GO Northwest Newsletter and News
GO Northwest Spring 2023 Newsletter
• Dig into the latest GO Northwest Messenger newsletter! Articles include the story of a young man transitioning from renter to homeowner, the Howard Park Civic Association moving forward, and tips for the perfect summer garden. Plus, learn how our Healthy Neighborhoods program makes renovating and customizing your home easier, and how the Maryland Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) can help you with expenses left over from the COVID pandemic. Finally, learn all about our new Homeownership Counselor -Tonisha Morris. So settle in for a great spring read!
Read the entire spring newsletter here.
Read the winter newsletter here.
GO Northwest Recognized by National Foundation
Goldman Sachs recently announced 50 recipients of the Black Women Impact grants program, part of its One Million Black Women initiative, to fund Black women-led and Black women-serving nonprofits.
GO Northwest was one of 50 organizations selected from over 800 applicants judged on their established efforts to deliver innovative and transformative solutions to narrow opportunity gaps faced by Black women. GO Northwest will receive $150,000 for two years of general operating funding. “We know one of the best ways to create a more inclusive economy is to invest in Black women,” said David Solomon, Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO.
“From our listening sessions, we’ve learned just how transformative Black women-led nonprofits have been for communities, and now we’re going to spotlight these organizations and give their leaders the resources they need to increase their impact.”Through a series of 50 listening sessions with over 20,000 Black women, a lack of access to unrestricted, multi-year funding was cited as a persistent challenge facing nonprofit leaders. The Black Women Impact grants program is designed to directly address this need.
“We are very excited and extremely honored to be among the very best organizations in the entire country recognized for their contribution to promoting the growth of Black women”, notes Mereida Goodman, Executive Director of GO Northwest. She adds, “As a community-based organization, we we know the impact our work has on Black women. This award will grow our capacity to reach Black women in our commmuties with greater education and resources for homebuying, home maintenance, and retention.”
Learn more about the One Million Black Women initiative here.
• Truist Mortgage has awarded a $15,00 Performance Grant to GO Northwest to support and implement its Homeownership Services Program. Read more here.
• On the morning of November 7th, residents from 33 households in Hanlon, Garwyn Oaks and Howard Park came out on an unseasonably warm fall to participate in the latest Healthy Neighborhoods block project. While wearing masks and keeping safely distanced, neighbors smiled, told stories and laughed at each others’ jokes (and sometimes their own!) as they installed custom-made metal address signs in their front yards. Read more here.
Download the Fall Newsletter to learn more.
• Ernest and Debra Gayles had been renting a house in Hanlon for seven years when they felt the time was right to purchase the house and turn it into a real home. This house was an exceptional house, built almost a hundred years ago, and owned at one time by the Chief Judge of Baltimore City— truly a house with heritage! The problem was, the house had remained in the 1920s, needing a twenty-first century makeover, particularly in the kitchen. The Gayles wondered, how to turn a grand, stately home into a modern one without losing the historical appeal? To learn about the Gayle’s solution, visit here.
• On Saturday, July 25, residents and friends of Hanlon gathered to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Hanlon Park with the unveiling of a new Hanlon Park sign, designating Hanlon Park as a historic Baltimore Park. The gathering, which included City Council President Brandon Scott and Councilman Leon Pinkett, learned about the history and significance of the Park from Hanlon Improvement Association Vice President Linda Batts. Read more here.
• Download more articles from the Summer Newsletter.
• Recognized for its beneficial service and commitment to the homebuyers and homeowners in Baltimore City, the Garwyn Oaks Housing Resource Center (“GO Northwest”) was awarded the 2019 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation. Read more here.
