Invest York Road updates - Jan. 2023

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 January:

• After a nice break over the holidays, the community group building Invest York Road resumed its weekly work sessions.
• Invest York Road's community financial education program re-started after a break in December, offering a mix of online and in-person classes.
• Our financial education program team and community facilitators continued working to revise the curriculum and course content based on student feedback and class experience.
• We continued to explore approaches to capitalizing a Revolving Purchase Fund to facilitate more proactive community acquisition of properties.
• Our attorneys have been working on the incorporation and 501(c)(3) status application for the new Invest York Road organization.
• Invest York Road received a $2,500 grant from The Marigold Effect to support our community engagement efforts.
• Training began for a new team of community engagement facilitators to deepen the connection between Invest York Road and all parts of the service area.