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 publication, Best Practices for Addressing NIMBY

Course Syllabus

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Being a Good Neighbor in Recovery Housing

	1. Good Neighbor: Journal Exercise
	2. Good Neighbor: Stigma Journal Exercise
	3. Good Neighbor: Overview
	4. Good Neighbor: Being a Good Neighbor
	5. Good Neighbor: Parking
	6. Good Neighbor: Property Upkeep
	7. Good Neighbor: Behavior Expectations
	8. Good Neighbor: Visitors
	9. Good Neighbor: Assessment #1
	10. Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy
	11. Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy Elements - Neighbor Approaches Resident
	12. Good Neighbor: Neighbor Concerns Policy Elements - Organization Steps
	13. Good Neighbor: NIMBY
	14. Good Neighbor: Know Local Laws
	15. Good Neighbor: Build Relationships with Local Leaders
	16. Good Neighbor: Understand Rights of Residents
	17. Good Neighbor: Consider Outreach
	18. Good Neighbor: Assessment #2
	19. Good Neighbor: NEXT STEPS