Invest York Road updates - Nov. 2022

On a monthly basis, we post a high-level summary of work that has happened with Invest York Road (IYR) over the course of the previous month so that community members can stay informed about the progress being made.

Here are updates for the month of November:

• We ordered new Invest York Road-branded materials to support community engagement.
• Commercial real estate partners supporting our financial modeling efforts helped us revise our property finance evaluation tool.
• Multiple additional community info sessions were scheduled and held.
• We began planning a community facilitator program to train community members to educate area residents about IYR.
• IYR collaborated with a community member to apply for a Baltimore Corps Elevation Award.
• We participated in a focus group for the Community Control of Land effort.
• Facilitators for our financial and investment education program revised our curriculum in preparation for the upcoming year.
• Attorneys for IYR provided legal consultation on several organizational structure and financial instrument questions that arose through our community conversation process.
• IYR applied for a grant from the United Way of Central Maryland.