Tag: blight
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Homeownership: the Foundation for Wealth Building
The work of the BCP is not to become another institution in which the public can rent properties for their housing needs. The idea of rehabbing properties in Baltimore city to rent them to our neighbors is opposite of what we want to contribute to the community. To be clear, we are not opposed to…
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April 2023 Update
Below is the Baltimore Carpenters’ Project April Update. Special thanks to those who have donated or shared the link to our fundraiser page!!! We are excited to do this work and we hope to inspire more people to become actively involved in making their communities a better place for their families and neighbors! Below are…
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My Motivation for this Work
The purpose of this post is to maintain a position of full transparency with the public of my motives and the work of BCP. During the 2018-2019 school year, I became overwhelmed by the stress and bureaucratic red tape of the BCPSS. I was working as a Math Paraeducator in an alternative school for young…
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What is the Baltimore Carpenter’s Project?
The Baltimore Carpenter’s Project (BCP) is a organization dedicated to increasing the access of affordable housing to Baltimore residents. This raises two questions: 1) What is affordable housing? and 2) What is access? What is Affordable Housing? The term affordable housing is used in a variety of contexts which leaves the reader or listener with…
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The Vision of BCP
In early 2019, Bryant Muldrew, BCP’s founder, was working as a Paraeducator for the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) in an alternative school. During this time, Bryant began to question this career choice due to mounting stress and the inadequacies of the BCPSS. By the end of the 2019, Bryant joined the United Botherhood…
The Baltimore Carpenter's Project 