Attendees

Carrie Baniszewski Alicia Corson Spencer Larkin Christian Hall Derrick McCovey Cecilia Gonzalez Kevin Gallaher Briana Ciccarino Loriane Arikat Edith Gilliard Mel Diana Geis Paulette Carrol Tyla Laura Dykes Nate Tarter John Kern Melanie Meghan Cardoso Leila Kohler-Frueh Molly Finch

Preventing Displacement: John Kern, SOS Fund (7:10-7:35 PM)

  • 10-min presentation
    • Issue: parents pass away and their heirs are not on the deed
    • Family continuity planning
    • Estate planning
    • Estate administration – have to open up the estate after the person passes away and detangle it
      • Very difficult 
      • Very long process
      • Lawyers will only deal with it if the estate is only going to one heir/uncontested
    • Property tax credits
      • Not eligible for credits if your name is not on the deed
  • 15-min Q&A
    • Practical Ideas for committee
      • Help people to apply for tax credits
      • List of handymen and contractors
    • Can the SOS Fund help SWP create an event or class for tangled title?
      • Yes
        • Rebuilding Together list may be a good start. 

Community Wealth Building: Loraine Arikat, WUFU (7:35-8:00 PM)

Towards 2024 Specific Goals  (8:00-8:20 PM)

    • Main themes/strategies
      • Anti-displacement
      • Community Wealth Building
      • Advocacy
        • Annapolis legislative session
        • Land banking
    • Specific initiatives/goals
  • Initial ideas
        • Learning
          • BUILD
        • Promote the Down Payment Assistance Program
        • Partner with Live Baltimore to promote our neighborhoods
        • Housing Plan and activities around the annual meeting (May)
        • Stoop nights
  • February
        • Community Coalition with Land Banking
  • March
      • Large community meeting for the Housing Action Plan

Updates (8:20-8:30 PM)

  • BRNI/CORE
  • DPA Program
  • Housing Action Plan
  • Rebuilding Together, introduction of new Southwest Program Manager, Spencer Larkin
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