Ward 8 Woods is a group of local residents who are cleaning up the wooded areas of Ward 8 incuding Shepherd Parkway and Ft. Stanton Park. You can join Ward 8 Woods to help remove trash from our local parks on these upcoming Saturdays!
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DC Water is encouraging residents and non-profits to take advantage of the new assistance programs that went into effect this year and which offer significant new opportunities for savings. The new expanded Customer Assistance Programs can help with water bills, including the increased costs of paying for the federally mandated cleanup of the Anacostia and Potomac River, along with Rock Creek.
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The Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative is interested in the role that Anacostia Park and other open spaces in Ward 7 and Ward 8 of the District can play in improving our communities. We believe that the Anacostia River and its waterfront parks, as well as our other neighborhood parks, can provide immense benefits to residents if improved in the right way.
We aren’t the only people thinking like this. Four big foundations recently put $40 million into a project called Reimagining the Civic Commons that leverages “the power of the civic commons to produce increased and more equitably shared prosperity” in four U.S. cities. After working in several cities since 2016, this project has published some lessons-learned that apply very much to us here in the District.
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On Thursday, April 6 at 6:00pm at the Anacostia Playhouse, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser will present the city’s first cultural plan.
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The Department of Energy and Environment is hiring for several positions this summer to work with youth on community environmental projects. Applications are now open to become a staff member of the agency’s “Green Zone Environmental Program” , a great opportunity to work with District youth and gain valuable leadership experience.
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According to a Washington Post article about a study recently completed by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, “D.C. has the highest ‘intensity’ of gentrification of any U.S. city.”
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Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) Budget and Financial Plan to the Council of the District of Columbia as part of the District’s annual budget process. We have included highlights from her $15.5 billion budget proposal, which you can also read on her website.
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The overlap of environmental restoration and equitable development is at the core of APACC’s shared work. If you are interested in learning more about these issues from new perspectives, several Jewish organizations are planning a workshop entitled “Environmental Gentrification: The Case of Anacostia” on April 2 from 6:30-8:30pm.
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The National Wildlife Foundation has honored DC as one of the Top 10 Cities for Wildlife! The Anacostia River corridor plays an important role in providing habitat for many different plants and animals in DC.
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According to her office, Mayor Muriel Bowser will present her “State of the District” address this evening before she presents her Fiscal Year 2020 budget on Wednesday. We hope that the proposed FY2020 budget will include funding that accelerates the cleanup of the Anacostia River, enhances parklands along the river and leads to equitable growth of neighborhoods in Wards 7 and 8.
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Neighborhood Legal Services Program is opening a new Southeast location. NLSP is inviting everyone to an open house to celebrate on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
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The organization planning the 11th Street Bridge Park is an APACC member, and they were recently featured in a new article on Next City, “Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning.” The article highlights a recent study done by the Urban Institute - also on APACC’s roster - that puts the equitable development planning efforts associated with the Bridge Park in historical context.
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Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray hosts Community Office Hours, and the next one is happening March 1, 2019 from 9:30am to 11:30am. This is a time for Ward 7 residents to talk to the Councilmember and his staff.
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The Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is looking for a new staff member to help run their Naturefest Spring Break program as well as their Summer Camps. The Aquatic Gardens are one of DC’s most beautiful spaces, and the programs that the Friends offer serve kids from nearby neighborhoods and beyond.
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Casey Trees, an APACC member, is thrilled to announce that their residential planting program, RiverSmart Homes, is now FREE! Casey Trees arborists will plant a tree on your property - with no copay. That’s a right, a professionally planted tree for zero dollars and zero cents. It’s all at caseytrees.org/free.
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Organizational news and other important info from APACC members Urban Institute, Ward 7 Business Partnership, Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, Casey Trees, Sierra DC, and Anacostia Waterfront Trust.
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