We are a neighborhood/community not just a zip code

The Charles Village Community Benefits District - For close to 30 years, CVCBD has served as a conduit to building Community Power through neighborhood engagement, district advocacy, and enhanced safety and sanitation. We operate as a crucial neighborhood touchpoint. Through ongoing earned trust, and continued community activation, we build strong partnerships throughout the district and celebrate every member of the CVCBD as critical to our collective fabric— whether a homeowner or unhoused, a small business owner, student, or a volunteer, we serve over 800 small businesses and all 13,000 members of our community.

Highlights

Highlights of our work last year include: 

Collected 800 tons of trash 

Provided enhanced safety through 112 hours of safety patrol per week—identifying street light outages, supporting targeted areas with enhanced security, 

Provided 300 Seasonal Care Packages including winter warm clothes, summer bottles of water, toiletries, emergency site or crisis response point of contact

Connected 140 individuals to resources like job training, behavioral health, housing & food resources

Engaged 200 unique vulnerable neighbors---building relationships, earning trust, weaving our “collective neighborhood fabric”

Served as a member of the Baltimore City Resiliency Hub Network

Hosted 6 community events including movie nights, National Night Out, and community meetings

Graduated six community ambassadors through our Ambassador program

Bylaws

Bylaws (as of October 2021)

Enabling Legislation

Baltimore City Code Article 14 Subtitle 6 2013

Annual Budget

CVCBDMA FY27 Budget