Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.
$5,000 / 2005 / Community Development
For support of an advertising campaign in the City Paper to promote Belair-Edison, its homes, events, and news. By establishing a wider presence, the campaign is expected to reach prospective buyers, capture the attention of real estate agents, and reinforce confidence of current residents in the neighborhood.
Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.
$25,000 / 2005 / Community Development
Toward support of ongoing residential and commercial revitalization initiatives in the Belair-Edison neighborhood. In partnership with the Healthy Neighborhoods and Main Street programs, the organization works to strengthen the market for residential and commercial properties, improve their physical condition, and build a strong sense of community.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association
$75,000 / 2005 / Community Development
For support of the Regional Housing Equity initiative, designed to organize and support development of affordable housing, to explore foreclosure intervention as a tool for increasing regional housing equity, to identify key locations for targeted development of affordable units, and to explore homeownership models for low-income and Section 8 recipients.
Friends of Patterson Park
$18,000 / 2005 / Community Development
For support of the Volunteer Teams Project, a volunteer training program designed to improve the park’s maintenance, and encourage usage.
Friends of Patterson Park
$5,000 / 2005 / Community Development
For a feasibility study to renovate the White House in Patterson Park. The effort will explore the potential for shared office and programming space for Maryland-DC Audubon and Friends of Patterson Park.