After Baltimore’s wettest year on record, housing advocates are seeking more protections for low-income tenants battling mold in their rental homes — and a city councilman is calling for a hearing on the problem.
Baltimore, MD – GHHI achieved its primary state legislative goal of lowering the blood lead action level in Maryland for environmental investigation of homes and medical case management for children. The passage of HB1233 is a tremendous victory by requiring that we take action sooner to investigate and remediate lead hazards in homes when children are exposed to lead. We … Continued
Legislation aimed at removing lead-contaminated water from hundreds of school fountains passed unanimously on the General Assembly’s final day this week — but in weakened form.
You know those days. The air conditioner dies and you’re a sweaty grouch until the repairman arrives. Imagine your mood if you had to live in that mess all summer? Or what if you had to breathe exhaust from the freeway outside your window every day? Or wonder whether your kindergartener will get caught in gang-shooting crossfire?
Annie Summers serves as the Data Manager for the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative. Annie is the Enterprise Manager for GHHI’s National and Maryland based programming. In her role she designs and builds data collection and reporting infrastructures for Healthy Homes sites across the U.S. Her primary focus is to create evaluation frameworks aimed to … Continued
Federal Funding Philanthropic Funding GHHI Lead Catalytic Grant Award: five grants of $20,000 each in direct funding and $10,000 in technical assistance to the awardees from GHHI’s team of national experts. These grants support innovative, community-based organizations working to eliminate lead poisoning by: implementing lead poisoning prevention policies and best practices, increasing effective communication and … Continued
Description The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) was created in 1932 as a partnership among cities with populations greater than 30,000 feet. There are currently 1,408 member-cities in the U.S. Conference of Mayors, each represented by their mayor. While its main purpose is to give cities the opportunity to discuss, collaborate on, and develop organizational policies and goals … Continued
SOUTH BEND — Is your house in need of repairs? Are you worried about lead paint or a leaky roof? The “Green & Healthy Homes Initiative” in South Bend aims to help you fix that.
The City of South Bend, supported by a $50,000 grant from the State of Indiana, will host a kickoff and first onboarding session for the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) on March 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The kickoff will take place on the 8th floor of the County City Building in the … Continued