January 21st, 2012

BUILD Training Rescheduled

Due to weather conditions, BUILD’s Jan. 21st Leadership Training has been rescheduled to Feb. 11th from 10 AM – 2 PM at Koinonia Baptist Church, 5738 Belair Road.

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November 14th, 2011

BUILD activists call on business leaders to help city schools

Tax breaks, disparity between downtown development and opportunities for youth at issue

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October 27th, 2011

Locals Protest City Restructuring Plan For Rec Centers

Residents: Changes In Recreation Centers Will Have Negative Impact

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October 27th, 2011

“Stop the flawed process,” chant opponents of mayor’s rec center plan

Spinning off youth facilities an approach “designed for failure,” protesters say.

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October 27th, 2011

Group Unhappy With Mayor’s Decision To Let Nonprofits Run Rec Centers

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A powerful grassroots group is calling on the mayor to reverse her decision to allow nonprofits to run some of the city’s 55 recreation centers.

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October 27th, 2011

Councilman calls for hearing into closures

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September 10th, 2011

Voters want slots money to be dedicated to school construction!

A recent Baltimore Sun Poll shows that 79% of Baltimore voters want at least half of the City’s share of slots revenue to go to school construction! Only 14% want it used solely for property tax reduction. About half of the respondents want to divide the slots revenue equally between building schools and reducing property taxes.

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September 10th, 2011

We are changing the debate!

Hear more about the horrid conditions of City School facilities by watching WBAL Tim Tooten’s coverage of Holabird Academy, a public school tucked in south east Balitmore.

Area Schools Could Benefit From Obama Jobs Plan: Baltimore Looking At $1 Billion Cost Of Fixing Up Buildings

Throughout the summer, BUILD has been working vigorously to change the discussion within the current mayoral election. We have witnessed a change in topics from property tax to important issues facing our youth. Read one article, written by WYPR’s Joel McCord.