Smith Hill News October, 2009
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Smith Hill Community Development Corporation is pleased to announce the approval of a multi-family rehabilitation project designated for homeownership. The house, which is currently vacant as a result of foreclosure, will have a second and third floor townhouse-style four-bedroom unit and a first floor two-bedroom rental unit.
Work is slated to begin in December and the home should be ready by July. Stay tuned for updates of this exciting project. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about this as a potential buyer, you can follow all the work and contact our housing specialist here.
We hope to have more exciting construction announcements soon. The next year should prove to be pretty exciting around Smith Hill. Thank you for your continued support.
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Twitchell Tree Planting, Round 2
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Thirteen More Trees for Smith Hill
 On Saturday, October 10th, fifteen more trees were planted in Smith Hill in honor of neighborhood activist, Tom Twitchell. This is the second planting of the year and brings the total of new trees to over 30!
After the planting, Liz Downing from Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) presented the Twitchell Family with
a calligraphy penned by Peggy Sharpe of the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Tree Endowment expressing
appreciation for the donation that was made by the Twitchell family in honor of their father.
The Twitchell familly has committed to continue this important work next year!
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Lead Remediation Program for Smith Hill
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The Childhood Lead Action Project, in partnership with the
Healthy Kids Collaborative (HKC), is working to make one area of Smith Hill
lead-safe!
If you own residential property built before 1950 and have
children under the age of six living or spending a significant amount of time
there, AND the property is within the areas of Ayrault St., Bath St.,
Chalkstone Ave., Duke St., Esten St., Felix St., Frederick St., Oakland Ave.,
Orms St., Richter St., Ruggles St., Smith St., Valley St., Violet St., Young
Ave., and Zone St., you may be eligible to enroll in the Lead Hazard
Remediation Program and receive free lead hazard reduction work on your home.
For more information about the Program, contact Carmen Lorenzo
(se habla espaņol) at the
Childhood Lead Action Project at 785-1310, ext. 202. Click here to read the entire article.
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Press for HousEART
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Smith Hill CDC's HousEART initiative has been met with wide-spread enthusiasm and received some excellent press converage.
In fact, Bernon Street's artist, Smith Hill resident Lydia Stein, is pursuing a grant to continue HousEART in other neighborhoods and provide employment opportunities for Providence youth next summer.
Click here to read the Press Clippings.
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Volunteers Needed
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Three Great Volunteer Opportunities in Smith Hill
- The District 7 Police Sub Station, located at Eaton St. and Douglas Ave., is in need of volunteers to greet community members and perform office duties. District 7's commander, Lt. Daniel Gannon, is committed to community policing and here is a chance to get directly involved. There is no minimum number of hours required.
- Ward 12 Councilman, Terrence M. Hassett, is asking for volunteers to help him and a small group of Smith Hill residents clean and clear debris from some key areas along Smith Street. The more volunteers, the greater area can be covered. This week they will meet at Little Chopsticks parking lot at 9:30, weather permitting.
- Rec Night needs adult volunteers. Rec Night is a unique volunteer-driven program that provides local youth a chance to engage in recreational activities in a safe environment. Right now the program is each Monday from 6-9pm at the Rogers Recreation Center, 60 Camden Ave. Click here for more info.
If you are interested in more information about any of these volunteer opportunities please email with your area(s) of interest and a daytime phone number. Click Here!
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Neighborhood Day / Farmers' Market
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Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time:
10am -1pm
Location:
Davis Park |
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The fine folks at Elmhurst Clean & Green have worked very hard to bring a Farmers Market to Davis Park. So far it has been an unqualified success!It continues to run each Sunday through October 25th, 10 am -1 pm In conjunction with the final Farmers' Market, the Community Congress is proud to host Neighborhood Day, at Davis Park on October 25th.This event will include many great neighborhood groups from Smith Hill, Elmhurst and Wanskuck, children's activities and entertainment. If you have ever wanted to get involved with your community, this is your opportunity to learn what groups are out there and have a great time.
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Erasing the Defacing
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Erasing the Defacing is a public/private partnership between the
Smith Hill Community Development
Corporation, Mt. Pleasant Hardware,
The City of Providence and Pittsburg Paints which is designed to help
homeowners, tenants and small business owners keep their properties
graffiti-free.
The program will supply a limited quantity of free
color-matched paint for use in the repainting
and maintenance of vandalized areas on Smith Hill and Mt. Pleasant properties. Click here to learn more.
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Teacher "Bumping" Petition
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Here is a link to an online petition to end the practice of seniority-based "bumping" of teachers in Providence Public Schools. Click Here
Smith Hill CDC endorses the advancement of meaningful education reform and will occasionally publish educational information such as this that may be of interest to local families.
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Library News
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Smith Hill Library Friend's Group
Smith Hill Library Friend's Group is sponsoring two great upcoming community events-
- The Annual Bake and Book Sale, Wednesday October 28th from 4 -7:30 pm.
- The Christmas Bazaar, which features many exciting gift baskets for raffle, gifts for children and Santa Claus. This is on Saturday December 5th from 10 -2 in the afternoon.
Both events are located at our Smith Hill Library, 30 Candace St. The Providence Community Libraries (except Central) are under new management. The new organization is community-based and a truly democratic institution.
Please get involved!
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Smith Hill Community Development Corporation
47 Goddard St.
Providence, RI
521-0159
www.smithhillcdc.org
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