About Us

MISSION:

HELLO NEIGHBOR, SAV partners with community advocates to bring people together and reduce divisiveness and positively impact public safety, health and equitable outcomes for everyone.

HOW IT WORKS:

We work collectively with local neighborhood and community groups to produce free, diverse, all-inclusive community-based events to create intersection between people, community groups, neighborhoods, and organizations. The events are created with the purpose of placing the onus of good community relations on each of us by providing a platform that utilizes various artforms as a means to engage with our neighbors citywide.

We also assist groups with non-existent neighborhood associations or community gardens to help reconnect members and increase engagement in low participation areas.

Although everyone is encouraged to participate, a special invitation is extended to groups that promote social, political, and economic equality.

In 2019 artist Lisa Rundstrom brought over 1000 Savannah Neighbors together to Forsyth Park to meet and support one another though community art projects, speakers, music, vendors and a COMMUNITY PRIDE PARADE.  

In 2020 Hello Neighbor SAV was launched as a nonprofit 501c3 and hosted a virtual “Together We Support” Video Parade -AND- a Yard Sign Campaign. This was followed by dozens of  small pop-up locations and larger community building events citywide throughout Covid.

Together with our neighbors we have since produced dozens of community events!

Partnering with community leaders we have advocated with coalitions, for social justice and awareness such as The Weeping Time Coalition to help sponsor House Bill 1425. and working with Sister Patt Gunn and the Susie King Taylor Center for Jubilee.

Most recently we have been working with Holly Heights Neighborhood Association and Community Garden to restart the NA Assocition and Garden with 89 Holly Heights neighbors.

A special thanks to all the sponsors, participants, musicians, artists, vendors and community partners who make these events happen!

If you are interested in partnering with Hello Neighbor SAV on upcoming event, please contact us to begin planning.

ALL EVENTS are free and open to the public.  

We are looking for collaborators, volunteers and organizers and accepting in-kind donations and event sponsors to help cover permit costs and expenses for the events.  

At this time Hello Neighbor SAV is working with Susie King Taylor Center for Jubilee on upcoming events and continuing work with the Weeping Time Coalition.