Case Study: State Street Community Beautification Project

Petrick Neighborhood Landscaping- When I was in seventh grade, I started a business cutting a couple of my neighbor’s lawns for the summer. Over the past eight years, I have grown my business to service over twenty clients on a weekly basis, providing any and all landscaping needs. Since I am still able to independently service all my clients’ needs, I have never had the time or need for any other summer job. This has been a very beneficial experience for me because I have been able to independently handle all aspects of my business, which has continued to grow every year since the beginning.

The original proposal for the site was four skyscrapers and it was approved by the City of Miami, however in 2008 with the recession the project was cancelled.

This program put young men to work to perform public jobs including planting trees and helping soil erosion.

Mission The mission of Hyde Square Task Force is to develop the skills of youth and their families so they are empowered to enhance their own lives and build a strong and vibrant urban community. Hyde Square Task Force’s programs and civic engagement activities are developed by youth and residents in response to community needs. Youth are at the heart of all our work. We believe that social change is most successful when young people develop the skills to succeed and become committed change-makers. Since its founding, Hyde Square Task Force has developed ongoing programs for youth and families that not only help them advance at school and in careers, but also give them opportunities to take pride and action in their communities. Hyde Square Task Force was founded in the late 1980s as a neighborhood effort to

The 70806 of Baton Rouge, LA consists of a diverse community of college students, low income and middle class income areas. Driving through the community reveals income inequality, poverty and opulence, homelessness and extravagant houses, healthy youth and elderly sick individuals. It was a challenge to assess the 70806 due to the great diversity but a much greater challenge to come up with viable.

In 1921, Twin City was formed by two towns, Summit and Graymont, which merged to

I have spent copious amounts of time in communities stricken with low socioeconomic statuses, less fortunate than the usual neighborhoods I see in Pikesville. The experiences has engrained a strong moral compass into me, leading me to have a solid goal; of beautifying and bettering areas of destitute.

DSS received a report regarding 12 children that reside @ 3566 Cluster Lane in Myrtle Beach, SC. R/s the house is a party house. R/s the babies, toddlers, and adults were observed smoking drugs in cars. R/s individuals are seen up 24 hours a day-all night. R/s the kids are seen running picking up empty beer cans and playing with fire in dirty diapers. R/s a high school age female is left alone for days with her drunk uncles. R/s the high school age female just a baby and her uncle is the father. R/s supposedly it is their culture.

Sixteen-year-old Jordan Matthew Simonds died Saturday, March 11 when the 2004 Jeep Liberty he was driving careened off an embankment on Salem Church Road.

Edgewood Vista in Alexandria is a place for seniors searching for a perfect retirement community in Alexandria Minnesota. This vibrant home combines top-notch assisted living, memory care, and short-term stays services to provide world-class senior living solutions. With 53 communities and over 2500 residents, Edgewood already built a reputation in senior living, healthcare, and real estate industry.

Keep Durham Beautiful, a local clean up Durham project, has issued an article in the Durham Herald highlighting the project's success. The Durham police and Keep Durham Beautiful teamed up to help clean up Durham, specifically the area surrounding Lakewood. On this cleanup day they collected over 30 bags of trash, while the clean up was happening small local business like The Scrap Exchange, whose goal is to take trash and turn it into art treasures, and the Scratch Bakery. This day event created a bridge between small business and the community, and also taught the participants the importance of having a clean and functional community. Another goal of this day event was to reduce the amount of littering and teach attending children the gravity

with Peris. Peris found out about Tally’s issues with not being able to turn pretty. Everyone in New Pretty Town was waiting for Tally, but she never showed up. Peris asked her about the people who escaped with Shay, even though Tally wasn’t supposed to say anything she told Peris. After Tally told Peris everything he told her that they wanted him to tattle on her and tell Dr. Cable what he knew. Tally was really upset and reminded him that they had a promise with each other. After Peris left Tally felt really bad that she told Peris, Shay’s secrete. The next day Dr. Cable sent a car to pick up Tally again. This time Tally was going to answer all the questions Dr. Cable asked her. Tally starts to tell her about Shay wanting to run away with David to a place called the smoke.

Beginning this afternoon, Wednesday, November 22nd, Veterans Memorial Parkway will be open to traffic between Utica Ridge Rd and Elmore Ave.

If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding career in a healthcare related field, the VA Health Care System is hiring for numerous positions. Positions are available for clinical directors, physicians, registered nurses, mental health specialists, and medical imaging technicians in many different departments. Visit the VA’s website for more information relating to eligibility for available jobs, employment benefits, hiring procedures, and contact information.

Revitalization efforts in downtown areas have gained momentum over the past few decades, this paper is focused on revitalization strategies, recognizing the process of decline, while identifying key strategies used in downtown revitalization efforts over the past fifty years (Faulk 2006). Downtowns, unlike suburban shopping malls or office complexes, evolved slowly over time, responding to changing technologies, social and economic patterns. A city’s identity relies heavily on the image of its downtown, so inevitably cities of all sizes commit themselves to achieving successful downtown redevelopment (Robertson 1995). As I have been reading literature on downtown revitalization a number of strategies and principles have surfaced. Many of