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How a tiny program is training the next generation of toolbelt workers
…. But the buyer, a small nonprofit called Requity, is anything but typical. Requity's blend of sweat equity, youth development and community revitalization is uniquely suited to the edgy energy of Baltimore. On this day, like most, students from various vocational schools were working as a crew: hanging drywall, inspecting an eco-friendly doorframe in the back wall and otherwise rehabbing the home.
Governor Moore Announces Maryland’s Entry into Biden Administration’s National Building Performance Standards Coalition
Governor Wes Moore announced that Maryland will join the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Building Performance Standards Coalition. The announcement occurred during a visit to Requity Foundation’s Carver House project in West Baltimore.
Local nonprofits share their thoughts on Baltimore City Land Bank Legislation
Following the announcement of new legislation called the Baltimore City Land Bank, local redevelopers in the area are more optimistic than before about being able to take on more projects and help decrease the amount of vacant properties.
Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Award $2.3M in New Black Community Commitment Grants
In celebration of Michael Jordan’s 60th birthday, Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand announce $2.3M in Community Grant awards to 48 grassroots organizations across the United States to help create more equitable futures for Black people
‘Decided to fix it ourselves’: How Carver students, alumni, faculty plan to rehab a vacant Baltimore rowhouse
The house sat vacant on Presstman Street across from Carver Vocational-Technical High School for as long as Sterling Hardy could remember. The 2012 graduate often wondered how a rowhouse in the center of a block dotted with vacant properties had come to rot away.
How a baseball team’s evolution inspired a nonprofit that’s rebuilding a community
Trade school students to renovate a vacant house, gain hands-on experience
Vocational students in Baltimore City will benefit from a large donation to the Requity foundation. With the funds from ADT, students will renovate a vacant row house across the street from their school.