Project Groups
These five groups advance priority areas for addressing vacancy and tackle specific projects related to community input and the Vacancy Collaborative’s action plans. Sign up for a project group today.
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Anti-Displacement Guide
This project group is developing a “Guide to Having Conversations About Displacement and Neighborhood Development” for residents to start conversations with their neighbors about how to create the neighborhood they want without displacement and how to organize themselves to determine the future of their neighborhood. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. |
Law, Policy, and Implementation
This project group focuses on strategizing around the Vacancy Collaborative’s policy and legislation efforts.
Meets on the last Tuesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m.
This project group focuses on strategizing around the Vacancy Collaborative’s policy and legislation efforts.
Meets on the last Tuesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m.
Registered Neighborhood Organizations
This project group is developing a framework for formal recognition of neighborhood groups by the City. In the initial phase of this project, recognized groups would receive notification and information about certain city-related actions affecting their neighborhood.
Meets on the second Thursday of the month from 4-5 p.m.
Contact: [email protected] for more information.
This project group is developing a framework for formal recognition of neighborhood groups by the City. In the initial phase of this project, recognized groups would receive notification and information about certain city-related actions affecting their neighborhood.
Meets on the second Thursday of the month from 4-5 p.m.
Contact: [email protected] for more information.
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Small Grants for Greening Vacant Lots
This project group administers and manages the Vacancy to Vibrancy Grant, a small grants program ($1,500-$5,000) that supports groups in creating green spaces on vacant lots based on the Vacancy to Vibrancy toolkit released in Spring 2022. Meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 10-11 a.m. Contact: Samantha Smugala at [email protected] for more information. |
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Code Enforcement & Property Improvements
This project groups diagrams and dissects the City’s code enforcement process for vacant properties with the goal of encouraging the City to implement changes that increase effectiveness, efficiency, and equitable outcomes. Meets on the first Thursday of the month from 3:30-5 p.m. Contact: Laura Ginn at [email protected] for more information. |
