Join us Wed., June 3, 7:15 pm in Loyola's new Community-University Space at 5104 York Road!

[York Road Partnership]

York Road Partnership Members & Friends,

As we head into the weekend, we at York Road Partnership hope you can make a note to join us at our General Meeting this coming Wednesday, June 3, 7:15 pm. We will be in some very nice new space recently renovated by Loyola University to be a new community-university hub on our corridor! It is part of the north-facing side of the large former car dealership building on Loyola's 5104 York Road property, across from the summer Govans Market (which also opens June 3, 3:00-6:00 pm!). Here are slides & pictures of the space that Gia Grier-McGinnis, Executive Director of Neighborhood Resilience for Loyola, shared with us at YRP's May General Meeting. But it's better in person! As always, you can register for a Zoom option if you need it. 

Here is our agenda. We will be recognizing two long-standing YRP leaders who will still be involved, but no longer leading committees or on the YRP Board. We will also express our appreciation for Govans Boundary United Methodist Church, which provided YRP excellent meeting space after our long time home at St. Mary's Church closed at the end of 2024. 

We also have some exciting news to share about an Aspen Institute grant recently received by Loyola for trust-building on the York Road corridor, working together with YRP, Govans Boundary United Methodist Church, and the York Road Improvement District. We can discuss how that will fit with YRP's broader listening and organizing work and start some quick conversations. This grant will bring resources for storytelling, neighborhood leadership development, and community-building spaces -- all to build stronger relationships and trust along our divided corridor. Come learn about it, and there will be plenty of opportunities to be part of it and help shape it as it moves forward. 

Finally, we will discuss the requests that YRP and GEDCO plan to submit/endorse when the Maryland Dept. of Housing & Community Development opens its portal for the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative (BRNI) program any day now. And, in particular, we'll hear about one of those projects - the Belvedere Improvement Association's effort to fix up their newly-acquired lot just north of Staples into a new amenity for the corridor. 

We hope you can join us! Please reach out if you have any questions. 

Dan Pontious

President

In community,

York Road Partnership

401 Woodbourne Ave

Baltimore MD 21212

(443) 593-4240

yorkroadp...@gmail.com

York Road Partnership is a membership network of 30+ neighborhoods and affiliates promoting the vitality of Baltimore City’s York Road community as a great place to live, shop, work and worship. 

Join us. Meetings every first Wednesday of the month at 7:15pm.  Free & Open to all.