Achievements: • 4 Housing units rehabbed. • 16 Sites improved via blight elimination/beautification projects. • 33 Abandoned houses boarded and secured. • 101 Homes saved from foreclosure.
Most of the homes are about a hundred years old, so I would definitely invest in grants to try to fix the homes… - James Hamilton, Resident and past President of The Boston-Edison Association
Starting Young Community Participation: Neighborhood children help plant vegetables in the community garden.
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Jump for Joy, fresh produce is here!
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Higher Ground Landscaping provides lawn services to the Detroit area and provides jobs for local residents.
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