Roots & Roofs: A Housing Fair for York Road Neighborhoods
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
5502 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States | Baltimore, MD
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Join us at St. Mary's Catholic Church (both outside on the parking lot and inside) to learn more about how you can fix up your house, buy a house, and/or help your community!* If you want to fix up your home:
- Learn how you can borrow tools for free from the Station North Tool Library
- Attend a workshop from the Tool Library on home maintenance and proper picture hanging.
- Learn about lower-interest loans and matching grants from Healthy Neighborhoods if you own a home and live in one of our seven Healthy Neighborhoods (Mid-Govans, Woodbourne-McCabe, Kenilworth Park, Winston-Govans, Radnor-Winston, Richnor Springs, or Wilson Park).
- Learn about other lower-interest home maintenance loans from NHS-Baltimore at the York Road Partnership table.
- Learn about no-interest forgivable loans from the Baltimore City Dept. of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) if your income is low enough to qualify.
* If you want to save on your utility bills, learn about making your home more energy efficient with Civic Works.
* If you are a modest-income senior homeowner or person with disabilities who needs home repair, learn about free assistance from Rebuilding Together Baltimore.
* If you have a modest income and are struggling with your bills:
- Learn about free Weatherization to bring your energy bills down through the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
- Learn about programs to help you with your water bills and property taxes from Baltimore City DHCD and York Road Partnership.
* If you are worried about lead hazards in your home, learn about reducing them from the Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD).
* If you inherited your home but haven’t yet gotten your name on the deed, learn about how to get help from the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
* If you don’t have money for a lawyer but know you need a will, talk with the Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service.
* If you are renting and want to buy a home, learn about:
- Lower-interest mortgage products on our corridor from Healthy Neighborhoods.
- Down payment and repair assistance in certain neighborhoods from Live Baltimore.
- Other down-payment assistance from Baltimore City DHCD.
Still more incentives and how to connect with a knowledgeable real estate agent from Live Baltimore.
- Opportunities for low-income families from Habitat for Humanity.
* If you have young kids,
- Learn about school opportunities on the corridor from Govans Elementary School and Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School.
- Bring them so they can participate in home-improvement-related crafts at the event!
* If you want to make your community better:
- Come talk with other community leaders at the York Road Partnership table!
- Learn about how to market your neighborhood to homebuyers with Live Baltimore.
- Learn about small grants for community-building events in our Healthy Neighborhoods.
- Hear about new efforts to promote community ownership of commercial properties on the corridor from Invest York Road.
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Where is it happening?
5502 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
