April 2, 2010

Experience Corps Opens Doors for Young and Old Alike

In 1998, GHCC founded the Experience Corps program in a small handful of Greater Homewood elementary schools.  Since then, the program has expanded to 19 schools […]
March 31, 2010

Waverly Ace Hardware: Your Neighborhood Hardware Store

GHCC was a big supporter of Ace Hardware moving into Waverly, and we’re thrilled to see business taking off!  Our Community Economic Development program fosters business […]
March 22, 2010

Community Involvement and Urban Education: A Labor of Love

Submitted by Laura Scott, Charles Village resident and parent. GHCC has been promoting Charles Village public schools with support from a neighborhood-school partnership grant from the […]
March 17, 2010

It’s time to be counted in the 2010 Census! Ya es hora. ¡Hagase Contar!

The federal government distributes more than $400 billion annually to state, local, and tribal governments based on census data. When you fill out the Census form, […]
March 15, 2010

Project Safelight

Emily Wilson, an AmeriCorps* VISTA, has been serving the communities surrounding Guilford Elementary/Middle School.  Today, she shares with us the story of a project she and the […]
March 12, 2010

Scrabble Fundraiser for Literacy: An Evening Not to be Missed!

Here at GHCC we’re getting ready one of our very favorite events: the Scrabble Fundraiser for Literacy on March 27.  This is our ninth year hosting […]
March 10, 2010

Stories from VISTA Alums: Leah Paley

Did you know we’re planning a VISTA Reunion for April 23-25, 2010?  Well, we are!  GHCC is bringing together 36 years of national service volunteers to […]
March 8, 2010

Read Across America Day at Barclay Elementary/Middle

Submitted by Vanessa SchaeferThe unheard-of amount of snow that had paralyzed the city for weeks had thrown us off of our carefully plotted timeline. Now members […]
March 5, 2010

GHCC Welcomes a New Face

If you follow GHCC’s Twitter feed, you might have noticed a few extra tweets yesterday afternoon courtesy of our new intern, Armon Polk.  We’re piloting a […]