There’s a Better Baltimore in the Works …Civic Works.

Civic Works transforms the lives of Baltimore area youth through community service and skills development. Our key program areas include community improvement, workforce development, education, and green programs.

Civic Works AmeriCorps members tutor and mentor students, create community parks and gardens, help homeowners conserve energy, grow food for low-income residents, rehabilitate abandoned houses, involve families in Baltimore City schools, make homes safer for older adults, and recruit volunteers. Civic Works also trains Baltimore residents for employment in the healthcare and green job industries.

Since 1993, Civic Works has:
• Removed 2,105,258 pounds of trash from Baltimore area streets, parks, and vacant lots
• Planted 25,477 trees
• Converted 180 vacant lots into community gardens and green spaces
• Rehabilitated 55 houses, repaired 147 houses, and weatherized 175 houses
• Made energy efficiency improvements in more than 2,800 households resulting in projected savings of more than $2 million in utility costs
• Tutored and mentored 29,809 students
• Provided service opportunities for 2,350 AmeriCorps members
• Recruited 30,774 volunteers
• Assisted 157 participants in earning a GED
• Placed 454 participants in healthcare and green jobs
• Grown more than 6,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce for sale to local communities

Click here for a more detailed list of Civic Works’ accomplishments.