Throw Your Worries Away (TYWA) was founded by Jacobsville resident Melissa Tines in 2011. She started TYWA as a family project, to clean up litter in their neighborhood, become active, enjoy the neighborhood and meet their neighbors. We are a team, and we need to watch out for each other at all times. TYWA beliefs are to empower residents to improve the neighborhood by encouraging neighborly relations and working together to make Jacobsville a safe and beautiful place. Throw Your Worries Away (TYWA) Melissa Tines, Founder Find Throw Your Worries Away on Facebook Stories can say I don’t feel all that safe in my area. Too many drug dealers around here.” Jessica Brooks “I – admit that I feel a bit safer since we moved off the busy streets, like Virginia, but it helps that we are slowly starting to rid the neighborhood “Will Susan Outlaw of the riff raff.” – even with my 2 German Shepherds, security cams, and home protection, I rarely feel safe in Jacobsville anymore.” Curtis McNeely “Honestly – Goals and Action Plan GOAL: Advance neighborhood safety by utilizing community, government, and law enforcement resources. Actions Timeframe Responsible Party Performance Measures Broadcast civics and community information January 2015 JJI Safety & Cleanliness Interaction with 100 neighbors via United Neighborhoods of Evansville, Workgroup and stakeholders by January 2015 Keep Evansville Beautiful, City of Evansville Jacobsville Neighborhood via JNIA Facebook page, departments’ community announcements Improvement Association (JNIA) Jacobsville Next Door website, and news releases, Throw Your Worries and JJI Safety & Cleanliness Away, through social media networks to Workgroup Facebook group. residents and stakeholders. Hire Evansville police officers for bicycle December 2015 ECHO Housing Corporation’s Two EPD officers patrolling patrol in high crime areas at high crime Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Jacobsville in crime hot-spot times. Program areas.
Throw Your Worries Away (TYWA) was founded by Jacobsville resident Melissa Tines in 2011. She started TYWA as a family project, to clean up litter in their neighborhood, become active, enjoy the neighborhood and meet their neighbors. We are a team, and we need to watch out for each other at all times. TYWA beliefs are to empower residents to improve the neighborhood by encouraging neighborly relations and working together to make Jacobsville a safe and beautiful place. Throw Your Worries Away (TYWA) Melissa Tines, Founder Find Throw Your Worries Away on Facebook Stories “I can say I don’t feel all that safe in my area. Too many drug dealers around here.” – Jessica Brooks “Will admit that I feel a bit safer since we moved off the busy streets, like Virginia, but it helps that we are slowly starting to rid the neighborhood of the riff raff.” – Susan Outlaw “Honestly even with my 2 German Shepherds, security cams, and home protection, I rarely feel safe in Jacobsville anymore.” – Curtis McNeely Goals and Action Plan GOAL: Advance neighborhood safety by utilizing community, government, and law enforcement resources. Actions Timeframe Responsible Party Performance Measures Broadcast civics and community information via United Neighborhoods of Evansville, Keep Evansville Beautiful, City of Evansville departments’ community announcements and news releases, Throw Your Worries Away, through social media networks to residents and stakeholders. January 2015 JJI Safety & Cleanliness Workgroup Jacobsville Neighborhood Improvement Association (JNIA) Interaction with 100 neighbors and stakeholders by January 2015 via JNIA Facebook page, Jacobsville Next Door website, and JJI Safety & Cleanliness Workgroup Facebook group. Hire Evansville police officers for bicycle patrol in high crime areas at high crime times. December 2015 ECHO Housing Corporation’s Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Two EPD officers patrolling Jacobsville in crime hot-spot areas.