Good Neighbor: NIMBY

Addressing Not in My Back Yard Issues

Many recovery homes experience NIMBYism. NIMBYism is when community members may not generally be opposed to recovery housing or people in recovery, but they still adamantly oppose having a recovery home in their neighborhood.

Each neighborhood is different, and there is no guaranteed strategy to avoid NIMBY concerns and issues. Indeed, you can do everything perfectly, and still encounter neighbors that do not want the recovery home in their community and sometimes these neighbors will attempt to either stop a recovery home from being established or attempt to shut down the home.

Such a situation may never happen to you, but it is still a good idea to be prepared.

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DOWNLOAD ORH’s “Best Practices for Addressing NIMBY” HERE

Course Syllabus

Not Enrolled

Being a Good Neighbor in Recovery Housing

	Good Neighbor: Journal Exercise
	Good Neighbor: Stigma Journal Exercise
	Good Neighbor: Overview
	Good Neighbor: Being a Good Neighbor
	Good Neighbor: Parking
	Good Neighbor: Property Upkeep
	Good Neighbor: Behavior Expectations
	Good Neighbor: Visitors
	Good Neighbor: Assessment #1
	Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy
	Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy Elements - Neighbor Approaches Resident
	Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy Elements - Organization Steps
	Good Neighbor: NIMBY
	Good Neighbor: Know Local Laws
	Good Neighbor: Build Relationships with Local Leaders
	Good Neighbor: Understand Rights of Residents
	Good Neighbor: Consider Outreach
	Good Neighbor: Assessment #2
	Good Neighbor: NEXT STEPS