by Susana Salazar | May 14, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
May 14, 2020 Many families are experiencing economic pain and food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis and community organizations have stepped up to help. As they work to gather food and cleaning supply donations, these organizations and volunteers often need...
by Susana Salazar | Mar 26, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
March 26, 2020 When you’re walking around Takoma Park, keep an eye out for these fun free little libraries and framed poetry posters! The Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library (FTPML) is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that supports and sponsors library...
by Susana Salazar | Mar 12, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
March 12, 2020 Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks Program provided an elementary school in DC’s Ward 5 with free materials and gardening supplies for its new educational garden! Langley Elementary School is a Title 1 School in which 13% of the...
by Susana Salazar | Feb 13, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
February 13, 2020 Our 2019 Community Building Blocks grant recipient Friends of Old Greenbelt Theatre (FGT) is enhancing the film culture in Prince George’s County by providing a space for film and media education and film screenings. FGT is a local non-profit...
by Susana Salazar | Jan 30, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
January 30, 2020 Imagine taking a stroll on one of your favorite trails. It’s a beautiful day but you are working up a sweat and getting winded. You need a break, but there is nowhere to sit except the hard ground. How nice it would be if there was a bench! This is...
by Susana Salazar | Jan 9, 2020 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
January 9, 2020 We have some great news about Community Building Blocks grant recipient Erin Cassell. Erin, owner of tie-dye studio Roll Up N Dye, started an initiative 2 years ago to raise awareness about the need for safe public transportation. She recently shared...
