Neighborhood Resources

The City of Fayetteville is committed to partnering with neighborhoods to build a stronger community for all residents. Neighborhood Engagement efforts in the City include strategic and targeted neighborhood investments, youth development and diversion, community safety programming, and blight removal in conjunction with Development Services.

Community Interest Classes

The Economic & Community Development Department partners with departments across the City to provide community interest classes. These courses, hosted at area recreation and senior centers, aim to provide instruction on relevant topics such as Holiday Safety, Microsoft Office Suite applications, Computer Literacy and Basic Usage, Smartphone Basics, CPR, and more.

For more information on upcoming classes, contact 910-433-1590.

Community Safety Programs

Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program

The Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program is designed to support individuals and community groups’ efforts to prevent crime and violence in Fayetteville. Grant awards are limited to the areas of the City that have high or recent spikes in violent crime.

The program offers local groups and non-profits micro-grant opportunities, coupled with capacity-building training, to increase crime reduction activities and build the City’s local non-profit capacity.

The micro-grant program provides low-barrier grant opportunities ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 while teaching grantees about the processes and procedures of non-profit and community organization activities.

For more information or an application visit the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant page.

Smoke Alarm Requests

Smoke alarms saves lives. The Fayetteville Fire Department offers Smoke Alarm Inspections or Installation to City residents. To request a member of FFD to come out and inspect or install smoke alarms in your home, please visit our Smoke Alarm Request page.

Community Watch

According to the Fayetteville Police Department, Community Watch is a crime prevention program that enlists the active participation of citizens in cooperation with law enforcement to reduce crime in their communities. Community Watch is neighbors working with neighbors and the police to prevent crime. The Community Watch Group is based on the concept of people looking out for one another and to send a message to potential criminals that someone is watching. Neighborhood Watch, Block Watch, Town Watch, Apartment Watch, Crime Watch – no matter what it’s called, it is one of the most effective and least costly answers to crime. Watch groups are a foundation of community crime prevention. They can be a stepping stone to community revitalization.

For more information on Community Watch, or to find or form a Community Watch group in your neighborhood, visit the Fayetteville Police Department's website.

Demolition and Clearance Program

In accordance with its mission, the Economic and Community Development department works towards building a stronger community by assisting with the demolition of blighted or dangerous structures, as determined by the Development Services department. The Demolition and Clearance Program is available at the discretion of the City of Fayetteville to assist property owners or other interested parties with the costs associated with the voluntary demolition of blighted or dangerous properties. To be eligible for the program, a property must be located within the city limits and must be determined to be "condemned" by the City's Development Services code enforcement staff.

Demolition and Clearance Program Guidelines(PDF, 595KB)

For more information call 910-433-1590 or email EconCommDev@FayettevilleNC.gov.

Neighborhood Investments

Water & Sewer Assessment Assistance Program

The City of Fayetteville's Water & Sewer Assessment Assistance Program helps low- to moderate-income homeowners in Fayetteville manage the costs associated with new water and sewer lines installed by the Fayetteville Public Works Commission by reducing the financial burden of assessment fees and plumbing hook-up costs.

The program is funded through the City of Fayetteville's general fund budget and aims to promote community revitalization. The City provides grants for assessment fees and hook-up costs to qualified homeowners. Homeowners must apply for assessment assistance within two years of the assessment date (there is no deadline for plumbing hook-up assistance).

To be eligible:

  • Property must be within Fayetteville city limits
  • All property taxes must be paid
  • Property is homeowner occupied
  • Homeowner must verify income and meet HUD-approved income guidelines

Neighborhood Sign Program

In an effort to invest in neighborhoods across the city, the City of Fayetteville has instituted a Neighborhood Sign Program through the use of general funds. This program provides new neighborhood entrance signs and landscaping to established neighborhoods within Fayetteville city limits. The signs must be at the entrance or main thoroughfare of the neighborhood, and each neighborhood is only eligible for one (1) sign per year, regardless of the number of entrances into the neighborhood.

Neighborhood watches and/or community groups/organizations may apply for signs. The group must have more than one (1) active member and the group must agree to be responsible for the sign and landscaping after installation.

Neighborhood Sign Program Application(PDF, 159KB)

Bone Creek neighborhood sign

Public Facilities

Public facilities are the buildings, parks, community centers, sidewalks, infrastructure, and public spaces that residents rely on every day. These spaces are where services are delivered, neighbors gather, and communities grow. When they are safe, accessible, and well-maintained, they strengthen neighborhoods and improve quality of life.

Through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the City of Fayetteville invests in public facility improvements that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents. These investments are more than construction projects — they are long-term commitments to neighborhood stability, safety, and opportunity. By improving the physical spaces where services happen, we strengthen the impact of the programs delivered inside them.

Mary McDonald Park

$82,357 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds supported the installation of new playground equipment at Mary McDonald Park in an underdeveloped neighborhood area.

This investment created a safe, modern play space for local youth and families, strengthening access to recreational opportunities where they are needed most.

Way2Real Community Center

A $1,000,000 investment of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds supported the opening of the Way2Real Community Center in June 2025.

The center provides youth development and educational programming, workforce development opportunities, and military recruitment resources, primarily serving youth while remaining open to the entire community.

Partnership for Children of Cumberland County

The City joined with Partnership for Children of Cumberland County to invest $250,000 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in critical building renovations. The project, currently underway, includes window replacements due to hurricane damage.

These improvements support the continued delivery of essential youth development services and training programs for daycare providers and parents, strengthening early childhood education and family support in our community.

Tokay Tennis Court Conversion

$674,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are revitalizing the Tokay Tennis Courts with a full resurfacing and a new dual-use layout for both tennis and pickleball.

From baseline rallies to pickleball dinks, this upgrade expands recreational opportunities and creates a vibrant, multi-generational space designed to keep the community active and connected.

 

 

Youth Development

The City of Fayetteville has partnered with local nonprofit organizations to support and foster youth development. These nonprofits offer various programs and services designed to provide mentoring, education, entrepreneurship, court diversion, or strengthening of the family unit.

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation also has several opportunities available to youth at recreation centers in your neighborhood. Click below for information on the Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council and to see what other resources are available through Parks and Recreation for youth within the City and County.

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