The hardest part about a move is having to start all over making new friends, locating doctors, etc. Here is a list of easy ways for you to set down roots in your new community:

Secrets to settling in easily

• Call a local newcomer’s group to develop a link to the community.
• Volunteer at your place of worship or at your child’s school.
• Sign up for a local adult education course.
• Host a dinner party for a small group of co-workers.
• Introduce yourself and your family to neighbors.
• Invite the parents of your child’s new friends over for dessert.
• Join the same types of clubs or groups that you left behind – homeowner’s association, health club, bridge group.
• Sample a new restaurant one night a week.
• Schedule weekly family outings to parks, lakes, theaters, sporting events, parades, or other community activities.
• Ask neighbors for suggestions on hairdressers, dry cleaners, doctors, etc.