Phoenix Newsletter to share information about the project and opportunities for involvement.

Community Policing - Safety Committee

The Phoenix Community Based Police Officers are Brian Dedrick and Ryan Halburnt. Officers Dedrick and Halburnt Monday through Friday and report directly to the Fifth District command.  Dayton Police department is also providing enhanced nighttime patrol in the phoenix area. Remember to use the Phoenix Police Hotline, 333-1333, to report non-emergency suspicious activity or trends – including the usual days & times, street addresses, type of activity, description of people & vehicles, including license number if you can get them.  You do not need to leave your name but, if you wish a callback, please leave your name and phone number.  IMPORTANT:  The hotline number is not staffed constantly.  If you need an officer to respond, call Dispatch at 333-COPS or call 9-1-1 if it’s an emergency..  We can also forward a message to the officers through our section.

Neighborhood Project Fund

Got a good idea for a small project that can improve your neighborhood? The Phoenix Investment Committee has established a small grant program to support activities that improve the quality of life in the Fairview Neighborhood. Grants can be awarded to start a new project, expand on an existing activity or build relationships between civic groups and neighborhood institutions.

Applicants must live in the Phoenix target area and represent a Block Club, Neighborhood Association, or other community-oriented group in the neighborhood. Phoenix will only fund applications from local community groups working with the FROC Priority Board and Community Organizers from Family Service Association. For more information about the neighborhood project fund contact Amy Clanton at 222-9481 or Verletta Jackson at 333-2333. Or click here for an electronic copy of the application.

One of the first projects that used the fund was the renovation of the garden located on Fairview Avenue next to the Priority Board. Mrs. Jeffers, Mrs. Atkinson and other teachers along with several students from Fairview Elementary School worked with Tom Dietrich of Metro Gardens to bring life back into the garden spot. They revamped the landscaping surrounding the space as well as planting their own garden plots. Residents from the neighborhood are welcome and encouraged to join in and  have their own garden plot. If you are interested please contact Amy Clanton at 222-9481.

NEIGHBORHOOD School Center Initiative

CityWide is working closely with the Fitz Center's Neighborhood School Center  (NSC) since Fairview is one of the neighborhoods included in the project. We meet regularly to share information and exchange ideas. One of the organizing strategies we are pursuing now is building a deeper relationship between the schools and the neighborhood. In so doing, we are helping to build a constituency for the community schools project.  For more information, download Neighborhood School Center's Project brochure or contact Tashira Collier, Fairview NSC Coordinator at 542-4598 or tcollier@uhs-dayton.org.

FROC Priority Board

Dayton has a long history of citizen participation dating back more than 30 years when Dayton's Priority Board system took shape. The Priority Board system gives residents the opportunity to positively impact what happens in their neighborhoods.

The Phoenix Project area is served by the FROC Priority Board, located at 903 West Fairview Avenue. If you would like to learn more about the FROC Priority Board please contact them at 333-2333 or attend their monthly meeting the second Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm at the FROC building, 903 W. Fairview.