Community Impact Team is Accepting Nominations for 2021 Good Neig

The North Reading Community Impact Team is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Good Neighbor Award. Any individual community member of the Town of North Reading, of any age, is eligible. Organizations may not be nominated. To nominate a citizen, simply complete the 2021 Good Neighbor Nomination Form and submit it to the Community Impact Team no later than Friday, September 3, 2021. Up to 4 winners will be selected based on the nomination form. Winners will be presented with a 2021 Star Award and announced in the media.

Community Impact Team Member Amy Luckiewicz noted, “The CIT recognizes the important impact individuals make here in North Reading, especially during the pandemic.” She added, “For months we saw neighbors reach out to neighbors to help each other get through. We want to recognize those individuals.”

This award is offered every other year, and it is the fifth time the CIT has sponsored the program. Nomination forms are available at www.northreaidngma.gov/CIT. For more information, contact Amy Luckiewicz at northreadingcit@gmail.com.

About the North Reading Community Impact Team

The North Reading Community Impact Team (CIT) is a partnership between the North Reading Police Department, North Reading Youth Services, North Reading School Department, North Reading Parks & Recreation, North Reading Fire Department, North Reading Elder Services, Department of Public Health and the North Reading Board of Selectmen. The team was developed to better coordinate the services provided to the community. The CIT’s mission is to work together to better the quality of life for all citizens. The Team emphasizes the use of innovative, non-traditional methods of impacting crime and the fear of crime and strives toward cooperative interaction between the community, law enforcement and town departments. The CIT works to identify factors that have a negative impact on the quality of life for the citizens of North Reading and to implement solutions that solve the underlying problems. The group is organized into Action Teams including the Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition, Social Services Action Team, Mental Wellness Action Team, and K-12 Action Team.