Smith Hill Community Development Corporation (SHCDC), located in Providence, Rhode Island, is a non-profit organization dedicated to community building and affordable housing. Don’t forget to investigate the Smith Hill Community Resources section and the Community Calendar to find out what’s going on in and around Smith Hill.
On Saturday, June 27 ,over 350 volunteers participated on a playground build at Davis Park. The work was made possible through a KaBOOM! grant that matched corporate sponsor, MetLife, with Smith Hill CDC, Elmhurst Clean & Green and the Providence Parks Department. The playground is the latest stage of the Davis Park Renovation. Stay tuned for more changes!
All Providence Library branches will be celebrating the transfer of management to the Providence Community Library. Please come out and support this monumental shift in focus for the branch system. Many people have worked tirelessly on this transition and it is time to celebrate! The new PCL website is http://provcomlib.org.
Smith Hill’s local celebration is Wednesday, July 1
4-7 pm at the Candace St. Library.
All are welcome!
Check out the progress of artist Lydia Stein’s HousEART project on 16 Bernon St. HousEART is is a neighborhood art project designed to beautify vacant and foreclosed houses in the Smith Hill neighoborhood. 16 Bernon St is the first in this series.
A new playground will be constructed at Davis Park at the intersection of
Chalkstone and Oakland Avenues in Providence, across the street from the
Nathanael Greene Middle School.
The City of Providence, Elmhurst Clean & Green, and the Smith Hill CDC
have joined forces with KaBOOM!, a nationally known builder of
playgrounds. MetLife is the corporate sponsor, providing financial and
volunteer support for the project.
The entire Playground will be constructed by volunteers in one day! We need your help!
Build Day is SATURDAY, JUNE 27th
Volunteers report to Davis Park and sign in at 8:00am
Ribbon-Cutting at 2:30pm
Events conclude at 4:00pm
• Food and water & snacks will be provided (breakfast and lunch)
• No experience necessary.
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please email Eileen Pavese
empavese@gmail.com or call 808-4028
On May 30, 2009, the Davis Park Community Garden was launched with its first member workday. 21 garden beds were built and all but one small bed have been claimed. Some gardeners have even started planting! Thirty volunteers of all ages showed up to assist in the creation, placement and soil preparation of the beds. There is still space for additional beds and we are looking for more community gardeners. Garden Flier, Spanish Garden Flier, English