About Woodlea Melrose
Woodlea Melrose is a historic neighborhood at the center of Phoenix’s Melrose District. Many of its homes were built between 1929 and 1949, giving the area its distinctive charm.
Today, more than 300 households make up a close community where neighbors stay connected through events, volunteer projects, and shared efforts to care for the neighborhood.
How the Neighborhood Association Works
The Woodlea Melrose Neighborhood Association is run by volunteer neighbors. Our leadership team includes a Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer, along with a communications team that helps share neighborhood updates and event information.
Other key volunteer roles help keep neighborhood programs running, including a Tool Shed Director who manages the neighborhood tool lending library and a Front Yard Friday coordinator, who organizes our monthly neighborhood gathering. Volunteers also help lead events and community projects throughout the year.
The association is registered with the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department as an incorporated neighborhood association.
Residents are invited to make an optional annual neighborhood contribution of $40, which helps support neighborhood events, communication tools, and shared resources like the tool shed.
Community Traditions
One of our favorite neighborhood traditions is Front Yard Friday, a monthly gathering where neighbors meet up in a relaxed setting to catch up and get to know each other.
Front Yard Friday is coordinated by a dedicated volunteer who organizes the monthly gathering, recruits volunteer hosts, manages social media outreach, and helps transport and set up shared tables and chairs.
Volunteer hosts open their front yards to neighbors, creating a casual and welcoming place for the community to gather.
Events like this help neighbors connect, welcome new residents, and keep Woodlea Melrose the kind of place where people know each other.
Get Involved
There are lots of ways to participate in neighborhood life:
• Attend neighborhood events
• Volunteer at a community project
• Help host or support an event
• Join the neighborhood email list to stay informed
• Support the neighborhood with an annual contribution
Woodlea Melrose is a volunteer-run community, and neighbors make it what it is. We always welcome new ideas and new helping hands. Even helping once or twice a year makes a difference