GHCC’s neighborhood-based activities are intrinsically linked to our efforts to strengthen schools so that all residents are engaged in improving neighborhood quality of life. We provide training, resources, and assistance for neighborhood residents and community associations so they are able to build and improve on their neighborhoods and resolve problems by utilizing best practices, implementing effective advocacy strategies, and accessing city services and resources.
Neighborhood Leadership
Our Neighborhood Institute annually enrolls over 200 community residents. This free event offers a menu of workshops and panel discussions that lead attendees through how to improve overall quality of life issues. RSVP now for this year’s 5th Annual Neighborhood Institute: Love Where You Live on March 24, 2012 at the Inn at the Colonnade.
Our Neighborhood Leaders’ Forums bring resident leaders together to share best practices, plan for collaborative work and hear from experts on a variety of topics, some of which have included community building, addressing problem liquor establishments, using the web to communicate, and best practices for neighborhood associations.
GHCC’s Block Captain Training program is among the best in Baltimore. Our staff works closely with residents to map out a system of blocks and identify captains for each one. Our Block Captain curriculum consists of block organizing, running effective meetings, addressing common quality of life concerns including strategic code enforcement.
For information on upcoming Leaders Forums or how to enroll in our Block Captain Training Program, please contact Julia Scott, Neighborhood Programs Organizer, at jscott@greaterhomewood.org or 410-261-3625.
Healthy Neighborhoods
Healthy Neighborhoods is a citywide initiative that helps strong but undervalued Baltimore neighborhoods increase home values, market their communities, create high standards for property improvements, and forge strong connections among neighbors.
Since 2006, GHCC has been an administrator of Healthy Neighborhoods in north central Baltimore, generating more than $5 million in investments in our neighborhoods. Our program provides low-interest loans to buy, refinance, and renovate homes, as well as funding for and assistance with neighborhood improvement projects. The program also provides grants of up to $25,000 to help first-time home buyers purchase a home.
We administer our Healthy Neighborhoods program in the communities of:
Abell
Better Waverly
Charles Village
Ednor Gardens-Lakeside
Harwood
Remington
Waverly
There are so many wonderful reasons to live here! We have world-renowned universities and museums, quality public and private schools, active churches and faith communities, scenic recreational spaces, lush parks and gardens, a vibrant art scene, magnificent architecture, fresh food and produce through a year-round, bustling farmer’s market, and some of the city’s most unique neighborhood traditions. Read more here about all the things there are to love about living in Greater Homewood.
For more information about GHCC’s Healthy Neighborhoods program, please contact Andre Stone, Real Estate Manager, at (410) 261-3511 or astone@greaterhomewood.org.
