Arbor Good Neighbor House
is a welcoming space
where people can share what they have to give,
find some of what they need,
and make connections with each other in the process.
The Arbor Good Neighbor House Mission:
The Arbor Good Neighbor House (AGNH), a non-profit organization, exists to connect neighbors and provide common ground for community interaction.
AGNH is a welcoming community center where neighbors can gather to create a supportive community to foster a sense of belonging, facilitate the collective pursuit of community-initiated goals and to help everyone in the community become better neighbors.
Arbor Good Neighbor House is 100% volunteer run.
The Arbor Good Neighbor House Vision:
Arbor Good Neighbor House has made a commitment to a better future for the Arbor/Leopold Neighborhood and the greater Madison community by providing a place that inspires, empowers and connects people through sharing resources and fostering relationships.
It’s a Great Place to Connect!
The Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry (GNPEP)
Since 2013, Arbor Good Neighbor House has partnered with two other local nonprofits to house and staff the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry (GNPEP). Laundry detergent, diapers, menstruation care, toilet paper and personal care items are distributed to local families facing challenging times.
In 2025 GNPEP had a total of 2,233 household visits, an average of 40 visits per week, a 13.5% increase over 2024.
In 2025, GNPEP served 584 households from 57 different zip codes.
Each year since these numbers have increased. For more information: The Personal Essentials Pantry
Repair Café
Volunteers at the Arbor Good Neighbor House would like to try to repair your broken stuff! Items they’ll do their best to fix include; small pieces of furniture, electrical and IT equipment, small appliances, torn clothing, toys and bicycles.
The Repair Cafe at AGNH is part of the Repair Café movement….a global, neighborhood-based initiative promoting repair as an alternative to tossing things out. Repair Café events provides community members the opportunity to bring things that are broken or not working correctly to a community gathering where handy volunteers with repair expertise do their best to fix what can be fixed…saving neighbors (like you!) replacement costs and keeping still usable things out of landfills.
If you have something to be repaired, are interested in volunteering or you’re just curious… please join us! They take place quarterly…so check out our calendar for the next event!
Creek Day School
Creek Day School has been located at Arbor Good Neighbor House for almost 50 years and serves children ages 18 months to 8-years. 25-40% of the children served each year come from low-income households. Creek Day School is where curiosity leads the way and where every child is known, supported, and celebrated.
More information about Creek Day School.
Arbor Community Garden
For over 23 years, Arbor Good Neighbor House has maintained a Community Garden for our diverse neighborhood to grow food and meet their neighbors. The footprint of Arbor Community Garden has expanded to 10,00 square feet.
Gardening space now consists of 12 approximately 260 square foot plots, an 800 square foot community plot where food is grown for donation, and an area allocated to a growing number of container beds.
Local Groups
Arbor Good Neighbor House collaborates with local groups to support the self-determined needs of the area. This includes neighborhood associations, other non-profits, business groups, young adult gatherings, service agencies and providers of educational programs as well as the refugee community and other specific groups.
Room Rental
AGNH is committed to finding new ways to foster a sense of belonging to a neighborhood and community enriched by every individual and group present.
AGNH offers meeting space for neighbors to create an environment for sharing ideas, talents, resources, educational and social opportunities and community events.
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AGNH Community Garden
