The second annual Good Neighbor Week will feature dozens of neighborhood events across the city, including art, live music, food trucks, and beautification projects, with an emphasis on community service.<\/p>\n
Good Neighbor Week<\/a> gets underway Saturday with an opening celebration at Civic Center Plaza from noon to 2 pm, launching a slate of events organized by more than 40 groups around San Francisco. As SF Examiner reports<\/a>, the week coincides with National Good Neighbor Day<\/a> on September 28 and runs through October 3, with a closing ceremony scheduled for Oct. 4 at Lakeside Landing.<\/p>\n According to the event\u2019s website, Mayor Daniel Lurie proclaimed San Francisco Good Neighbor Week in 2025 after Supervisor Myrna Melgar introduced a Board of Supervisors resolution establishing the observance, which was unanimously approved.<\/p>\n Julia Gitis, the founder of Good Neighbor Lab, which sponsors the event, tells the Examiner that community service is a bigger part of this year\u2019s programming. The nonprofit is reportedly working with three other organizations to coordinate service projects, including volunteer opportunities listed through Hands On Bay Area and neighborhood cleanup projects led by Refuse Refuse San Francisco.<\/p>\n As part of the event, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco will be placing donation bins at various Good Neighbor Week events. Gitis said the bins will accept gently used clothing and unused hygiene products, which will be redistributed directly to San Francisco residents in need.<\/p>\n The Examiner reports that the volunteer opportunity will take place Tuesday at the Treasure Island food pantry, where participants can help unload food pallets, organize supplies, pack bags for clients, and break down boxes with Hands On Bay Area.<\/p>\n Other events throughout the week include farmers markets, neighborhood art and beautification projects, movie nights, donation drives, coffee meetups, dance lessons, and disaster-preparedness courses.<\/p>\n SF Civic Tech will also host a Civic Tech Hackathon<\/a> Wednesday, drawing on the organization\u2019s weekly programming dating back to 2013, with projects focused on community needs and partnerships among government, nonprofits, and community organizations.<\/p>\n