Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake, Community Volunteers Transform Vacant Lots into Gardens
April 26, 2012
Through her high-impact service initiative, Power in Dirt, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is engaging community residents in revitalizing blighted areas – one vacant lot at a time.
Houston Mayor Parker Launches Love Your Block
April 26, 2012
Earlier this month, Houston Mayor Annise Parker launched Love Your Block, a high-impact service strategy to empower community residents to revitalize their neighborhoods.
Governing Magazine Highlights Nashville’s Success with Cities of Service Model
February 27, 2012
In an article this month, Governing Magazine highlighted Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s successful use of impact volunteering as a reliable, viable strategy in the city’s response to the historic floods of 2010.



