We had a busy fall and winter in The Avenue. We helped host a Fall Festival Community Day in October, a Thanksgiving food distribution in November, and a Christmas musical and dinner in December.
Read MoreThe goal of The Historic Avenue Foundation is to help end generational poverty--- in direct collaboration with community members---by using a holistic approach that focuses on building mixed-income housing, investing in equitable education, and providing transformational community wellness programs.
Read MoreThe Historic Avenue Foundation serves as a community quarterback creating a unique opportunity to transform this community with a truly holistic approach focused on making investments in mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education, and community health and wellness - a transformation that will honor the history, legacy, and current citizens, a change that doesn’t require replacing or displacing the people within our community.
Read MoreAn affiliate of ICU Mental Health, Redemption’s Place is a newly formed organization that will be using the $20,000 grant to pilot a program to improve mental health awareness, access to mental health services, and community engagement for youth and their families in the Historic Avenue communities.
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