BUILD

06/22/2026

The future of Herbert St in Coppin Heights is taking shape! 🌱

BUILD joined CCI, The 6th Branch, the Neighborhood Design Center, and Senator Antonio Hayes to clean and prepare a vacant lot that will eventually become a new inner-block park and green space. Stay tuned!

This is neighborhood transformation, block by block. 🌳🏘️

06/20/2026

We’re building momentum in Franklin Square!

Last week, BUILD leaders joined Franklin Square Community Association and Southwest Partnership to clean and care for the Franklin Square inner-block park, a space that has benefited from significant investment (big thanks to SWP!) and now serves as a safe gathering place for residents of all ages. We also saw the completion of traffic calming measures designed by students next to Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School.

These improvements are a testament to what’s possible when residents, students, community organizations, and public partners work together to build safer, stronger neighborhoods. Looking forward to the work ahead. 💪🌳🚸

06/13/2026

Join us this Saturday at 10am in Franklin Square!

Hey neighbors! Join us TOMORROW as we roll up our sleeves to help care for the newly renovated Saratoga Street Inner Block Park.

Southwest Partnership, Franklin Square Community Association, and BUILD (Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development) are teaming up for a community beautification day to refresh this shared space and connect with neighbors.

📅 TOMORROW, June 13
🕙 10 AM–12 PM
📍 Saratoga Street Inner Block Park, behind 1314 W. Saratoga Street

Gloves, gardening tools, light snacks, and water will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

06/10/2026

Thank you to Ms Kadija Hart from for leading BUILD staff & co-chairs in a tour of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum. Powerful stories & reflections about the history of struggle here in Baltimore, reminding us of the shoulders we all stand on.

06/04/2026

Thank you to Vera Institute of Justice for profiling the importance of this victory and BUILD’s work in coalition with key partners to make it a reality.

Marquis Howard recalls sweating over every word he wrote in the box on the housing application that asked about his criminal conviction. Even...

06/04/2026

BUILD leaders listened to hundreds of immigrant families across Baltimore. Again and again, we’ve heard about the fear, stress, and uncertainty many parents and young people are carrying every day.

Fr. Ako Walker shares why Baltimore must invest more now in mental health services for immigrant communities through the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

06/02/2026

Hundreds of immigrant families across Baltimore have shared the same concerns: fear, uncertainty, and difficulty accessing trusted legal and mental health support.

Rev. Cristina Paglinauan shares why BUILD and our allies are calling on Baltimore City Council to increase funding for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MIMA) by $1.6 million—for a total budget of $5 million in the city budget.

Baltimore is strongest when every family has the support they need to thrive.

06/02/2026

The work of organizing starts with developing leaders.

Over the last 3 days, BUILD leaders joined leaders from across the region for ’s leadership & organizing training, including a session on congregational development.

Thank you to for hosting us!

05/28/2026

Good coverage of BUILD and our allies' budget ask from last week around immigrant services as it came up in the hearing yesterday for MIMA (Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs). Thank you to all the council members who asked about this important issue and see the need to connect more families to services.

Baltimore City Council members pushed for property tax relief, drilled down on city collections and asked for additional funding to support the city’s immigrants during the first day of budget hearings.

05/28/2026

Last week, BUILD leaders & testified about the importance of increasing resources for immigrant legal & mental health services in the city budget. Today, a team of BUILD leaders attended the budget hearing to see how the city council would address this critical need.