Moving can be stressful and scary, especially when it involveshaving to meet all new people, find all new grocery stores anddentists, and learning the social customs of a new area. If you

want to welcome someone into your neighborhood, here’s sometips and tactics for making the transition into your neighborhood

as clean and painless as possible.

PANTRY ITEMS

A welcome basket of laundry

detergent, febreze, bagels, and dish

soap would be a huge relief to your

new neighbors.

Offering your new neighbors a list of

all the homes, the names of the

families, and ways the families may

be able to help out is a huge weight

off your new neighbor’s shoulders.

AN ADDRESSBOOK

For families moving into a new area,

a dinner or dessert they don’t have

to prepare is a welcome respite from

the hours of unpacking and

reorganizing all their possessions.

FOOD ANDSNACKS

Rather than making your new

neighbors guess and test every

single pizza place that pops up on

google, assembling a box of all the

local takeout places as well as some

simple reviews on sticky notes

would cut down on a lot of stress.

TAKE-OUTMENUS

For people looking to get involved and

integrated into their new community,

a list of ways and places to meet

local movers and shakers would be a

good place for your new neighbors to

start reconstructing their network of

friends.

COMMUNITYRESOURCESA CALENDAR

Instead of sending your new

neighbors on a wild google hunt for

trash days and things to do, give

your neighbors a list of events and

municipal policies on trash and

recycling.

AN INVITE TO THE NEXT EVENTIf you know of a Mary Kay party or a child’s birthday

party, extend an invitation to show that your new

neighbors are a part of a community that welcomes

them and wants them to feel at home, even if they’re

brand new.

WELCOME NEWNEIGHBORS

with these helpful gifts