The Eastown Community Association (ECA) is dedicated to building, backing, and broadening community through proactive neighboring and community improvement.

The ECA continues to build, back and broaden the community by:

• Sponsoring neighborhood cleanups
• Hosting community social events
• Enlisting volunteers and employing their time and talents
• Reporting and recording housing code violations
• Establishing block clubs and encouraging proactive neighboring
• Envisioning and initiating strategies for Eastown's future
• Planting a community garden and planning for more green spaces
• Working in partnership with the Eastown Business Association (EBA)
• Collaborating with local colleges on student centered concerns
• Promoting and petitioning for traffic calming devices and designs
• Helping homebound and low income residents find support services
• Celebrating community with the Streetfair and Bizarre Bizaar
• Seeking "ways and means" to enhance and expand community outreach
• Working to reduce crime and provide alternative activities for our "at risk" youths
• Publishing and distributing a bi-monthly newsletter, The ACCESS
• Creating and e-mailing the weekly e!-news
• Supporting the federally funded "Weed & Seed" initiative
• Maintaining Eastown's reputation as the:
• 2004 On The Town Silver Townie for "Best Neighborhood"
• 2003 On The Town Golden Townie for "Best Neighborhood"

The ECA maintains an active partnership with the Eastown Business Association (EBA).  
You can check out the EBAs web site at www.eastowngr.com