Seal Beach Police debut Neighbor for Neighbor program and video to promote neighborhood preparedness

The Seal Beach Police Department debuted a video and overview of a community program called Neighbor for Neighbor at the City Council meeting in early May 2025, encouraging residents to organize neighborhood groups and appoint block captains to improve preparedness during storms, outages and other emergencies.

Chief Henderson introduced the video and said it was produced at no cost to the city, directed by Captain Nicholas and starring Sergeant Brian Gray. “This was at, no cost to the city. We did not have a budget, but it was produced and directed by Captain Nicholas, who’s not here tonight, and stars Sergeant Gray,” Chief Henderson said.

Sergeant Brian Gray appears in the video and described Neighbor for Neighbor as “neighbors helping neighbors, especially during emergencies or challenging times.” In the video Gray said the program helps neighbors create communication plans, identify block captains, and train volunteers in basic emergency-response and resource-distribution planning. “With Neighbor4Neighbor, neighborhoods become their own first responders,” Gray said in the recording.

Presenters said the program is free for residents and includes training on communication strategies, emergency basics and leadership for block captains. The video highlights examples in Seal Beach where neighbors checked on seniors and shared resources during recent storms. The department provided a web address and phone number for residents to learn more: sealbeachpd.com and (562) 594-7232 (as given in the video presentation).

Council members thanked the department for the initiative and the video. The presentation emphasized community resilience and volunteer involvement rather than proposing new city funding or formal policy changes at the meeting.

Ending note: The department invited residents to join Neighbor for Neighbor and to contact the police department for training and materials.