Step 1 of 6

Community organizer roster

Name two or more residents who will coordinate for the neighborhood.

Why this step exists

A modern neighborhood watch runs on coordination, not on one person's spare time. Two or more organizers means the work continues when someone travels, moves, or steps back.

Organizers are the people a program contact reaches out to, and the people neighbors hear from when coverage or lighting questions come up.

Criteria

• Two or more named organizers, each with a role such as board member, block captain, or resident volunteer.
• At least one organizer has an email address that is checked regularly.
• Organizers live in, own property in, or formally manage the neighborhood being certified.
• Each named organizer has agreed to the role — no one is listed without knowing.

What to prepare

• A single page or spreadsheet listing each organizer's name, role, and email.
• For an HOA or management group, a board roster or management contact sheet works as-is.
• Saved as a PDF, JPG, PNG, or WebP file up to 10 MB.

What an accepted submission looks like

A one-page PDF titled “Organizers — Oakvale Subdivision” listing three residents: an HOA board president, a street-level volunteer for the north loop, and a volunteer for the south loop, each with a role description and an email address.

Common reasons a submission is returned

• Only one organizer is named.
• No email address is included for any organizer.
• Roles are missing, so it is unclear who coordinates what.

Participation is voluntary. Completing this step does not guarantee certification or any specific security outcome. Homeowners keep control of their own security devices and recordings; the program does not collect or redistribute resident video.