Missouri Good Neighbor Week
Do a simple act of kindness
in your neighborhood.
Do a simple act of kindness
in your neighborhood.
September 28th – October 4th is Missouri Good Neighbor Week.
Signed into law in 2022, Missouri Good Neighbor Week encourages citizens of Missouri to “participate in events and activities to establish connections with their neighbors.” In 2024, our goal was to document 20,000 acts of neighboring. We surpassed the goal by over 10,000 acts! For 2025, we have set an even more audacious goal: 35,000 acts of neighboring. Help us reach the goal! Nominate your most engaged neighbor, plan acts of neighboring during the week and be sure to let us know what you do so we can count your neighborly kindness toward our goal.
Nominations for the 2025 Most Engaged Neighbor Award are Now Open!
Do you have a neighbor who goes above and beyond to help others? We want to know about that person. We are looking for Missouri’s most engaged neighbors again this year! Each year we are blown away by the neighborliness you tell us about, and we can’t wait to hear more. Nominate your most engaged neighbor using this link.
All nominees will receive a small gift for being nominated. Winners will be announced during Missouri Good Neighbor Week.
Nominations now open...
Springfield Mayor's Neighborhood Challenge
If you are in Springfield, Missouri, register here to be a part of the Mayor's Challenge and to be eligible for a prize packet from HyVee in celebration of events that help to connect neighbors.
Tell Everyone about Missouri Good Neighbor Week
Download the 2025 Communications Kit to find easy to use communication tools to invite others to celebrate Missouri Good Neighbor Week.
Missouri’s Most Neighborly City Awards
We are looking for the Most Neighborly Cities in Missouri for 2025!!! You don’t need to apply, but you do need to celebrate! A variety of criteria are used, including acts of neighboring reported in your city, nominations for Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbor, and City Proclamations. We’ve created some tools to help give you an edge!
Report Your Acts of Neighboring
How do we know that last year we had 31,129 Acts of Neighboring performed across Missouri? Because YOU told us. And, if we are going to reach our goal of 35,000 Acts of Neighboring reported, you’re going to need to tell us again! So PLEASE report your Acts of Neighboring for 2025 by clicking on this link!
Why count?
Some of you have questioned why we count. You are kind and humble people, and you want to do neighborly acts without acknowledgment. And we applaud your humility! But what we’ve learned over the years about doing this is that people are inspired to action by action. When they see others’ good deeds, it inspires their own. So, share with us what you are doing. What serves as a humble act of neighboring to you might just spark inspiration in many others.
Keep the Movement going!
Continue doing acts of neighboring through the year and register them on the map.
Big Results from Missouri Good Neighbor Week 2024
Statewide Partners
University of Missouri Extension is a valued and trusted educational solution to improve the quality of life in Missouri, the nation and the world.
The Hopeful Neighborhood Project inspires and equips everyday neighbors to pursue the common good right where they live by providing free events and resources at www.hopefulneighborhood.org.
Contact: David Burton, burtond@missouri.edu, 417-881-8909
Jennifer Prophete, jennifer@hopefulneighborhood.org, 833-343-1509
Statewide Partners:
University of Missouri Extension
The Hopeful Neighborhood Network
Local Partners:
Check in your area to see who is involved
Municipalities (check with your local city office)
Extension Councils
Habitat for Humanity
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