Tight budgets in communities across the country make National Night Out more important than ever… Communities are being forced by tight budgets to scrutinize everything they do. The closer people look at the value of National Night Out, the better it is. On a small annual budget, National Association of Town Watch (NATW), the sponsoring organization of National Night Out, has created and hosts an annual event that this year will bring together 37 million Americans in 15,000 communities. Local coordinators receive everything they need to host a successful National Night Out in their community. NATW remains committed to working with city governments, police departments and grassroots organizers to make their communities better places to live. And, we begin our second 25 years with a renewed commitment to meeting the same standards of transparency and accountability expected of our law enforcement and community partners.