Outstanding neighborhood grants projects: Barre Circle Crosswalks SLYC Campus Improvements Hollins Roundhouse Signs Smaller projects: Mount Clare Community Garden, Hollins Blooming Street, Carroll Park Entrance Planting Committee discussed strategies for getting neighborhood approval, and for identifying vendors for crosswalk projects. Franklin Square Comfort Station is moving along, having some delays due to security and …
JOTF Legislative Session Recap Kam Bridges is the new senior policy advocate for JOTF and Ioana Stoice is the policy advocate. JOTF provided a legislative updates–5 legislative wins: HB97/SB37: Criminal Procedure Expungement of Records of Waiting periods–allowed for nonviolent felonies and misdemeanors to be eligible for expungement after 7/5 years HB455; Health Occupations Licenses–allowed …
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Apr 18, 2023 7:09 – Sonia Call to order Introduction & Attendance Meeting ground rules Serena Watters / Laura Dykes Present Kris Hoellen Present Vernell Lewis Present Kelleigh Eastman Present Abigail Breiseth Present Andrea Person Present Charisse Lue / Edith Gilliard-Canty Present Scott Kashnow Present Jane Shaab Present Tashi-Kali …
Committee Elections Laura nominated Howard, Howard accepted.Howard was elected unanimously. MONSE Grant Opportunity for Neighborhood Policing Plan Elizabeth will do some research and apply if it makes sense for the SWP’s policing goals. Bike Rodeo June 3rd Laura and Sarah Porter (CEC) would like printed flyers–Elizabeth will drop off Announcements Police redistricting …
Public Justice Center https://www.publicjustice.org/en/ Workplace Justice Project–focused on improving job quality for all Marylanders, making sure everyone has work with dignity. Do ‘Know Your Rights’ presentations, represent workers when their rights are violated. Take fewer cases with potential systemic impact. Also do policy advocacy–working to get more worker friendly jobs passed. Have a grant …
Workforce Grantee Update Elizabeth gave an update on the workforce grantees. The program provides funding to training programs in the area to have area residents placed in the training programs B&O Railroad Museum NPower Paul’s Place Communications Survey https://avl9tltckuj.typeform.com/to/zyQ0hK3T Dave Pope, the new SWP Communications Manager asked the Committee to complete the survey so …
Communications Survey Dave Pope is the new SWP Communications Manager. He is trying to get a sense of how folks interact with the SWP’s newsletter and other communication mechanisms. He has made a survey: https://avl9tltckuj.typeform.com/to/zyQ0hK3T Youth Internship Program Need to decide whether to move forward with the program. Was designed to be an opportunity …
Baltimore Greenspace: Greenspace Presentation Patrick FIlbert from Baltimore Greenspace shared a presentation on the work that they do. They preserve community managed green spaces in perpetuity for the community (currently 19 sites with 4 more in the pipeline) Don’t fix up the sites themselves–the community does. After 5 years of community management the greenspace …
Lifebridge Health Violence Response, Reduction, and Prevention Programs Colleen shared the presentation on the programs and resources provided through Lifebridge: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L4Ol6ZwF45zCtM_gEJmspbD1VmAug03I/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114216508942507364288&rtpof=true&sd=true Howard asked how folks are connected with the domestic violence services–can be connected through screening at the hospital, and would have the opportunity to have a face to face connection with program staff. …
