What We're Doing - You Can Help Make Change!
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
- Creating a Vacants to Homeowners (V2H) program - Engaging community, funders, Community Law Center, UMBC, and local non-profits to create vacants to homeowners program, rehabilitating vacant properties to be sold to residents at affordable prices.
- We need you! We need to know what you see - write down information, dates and times you see problems at area properties, especially vacant properties. Let us know and we will provide you with a log book for free. Sign up to help - report what you see.
- Working in cooperation with residents and organizations in Baybrook.
- Working with Friends of Garrett Park - supporting walking path construction, activating park space for fun and exercise.
- Targeting increased housing inspections, enhanced vacant board-ups
- Liaison with Mayor's Office for direct City agency referrals
- Developing community impact statement opportunities
BLIGHT
- Monthly Trash Pick-up trash program - come with us or let us know where you want to pick-up and we'll help you.
- Working with elected representatives, DPW, City agencies, and local communities to combat blight and reduce problem properties
- Working with area residents and businesses on community outreach and improvement
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Working with commercial landowners to demolish, clean, and reactivate commercial properties
- Engaging resources to improve homes for sale to homeowners.
- Working in cooperation with local community coalition to create comprehensive employment skills and career training to provide meaningful opportunities for neighborhood adults and youth in core local businesses