Lydia Stein has taken HousEART citywide and she has started her first project of the summer!  Located at 63 Kossuth Street, the house is across from William D’Abate Elementary School.  Anthony Resto, age 20, worked with Ms. Stein and these pictures  represent the first day’s progress.  Stay tuned for more pictures and look for HousEART all over the city.

HousEART is also proud to announce the opening event to celebrate its first 2010 summer mural!

The event will take place on Thursday, August 5, from 4:30-6 pm, on Kossuth Street in Olneyville in front of the William D’Abate Community School. The event is a collaboration of HousEART, the Manton Avenue Community Garden, and the D’Abate Youth Garden Club in partnership with Southside Community Land Trust. Rain date for the event is Friday, August 6.

HousEART was started in Smith Hill by the Smith Hill CDC.  For more information click here.

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Please join the Smith Hill Friends Group for our Staff Appreciation Day Celebration.

The party will be June 7, 2010, from 4:15 – 5:45  at The Smith Hill Library, Where else?

Our Staff members are intelligent, informative,supportive, caring and fun!!

Let’s show Alan, Amy, Jennifer and Joey how much we appreciate all that they do to make our trips to the Smith Hill Library pleasant and informative journeys! There will be Food, Games, Prizes, Music and More…

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Community Meeting about Partial Lead Pipe Replacements

Providence Water has been changing the lead-lined  water pipes in the streets, but not the lead pipes that connect to your house.

Come learn more about the problem, the solution and what you can do to make your family safe!
Thursday, May 27
5:30 PM
Mount Hope Neighborhood Association

(199 Camp Street, Providence, RI 02906)
Participating organizations: Mount Hope Neighborhood Association, Childhood Lead Action Project, Clean Water Action, Mount Hope Community Baptist Church
More info/RSVP to: Laura Brion, Childhood Lead Action Project (785-1310, laura@leadsafekids.org)

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Smith Hill is about to witness some serious tree plantings.  Smith Hill CDC co-sponsored and was awarded a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award from The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program which will result in close to 50 trees planted on the sidewalks along Bath St., Goddard St. and Candace St. in front of  the Library.

We would like to also take this opportunity to inform residents about two great non-profit organizations working in Providence that help neighborhoods and individual residents acquire high-quality, inexpensive (or free!) trees for side walks and private property.

Trees 2020 is an initiative with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for 40,000 new trees across Providence’s 25 neighborhoods over the next 12 years. By planting 40,000 trees, Providence can increase its tree cover to 30%.  Trees 2020 will make low-cost trees available for purchase to encourage you to join the effort and plant a tree.

The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) is a street tree planting and maintenance partnership between the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Endowment, the City of Providence and the residents of Providence.  Since 1988, The Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Tree Endowment has matched Providence Parks Department funds to provide sidewalk preparation, new soil, trees, and tree delivery at no cost to Providence residents who apply and receive a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award.

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District 7, Lieutenant Daniel Gannon, is conducting Providence’s first Citizens Police Academy in Smith Hill beginning in late April.

The academy is free and available to anyone.  It is a nine week course that meets weekly for two hours.  There will be many guest speakers, interactive exercises and ride-alongs with on-duty officers.

For more information please contact District 7 Commanding Officer,
Lt. Daniel Gannon at dgannon@providenceri.com or call the substation at 206 Camden Ave, 243-6970.

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