Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded us the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) grant award. Greater Mount Holly CDC is one of only 33 grants spanning 6 states and only one of two grantees in Baltimore City. Thanks to CBT, we will create Greater Mount Holly Community Green Retrofit: Transformation of a Vacant Lot into a Community Resilience Hub (2024).
Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded Greater Mount Holly CDC with a grant for A Demonstration Pollinator Project - A Butterfly Oasis in Mount Holly (2024).
2100 block of Chelsea Terrace - Our volunteers removed over 1 Ton of trash and illegal dumping. Illegal dumping is a crime. If you see something say something, call 311. You do not need to provide your contact information only report the location and a description of the item(s).
Greater Mount Holly Community Development Corporation would like to express our gratitude to the members of the I AM MENtality Youth Male Empowerment Project (www.iammentality.com) for their hard work at The POD and Tiaira Robinson for her leadership in helping us get ready for the upcoming garden season.
Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded the Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant to Greater Mount Holly CDC’s The POD on Windsor Mill.
Greater Mount Holly CDC’s, The POD on Windsor Mill, has put West Baltimore on the national map
As only one of 3 such gardens in Baltimore City, The POD has been designated by United States Department of Agriculture as a People’s Garden.
People’s Gardens
empower communities to grow healthy food in a sustainable way,
teach about the benefits of local, resilient food systems,
foster community collaboration,
create jobs,
create green spaces,
provide access to nutritious food, and
benefit the environment.
2023 Baltimore Community Foundation Grant Awards The POD on Windsor Mill
2023 Monumental City Bar Foundation
Awards Hope Blooms on Windsor Mill – Greater Mount Holly Youth Garden
Maryland Agriculture Education Foundation’s 2023 LET'S GRO Together Grant
Allows us to teach and reach urban youth through agriculture
Say YES (Youth Environmental Stewards)! Youth Engagement Grant Award
Grant by the Environmental Control Board will make it possible for us to:
engage with youth in our community on beautification efforts and activities
foster mentorship for the next generation of community leaders
2023 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant
We are one of two Baltimore non-profits to receive this competitive grant.
The POD on Windsor Mill - Greater Mount Holly Youth Garden and Learning Pod
Where Hope Blooms, join our youth volunteers in cultivating vacant lots in our community. Please look for additional details to come in Early June.
Lot-n-Learn Series
Look for our youth programming offered in our garden.
What we do:
Restore and maintain green spaces in our community
What we teach:
Essential life skills
Work experience
Teamwork
Leadership
What is next:
Careers in nature
Careers in sustainability
Youth/Workforce
Nature based learning and the benefits of nature while promoting violence reduction and trauma healing for Baltimore Youth
Transforming Food Systems Through Equitable Good Food Procurement
We are committed to serving as the lead and seek partnerships with large institutions for GROWING JUSTICE: The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement
BMORE LOVE(Learn. Organize. Volunteer. Engage) Initiative
We Support Baltimore City Department of Public Works
With this initiative, DPW promotes:
anti-littering
proper trash disposal
recycling and saving the environment.
By participating, volunteers can earn:
Stormwater Fee Credits on their City water bills.
Youth volunteers are able to obtain Service Learning hours that count toward high school graduation.