Location: intersection of Baltimore Street and Highland Avenue The Southeast CDC coordinated the installation of “Estamos Aqui,” a sculptural bus stop designed by local artist Rachel Timmins and fabricated by Tim Scofield and Kyle Miller. The project was funded by Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, PNC Bank, Healthy Neighborhoods, and the Baltimore Community … Continue reading Estamos Aqui Bus Shelter
Read MoreLocation: 25 S. Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 Conkling Street Garden is a community-driven small-plot urban garden. The land is leased from a private owner by the Highlandtown Community Association. A committee, including Highlandtown residents and staff of the Southeast CDC coordinate projects and events in the space. The garden has been funded by the … Continue reading Conkling Street Garden
Read MoreTench Tilghman Elementary Middle School’s playground serves both school students and the wider community. Until 2017, it was in poor condition and lacked appropriate lighting, seating, trash cans, or equipment that served a diverse group of ages. The Monument McElderry Fayette Revitalization Plan set a goal of revitalizing the playground, and in 2014, a group … Continue reading Tench Tilghman Playground Renovation
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Southeast Baltimore is becoming a thriving 21st century community. Young families, immigrants from around the world and creative professionals are choosing to live, work and invest in Southeast Baltimore. The Southeast CDC has been at the forefront of this change.
Read MoreWith funds from the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative, the Southeast CDC partnered with the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition to renovate the interior and exterior of Northeast Market, one of the city’s largest and most historic public markets. Upgrades include new branding and signage, a splash mural painted across the exterior of the market, … Continue reading Facade and Streetscape Improvements at Northeast Market
Read MoreThe Southeast CDC funded projects by three graduate student artists from the MICA MFA in Community Arts in the CARE and McElderry Park: Kristen Brown created a mural series titled “Becoming” featuring local youth paired with historical role models, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, and Rosa Parks. You can read more about … Continue reading MICA Community Arts Projects
Read MoreHealthy Neighborhoods loans make it easy to purchase and renovate. Whether you want to buy and renovate a home or improve the one you own, both are affordable and achievable! Eligible communities in Southeast and East Baltimore: Baltimore Highlands, Ellwood Park, Greektown, Highlandtown, McElderry Park, Patterson Park, and Patterson Place. For a complete list of … Continue reading Healthy Neighborhoods Loan Program
Read MoreState and City incentive programs require housing counseling prior to signing a sales contract for your new home. Click here to sign up. For an up-to-date list of incentive programs in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland, click here to visit Live Baltimore’s incentive page. Baltimore City Employee Homeownership Program This program is designed … Continue reading Home Buying Incentives
Read MoreThe Southeast CDC., in partnership with other organizations like Parks & People Foundation and Blue Water Baltimore, has been at the forefront of a sustained push to add trees to the landscape, most recently with the help of a $75,000 grant from Chesapeake Bay Trust to plant 350-plus trees in the Greater Highlandtown neighborhood.
Read MoreAlready known as neighborhood sources of knowledge, seniors’ wisdom is even more apparent in their enthusiasm to add to that knowledge at two Money Matters for Seniors events.
“Our first event was very successful,” said Meg Elseroad, noting that nearly 100 seniors attended the first.
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