Love Your Block Birmingham

Love Your Block (LYB) educates and engages Birmingham residents to create community assets through neighborhood revitalization efforts. @CitiesOfService

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Residents in the Bush Hills community are growing a variety of #watermelons this summer! Aren't they beautiful?

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Our #CitizenEngagement Techniques help #localgov leaders tap into the insights and expertise of residents. Check them out if you have a problem to solve with residents or just need some inspiration! https://t.co/mGnZA4XvVD

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"You take a person like me who’s worked for 30 plus years – I can take a lot of those experiences and apply them." Read our Q&A with Kimberly Braden about how our #ExperienceMatters program taps into the experience and expertise of older volunteers. https://t.co/PsZ9Eb4zoD

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631 cities submitted ideas for the #MayorsChallenge. @JimOnCities identifies themes from this years entries, including a huge emphasis on bringing residents into problem solving. Read more in @CityLab: https://t.co/Ji4aB9CyF7

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Are you growing #berries this summer? If so, planting them along fencing will allow the canes (vines) to grow upward and outward. Water daily and make sure they receive full sunlight.

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Food insecurity and transportation are closely connected. It's important that communities utilize vacant spaces to grow fresh fruits and vegetables to assist residents and local stakeholders in dealing with food inaccessibility.

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To continue to support nutritional awareness initiatives in the Tuxedo neighborhood, we will be planting more fruit trees in the community garden. #LoveYourBlock #orchard

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We're very happy to see the Bush Hills Community Garden & Urban Farm continue to grow and expand! Our neighborhood leaders have started a teaching kitchen on campus to educate and inform residents about healthy eating/cooking habits. #LoveYourBlock

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Over the past several months, neighborhood leaders and volunteers restored neighborhood signs with fresh coats of paint that reflect their respective communities. More wonderful projects to come! #LoveYourBlock

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We're very excited for our beloved #communitygardens to be published in Birmingham's Stormwater Management FY19 Annual Report on their flood mitigation functions again! #LoveYourBlock #stormwatermanagement

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The Bush Hills Neighborhood Association is reaping their harvest! 🍂 It's truly amazing to see the yield they produce. 👏 #LoveYourBlock

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We are very appreciative of the love and care Norwood Elementary School staff and the Norwood Neighborhood Association are giving to their Junior Masters Garden! Each pear and plum tree are reaching for the sky. ❤

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The Birmingham Central Market is another added bonus to the city's fight against food insecurity. The market is located at the BJCTA Intermodal Facility in the central business district to reach riders and travelers from all parts of Birmingham. Great job! https://t.co/wUdRYzrlx9

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This week, it IS about playing for the name on the back.

UAB Football + @ChildrensHarbor

Player/Patient matches for the game vs. ODU: https://t.co/hpVN1JwiWM

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Four weeks ago, patients of @ChildrensHarbor signed the inside of our game balls for this weekend’s contest before they were completed.

They’ll be with us every step of the way on Saturday. #WinAsOne

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The @CitiesofService #LoveYourBlock program empowered Birmingham city staff and residents to take hold of their neighborhoods and create positive community change. Read about our collaboration with communities: https://t.co/JGRNkR9ECX

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Did you know #marigolds assist in keeping specific insects away from your garden? Yes, they do! They help in this area, are aesthetically pleasing and grow very well in hot to warm temperatures. #horticulture

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When residents are empowered to make neighborhood improvements, they create sustainable relationships that build community. Learn about the impact of #LoveYourBlock in cities who participated in our three-year program. https://t.co/5CCLyaaExC

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Community engagement is a significant element in neighborhood revitalization efforts. We're very thankful for our student volunteers from @MilesCollege and @FromTheHilltop in the Bush Hills Community Garden last month. They did a fantastic job! @cityofbhamal #LoveYourBlock

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Our little helpers assisted us in preparing the Fall Garden in Bush Hills! ❤ #LoveYourBlock #communitygardens #urbanagriculture @CitiesOfService