This article poses the central question, How do neighborhoods (specifically, different public housing designs) shape parents' social interactions and social networks? To answer this question, we interviewed families residing in a HOPE VI neighborhood and an adjacent Section 8 apartment complex, all of whom had at least one child attending the close-by neighborhood school (Crawford Elementary School, a pseudonym). We then compared the results of the HOPE VI neighborhood study against the interviews conducted with the school families in the adjacent Section 8 apartment complex. Findings suggest that the community structures of the HOPE VI neighborhood foster positive social interactions and the formation of social networks among residents, which was not the case with respect to the neighborhood structures of the non-HOPE VI community. Parents in both communities were usually busy with work and children and other concerns, but non-HOPE VI parents responded to these pressures by keeping to themselves, whereas HOPE VI residents evinced a greater openness to engaging with neighbors--neighbors who have some of the same goals for the future (e.g., homeownership, maintaining steady employment) and who share an ongoing positive residential experience. (Contains 3 footnotes.)