4 From Your Door

4 From Your Door is a new neighbor-to-neighbor emergency initiative developed by the City's Community Health and Resiliency Advisory Board. 

Concept

What if the best emergency preparedness tool on your block isn't an app or a City alert — it's the neighbor two doors down? That's the idea behind 4 From Your Door, a new Lake Oswego initiative launching in select neighborhoods this summer. If the pilot program is successful, the program will be expanded citywide.

This initiative encourages residents to connect with and support neighbors immediately around them (two doors to the left, two to the right, or across the street). It focuses on making connections, improving emergency preparedness, sharing resources and increasing overall community belonging.

The concept is simple: identify up to four nearby households you would feel comfortable checking in with during a major emergency such as extreme heat, wildfire smoke, an ice storm, or a prolonged power outage. No formal registration is required, just a mutual agreement:

"We know how to reach each other and we will check in when something serious happens."

Participation is easy

You will receive a door hanger from a neighbor inviting you to join their small check-in network. A tear-off card lets you respond — yes or no — at your own comfort level. "No thanks" is also a perfectly fine answer, and no explanation is needed. You can also text your response to your inviting neighbor.

If you say yes, your neighbor will follow up to exchange basic contact preferences. Over time, a small "quad" of nearby households forms. This is your own informal safety net, grounded in trust and proximity.

Keep contact information in a folder with your emergency supply kit

More Information

For questions about this initiative, please contact Maria Bigelow at mbigelow@lakeoswego.city.