Are you like Van? Do you want to amplify the voices of Baltimore youth and empower them to achieve success? Young people are the future of our city, and ensuring they have access to resources and support systems is key…
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#EveryStoryCounts – Trash + Stormwater Resources
Are You Like Robbyn? Do you want to keep your neighborhood and our harbor free of trash? Baltimore Office of Sustainability and our network of partner organizations offer a wide range of resources and opportunities to help you do just that. Know…
#EveryStoryCounts – Chris Redwood
Thanks to Chris Redwood in Southwest for adding his voice to our #EveryStoryCounts campaign! Share yours words and images with us at sustainability@baltimorecity.gov. “Here in Southwest Baltimore, three neighborhood associations formed a consortium to transform vacant city-owned lots into functioning,…
#EveryStoryCounts – Cynthia Gross
I’m not a professional “green” person. I was never a “green” person until I became president of the community association, so now you’ll see me on Saturdays and Sunday picking up trash from the lots, because it needs to be…
#EveryStoryCounts – Greening Resources
Are You Like Cynthia? Do you want to bring greening to your community or are you already working on a citizen-led greenspace project? Baltimore City offers many resources and programs to help you do more, as do our many partner organizations and allies . . . Baltimore…
Kristin Baja – Champion of Change
We are immensely proud of our own Kristin Baja – Climate and Resilience Planner at the Office of Sustainability – for being recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House for her service to Baltimore’s most vulnerable communities…
Baltimore To Receive FEMA Floodplain Award, Residents To Receive Hundreds Of Thousands In Savings
Top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will visit the City of Baltimore on Wednesday, June 22nd to reward the city for its outstanding achievements in reducing flood risks and increasing community resilience. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will accept…
Baltimore Office of Sustainability Awarded Partners for Places Equity Initiative Grant
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release May 9, 2016 Contact hasdai@changingmediagroup.com (410) 215-7079 Baltimore Office of Sustainability Awarded Partners for Places Equity Initiative Grant -Award will ensure social equity is a key consideration and lens in updating and implementing the city…
Announcing The Neighborhood Grow Center!
This April, the Office of Sustainability in partnership with the Department of Public Works, Baltimore Community ToolBank, and Details Deconstruction bring you…. Check out the calendar below and visit neighborhoodgrowcenter.eventbrite.com to sign up for free workshops! The Neighborhood Grow Center…