I live in a large city in the US that doesn’t have a reputation for friendliness. Even in such a big, impersonal neighborhood, my neighbors and I know all the properties occupied by elderly or disabled neighbors on our block. We pitch in and make sure their sidewalks are cleared when we clear ours. 100% free of course. Either the CB lives in a community of heartless neighbors, OR just maybe, OP already burned bridges with the neighbors.