In March 2020, as the gravity of the COVID crisis set in, we spoke with our partners at BUILD and decided we could not just continue with our business as usual. Though neither of us had roots in direct service, we saw that together, we had the capacity to meet one of the
On Thursday, July 8, ReBUILD Metro joined the Johnston Square community, our partners at Ingerman, and a group of City and State leaders in celebrating the grand opening of Greenmount & Chase, a new 60-unit affordable apartment building that marks the first major investment in our $160 million community-driven initiative to Transform Johnston Square. Read
In 2020, Baltimore Community Foundation’s Invest for More program made an impact investment in ReBUILD Metro to support our efforts to revitalize homes and businesses in Johnston Square, among the millions of dollars it invests in companies and organizations that generate a social impact in the Baltimore region. Now, BCF is also offering its
The last year presented enormous unforeseen challenges, but our model for community transformation is proving resilient in a time of crisis. Our 2020 Annual Report serves as a review of how we responded to the COVID crisis over the past year, how we are continuing to advance our revitalization efforts in East Baltimore
As a New Year gets underway, we are happy to welcome two new members to the ReBUILD team, both of whom are familiar faces in our communities. Jenny Guillaume, who has been supporting our work on local greenspaces and in Johnston Square, is formally joining us as our Planning and Community Outreach
In April 2020, as the first wave of COVID hit Maryland, ReBUILD and BUILD began exploring a way to ensure food-insecure East Baltimore families did not experience hunger--or unnecessary exposure to the deadly disease. Seven months later, the COVID relief program we devised has delivered over 1,700,000 meals to the doors of over
Greenmount & Chase, a partnership between ReBUILD and Ingerman, is now accepting rental applications for its 60 affordable 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments. The community features a variety of spacious floorplans, has a number of community features and amenities, and is located within a mile of Baltimore Penn Station, Mid-Town, and Johns Hopkins
On Wednesday, October 7 at 1:00pm, ReBUILD Metro will be leading a panel discussion with community members and representatives on our community-driven redevelopment effort in Johnston Square, our vision of stabilizing East Baltimore, and what this work means for the City of Baltimore. The event is part of Community Development Week and is
With the support of our Together ReBUILDing Stewardship Committee, we are pleased to share that we have fully funded our Johnston Square Revitalization Fund at $5 million. This capital, all pooled from Baltimore-based impact investors, will empower us to leverage over $50 million in project investments to support our transformation of Johnston Square.
ReBUILD and BUILD continue to work together and with partners to provide regular deliveries of groceries and supplies to hundreds of East Baltimore families who are at risk of health problems and food insecurity as a result of the COVID pandemic. This week, BUILD was able to add another 100 families to its