We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Christian Schoyen to create safer communities for children and pets by reducing crime through the turnarounds of "target" communities. This occurs by empowering individuals to create stronger communities and bridging police with residents.
ABOUT US
Neighborhood Rescue of America (NRA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating safer neighborhoods for all, from Beverly Hills to Harlem., with no use of tax money. Our mission is to ensure safety as a fundamental right for every American, focusing on children and animals regardless of socioeconomic status. We advocate, “Love your Neighbor, Love Your Neighborhood, Love Your Country.” We believe empowerment is the key to both personal and national security and that the real strength of a nation starts from within its neighborhoods.
OUR VISION AND ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
Through our best-practice blueprint, strategic intelligence, tactical planning, and volunteer-based initiatives, we create safer neighborhoods without relying on tax dollars. Our vision is to transform community safety and law enforcement across the nation by leveraging the collective strengths of our integrated ecosystem. This ambitious goal is achievable through the synergy of recruitment innovation, community engagement, technological advancement, leadership programs, and strategic partnerships.
VOLUNTEER-BASED
Safety isn't just a privilege—it's a fundamental right. By neighbors standing together, fostering strong, volunteer-based initiatives, and supporting self-governing communities, we can build a safer, stronger America for all. Our non-political efforts aim to unite people across all socioeconomic classes to create lasting change without relying on tax dollars. Together, one neighborhood at a time, we can achieve this vision.
THE VALIDATED VIKINGS BLUEPRINT
Our approach at Neighborhood Rescue of America is both innovative and effective. In addition to strategic community-based partnerships, we use a game-based platform called the Vegas Vikings Game, which incorporates our best-practice methodology for reducing crime and building stronger communities from within, integrating the Viking Althing methodology. This game has shown remarkable results, including a 75% reduction in crime within 21 field days in the most dangerous neighborhood in Las Vegas, resulting in a $10 million impact. This initiative was spearheaded by Christian Schoyen, the Chairman of NRA and a direct descendant of Viking King Gudröd Ragnvaldsson. The success of the Vegas Vikings Game has extended beyond Las Vegas in its 10th year running, as the principles are universal, achieving over 90% crime reduction in other states.
Our Norse belief is that the only limitation to transforming all struggling high-crime neighborhoods in the US is ourselves. By awakening the inner Viking blueprint, we become limitless and able to achieve actual change in both our own lives and other people's lives, which includes joining forces to take our streets back and ensuring safety for everyone.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it"
-Abraham Lincoln
With myself flying 9 time zones across the planet from ground zero, without a network, next to a full-time job in the corporate world, succeeding as the project director to transform the highest-crime neighborhood in Las Vegas due to a collaborative effort with amazing partners recruited, where the city had not succeeded for the previous 15 years, I see no reason why this cannot be duplicated a thousand times over. The formula in a community transformation is 100% due to a collaborative effort and a “We” mindset.
Lao Tzu
"We have proven that high crime low-income, high crime urban communities nationwide can be transformed with the Neighborhood Rescue of America Challenge , while using zero government dollars. The same blue-print can be applied to any community struggling regardless of socioeconomic status.
The success of neighborhoods is 100% linked to the leadership of these communities and a collaborative effort with strategic local partners. With the right leaders, together with our proven blueprint for community transformation and the Viking Althing philosophy, victory can be achieved in any city.
With brave individuals stepping forward to take on the Neighborhood Rescue of America Challenge we can transform one neighborhood at a time and create the future all children deserve, regardless of their skin color and economic status.
The idea for Neighborhood Rescue of America/GoViking began in 2010 as the CSR program of (ESR), where Christian Schoyen toured low-income USA with the "Change Your Life- Change the world" lectures to activate the Viking spirit. The idea of changing entire communities with the Viking Althing Philosophy was ignited.
In 2012, after evaluating hundreds of struggling cities and learning about the distrust between police and the community in Las Vegas, which had the worst conditions in the country for children and animals, he decided to fix this. Next, he created the 10-Challenge Vegas Vikings game
Christian travels from Norway to Las Vegas. The project (2012-2015), which took place over 21 field days, included Christian as project director, recruiting an elite team of modern-day Vikings and leading the transformation to a victory of 75% crime reduction in the most dangerous community in the city.
As a result of the work put in from Neighborhood Rescue of America and the partners resulted in strengthening of the trust between police and community, with the police receiving local and national recognition. Christian and team was recognized with an honorary award from Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Following the success of the Las Vegas turnaround Christian travels to police leadership conferences to share the blueprint. Other communities takes on the challenge, including members of the COP force in Clermont, FL lead by David Colon took on the Neighborhood Rescue challenge, resulting a record 90% crime reduction.
The initiative of creating safer low-income, ethnic communities and the goal to break down racism spread across the nation. In 2024 the efforts expands to all high-crime neighborhoods, with the belief that every American has the right to be safe regardless of their socioeconomic status. Intern program in over 27 states, manuals read by +50,000.
Christian Schoyen and Dr.TeNeane Bradford co-created leadership training for personal and professional growth. The program aligns with the teachings of Christian faith and Viking principles and integrates values from the U.S. Constitution
With the Viking Althing philosophy and the GoViking belief system we pro-actively create safer and stronger communities in the US
1015 15th Street NW, Ste. 1000 Washington, D.C. 20005
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