Approximately 575 BUILD leaders attended the standing-room-only BUILD action on Sunday, October 6,  at Macedonia Baptist Church, continuing their march toward One Baltimore.

Along with MD Housing Secretary Jake Day, Mayor Brandon Scott, and Mark Anthony Thomas, CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, they gathered to celebrate the $1.3 billion in public money that has already been allocated to address Baltimore's vacancy crisis.

They also heard stories from different communities throughout the city recognizing the work that remains and that, to successfully end the vacancy crisis in Baltimore once and for all, BUILD, the state, the city, and the business community must commit to:

• Shared leadership;
• Shared values, including community-led development without displacement; and,
• Specific & transparent goals, benchmarks, and timelines.

For more details about our successes and commitments, click here.

Here's some press about the action.

• With billions of dollars coming, Baltimore and Maryland leaders prepare to ramp up acquisition of vacant houses – Baltimore Sun(if the article is behind a paywall, click here.)
• 'Block by Block': Eliminating blight and vacant properties in Baltimore
• BUILD organizes neighborhood walks for Reinvest Baltimore program | WYPR