The city of Brownsville seeks to renovate a historic bank building and transform it into a new City Hall that will become a community hub that is vibrant, open, and create a sense of pride in the community. The new City Hall, located in the city’s downtown, would serve as a hub for several uses, from housing shared community resources to creating more space for public meetings and gatherings, and ultimately further the development of the city.
An International Rescue Committee chapter that provides immigration program services that aim to meet the needs of newly arrived refugees and new Americans wishes to improve and increase its services. To do so, the organization hopes to make use of an underused outdoor area, transforming it into a multi-use classroom, effectively doubling client-meeting capacity so it can serve more people than ever before.
An organization of African American women that has always sought to bring women together to serve the underserved, strengthen the community and provide avenues for volunteerism, civic activism, education, and cultural enlightenment seeks to bring its building up to code and in step with area development.
A Boys & Girls Club is running out of space for its programming and service in light of COVID restrictions. As such, the busy club seeks assistance in creating outdoor classrooms that will provide more space for children and teachers to spread out, increasing capacity and providing a fresh-air area for them to learn and work. The creative solution will ensure the club can continue to provide critical programming to the maximum number of children, so no one is turned away.
A community center that provides resources and opportunities for local children seeks assistance in making much-needed improvements to its art room, a staple of the center that provides out-of-school enrichment programs that help children succeed academically, make them more likely to develop healthy lifestyle habits and less likely to engage in risky behavior.
A community center that serves as a meeting place for residents and provides after-school programming including academic tutoring, character building skills, computer assisted learning, arts and cultural opportunities as well as athletic programs wishes to renovate the aging space so it can continue to serve community members
A Boys & Girls Club chapter that promotes healthy living and provides programs and events that unite the community wishes to improve its outdoor space so it can be an inclusive, inviting, and supportive environment where everyone is welcome and can thrive. The chapter hopes to re-landscape its weed-filled lawn with an irrigation system and enhance the outdoor area with creative, age-appropriate play and hang zones that encourage exercise, fun and education.