Stillmeadow Community Projects Inc

USDA, Forrest Sevice Peace Park Coop 22-CS -Research demonstrates the importance of green spaces such as these for public health and well-being as well as for community health and resilience.---These urban woodlands were ecologically degraded, with dead ash trees that had succumbed to emerald ash borer and invasive vines that choked the native trees. After cleaning up the site and removing invasive species, Northern Research Station scientists worked with area residents and church members to plant native trees like oaks, sweet gum, and magnolias. USDA Forest Service

Baltimore City Office of Sustainability Grant - Baltimore City Office of Sustainability has deemed our Resiliency Hub to be the Gold Star Standard. Thus, they often share the Stillmeadow story as a model to other institutions and cities looking to participate in or start resiliency hub programs. Officials from the American Red Cross and Admiral Levine, the Assistant Secretary of Health in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, and leaders of other resiliency hubs from around the country have visited and toured Stillmeadow. Through our Resiliency Hub, we hosted: oCode Red Days Cooling Station Water Distribution at bus stop oFlood Mitigation 3 Sand Distributions oSalt Box available to residents for inclement weather oMulch for tree planting And, we participated in the following trainings: oCERT, CPR & First Aid Training 20 people trained oOpioid Drug Training 5 people trained oUTV Training 6 people trained oActive Shooter Training 2 people trained Hosted Computer Foundations I and Computer Foundations II courses in partnership with Byte Back. 7 people learned and/or expanded their digital literacy skills. 54 people obtained livable-wage jobs through Turnaround Tuesday in 2023! To date, the Stillmeadow Turnaround Tuesday site has made 89 job placements. 1,816 volunteer hours logged in 2023