The Nudge Report (6/25/2021)

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Sharing our story…

  • We shared our story with the county commissioners on Tuesday. They appreciated the work we do and were interested in county CDBG funding. We will continue to work with Dawson Hunter to research ways in which to make CDBG funding happen in Kent County! As we move into the post-COVID world, sharing our story will be critical to our sustainability. I’ll be sharing our story at the worship service at the Presbyterian Church on July 11.

  • Darius Johnson (Executive Director, Kent Attainable Housing) and I will be meeting with all of the town managers in Kent County over the next 60 days. This effort will strengthen our connections with the towns and provide a good basis for support of future CDBG funding.

  • We will also be a sponsor for the 2021 Health & Wellness Expo to be held on Thursday, October 14, at the Kent County Community Center in Worton, MD.

  • The basic needs task force met on Thursday and we broke into two sub-groups - Housing and Transportation. In the housing group, we discussed some concrete ways we could begin to address the housing needs of our neighbors. CDBG funding was one priority we identified.

  • Summer has become a profitable time for us over the past few years. See the grants we’ve applied for, or are applying to:

    • $150,000 - Amount of USDA - Housing Preservation Grant

      • We will be submitting this grant to the USDA before June 30.

    • $75,000 - Amount of MAHT - Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Grant

      • We will be submitting this grant request to MAHT before July 30.

    • $20,000 - Amount of a grant submitted to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation

      • We submitted a proposal for the “Emergency Repairs Program” ($20,000). We would utilize this funding for neighbors that call us with critical - time-sensitive, urgent needs - a hot water heater that stops working; an electrical issue that needs immediate attention; fixing a small roof leak created by a storm… Items like that…

  • Scott continues to speak with contractors and obtain estimates for repair work. The goal is to be able to assign and schedule all of the identified repairs within the next 30 days.

- Wayne

SAVE the DATE! Fall Rebuilding Day - September 25th!

SAVE the DATE! National Rebuilding Day - April 30th!

Rebuilding Together Kent County is the most impactful nonprofit in Kent County!

Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives. Safe homes and communities for everyone.

…ending substandard housing in our community!

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