Housing Assessments will collect information for future grants and funding

The Greensboro Community Housing Team is working to collect information about the city’s residential areas as part of its housing assessment project.  The neighborhood survey will help to determine how much of the city's available housing is in need of maintenance or repairs.  

"Completing a housing assessment is an important first step in improving the city's residential areas," explains housing team member and Better Hometown director Cail Hammons.  "The baseline data that we collect will be helpful as the housing team works to obtain funding from grants or donations."

Volunteers from the Greensboro Housing Team will visually assess properties from the public right of way and note the condition of residential lots and structures across the city.  Housing team members will not access private property or interview property owners.

The team is also hoping to collect information from property owners who are interested in receiving assistance in making needed repairs or maintenance to their homes.  

"As the housing team's efforts grow we hope to be able to connect home owners with the resources they need to improve their property," explains Hammons.  "We are currently working to determine what kind of needs exist and who might be interested in receiving help."  

If you are interested in registering your home for future assistance or volunteer programs offered by the Greensboro Housing Team, please contact Annie Grant at Greensboro City Hall at (706) 453-7967 or complete an online interest form at www.greensborocommunityhousing.com 

The Greensboro Community Housing Team was formed in 2012 to address housing challenges within the city of Greensboro.  The team is made up of volunteers from across the community and seeks to improve housing conditions in Greensboro with technical assistance from the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing.

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Students Clean Up Greensboro's Oak Street

Students from Anita White Carson Middle School spent several hours on Thursday morning cleaning up Oak Street in Greensboro.  The street was littered with old tires, bottles, abandoned toys and other debris. 

The ten students who participated in Thursday’s Clean-Up are part of the Succeed Through Service program.  Succeed Through Service is a partnership between The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation and Carson Middle that focuses on preparing children for college, work, and life.  The program inspires the children to embrace concepts such as hard work, commitment and a positive attitude.  The Oak Street Clean-Up allowed students to engage in service learning project that introduced the students to the importance of giving back to their community.

The students, along with several of the ladies and gentlemen from The Ritz Carlton Lodge, donned yellow safety vests and work gloves.  The group collected more than 80 bags of trash, two dozen tires, and even found surprising items such as a basketball, football, and discarded children’s toys. 

The Oak Street Clean-Up is a part of a larger effort by the Greensboro Community Housing Team to improve Greensboro’s residential areas.  The Community Housing Team was formed last year to address housing challenges within the city.  One such challenge is the accumulation of litter and debris along residential streets.

“We were thrilled to have the Carson Middle Succeed Through Service students clean up Oak Street,” says Greensboro’s Better Hometown Director and Community Housing Team Member, Cail Hammons.  “The staff from The Ritz-Carlton Lodge was an excellent example for the students in giving back to your community.”

Greensboro’s Community Housing Team hopes to schedule additional clean-up activities in the coming months.  Any club, volunteer group, or community organization interested in conducting a clean-up should contact Greensboro Better Hometown Director, Cail Hammons at (706) 453-7674.  For more information about Greensboro’s Community Housing program visit www.greensborocommunityhousing.com.