The New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge will be the largest infrastructure project that the District Department of Transportation has ever taken on. The builders behind the bridge will be hosting a Job Fair for construction trades for local residents interested in working on it. There will be union representatives available to discuss employment and training opportunities.
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 3 at Wilson High School, join the more than 60 green businesses and nonprofits and hundreds of residents for a day of practical and policy workshops at Rooting DC. The free event is DC's all-day urban gardening forum providing education about urban agriculture and food systems, cultivating health and protection of the environment, and building community.
Read MoreHere's your monthly dose of tools, resources, articles, trainings and more, courtesy of Susie Cambria.
Read MoreMayor Muriel Bowser will present her proposed FY 2019 budget to the DC Council and the community Wednesday, March 21. Soon thereafter, the Council of the District of Columbia will hold public hearings at which the community and executive branch agencies testify about the proposed budget.
Read MoreThere is a vacant property adjacent to the entrance to Anacostia Park from the Fairlawn neighborhood that is currently zoned for commercial use and is the potential location for a future Cube Storage facility. The residential neighborhood is fighting against a re-zoning request from Cube Storage to allow a commercial driveway that would make the project possible, instead arguing that the site should be zoned residential.
Read MoreThe city's budget is our budget and we should have a say in it. That's why it's essential that residents and stakeholders participate in one or more of Mayor Bowser's budget engagement events this month.
Read MoreThe National Park Service will be hosting a weekend of events at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site on February 17th and 18th to kick of the bicentennial year of honoring 200 years of the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass “The Lion of Anacostia."The Park Service is distributing a letter that invites neighbors to attend the celebrate and highlight that the weekend may bring additional traffic to the neighborhood.
Read MoreA group of residents is hoping to install a new mural to bring attention to, as well as honor, the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial and the Centennial of Anacostia Park (all part of the Year of the Anacostia).
Read MoreOn January 5th, APACC hosted a session Susie Cambria of Bridges, Inc., who provided a free training on how the DC budget gets created and how residents and organizations can make sure their voices get heard. Here were some of our main takeaways from the event.
Read MoreBelow are some great resources for building the capacity of your organization to do good work. Courtesy our friend Susie Cambria.
Read MoreIf you are interested in the conversation about race and democracy, you may want to attend the University of the District of Columbia's event on Thursday, February 15 about the book Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital.
Read MoreDC's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has created an online database of resources for DC renters.
Read MoreThe following are various resources intended to help you grow the capacity of your East of the River organization. These resources below are provided courtesy of our friend Susie Cambria.
Read MoreAPACC is reinstating it's regular articles related to building the capacity of Ward 7 and 8 residents organizations! These resources below are provided courtesy of our friend Susie Cambria.
Read MoreDC Mayor Muriel Bowser is planning to make an announcement this Friday, January 12th, at 11:00AM on Kingman Island. According to her official Twitter account, she will be making an announcement about significant conservation initiatives for Kingman & Heritage Islands.
Read MoreThe DC Council is going to hold a hearing at 11:00am on January 11th to decide on whether to officially declare 2018 to be the Year of the Anacostia. Besides officially naming the year, you may wonder how this affects you. Well, the official resolution includes the language that says “The District of Columbia government should identify resources and policies that create opportunities for recreation within the Anacostia watershed, ensure sustainable development on and along the Anacostia River, and continue improvements to the water quality of the Anacostia River.” This could mean that groups in the Anacostia River corridor may be able to access more resources and funding to do good work in 2018.
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