East Gateway Triangle Neighborhood Association

EGT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOICATION VISION AND ACTIVITIES

The East Gateway Triangle Neighborhood Association (EGTNA)  with support from Chester Community Improvement Project and funding from Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is working to build a neighborhood where residents and community stakeholders are clearly engaged in their community and feel empowered to affect change.  

 EGTNA VISION STATEMENT

The EGT Neighborhood Association (EGTNA) vision is to foster a safe living environment, encourage residents to become involved in the neighborhood affairs, have an effective unified voice to address issues that impact the neighborhood, conduct social activities that create a greater sense of neighborhood pride, promote a sense of pride and identity amongst residents, establish a direct line of communication with the City of Chester and other agencies, to empower and preserve older neighborhoods, establish relationships with other neighborhood associations and coalitions, familiarize residents, landlords and interested parties about the Association and its purpose.

EGTNA PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

 The East Gateway Triangle Neighborhood Association addresses the community needs by sponsoring the following programs and initiatives:

• Monthly Meetings - We meet to talk about relevant issues of concerns, share ideas and work on strategies to resolve them.
• Block Associations – Individuals take the role of block captains and serve as liaisons between neighbors, city officials and other stakeholders. They also help organize neighbors and assist individuals in addressing and confronting raising problems within a block.
• Community Events - Monthly and quarterly community events are planned by the association to educate and foster unity in the community. 
• Neighborhood Clean-ups - Each block holds monthly clean-ups.
• Letter-writing campaigns - Residents write letters to officials to address concerns that affect their quality of life.