Bailey Fights Blight is nominated for a SPARK Award!
Congrats to the University District Community Development Association (UDCDA) and artist Nicholas Conrad Miller for being selected as the “DEC Program of the Year” as part of the Arts Services Initiative of WNY’s 4th Annual Spark Awards. The award follows a $2,000 grant that the UDCDA and Miller we able to secure from ASIWNY to […]
CommuniTree Steward Program caps second year with planting in Delaware Park
A strong city is built on a strong foundation of civic engagement. Programs like the CommiTree Steward Program are critical to cultivating that engagement in communities across the region. Now in its second year, the program sponsored by the Buffalo Green Fund brings together partners like the CIty of Buffalo Department of Parks & Recreation, […]
Emergen-Tree Watering Campaign
Started in early 2014, ReTree the District is a community-based project with the goal of planting 1,000 trees across University District. To date, 785 trees have been planted in the district thanks to well over 1,000 volunteers and dozens of partner organizations. More than just planting trees, however, the project has been a catalyst for […]
ReTree the District Spring 2017 Planting
Join your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues on Earth Day for ReTree the District’s Spring 2O17 planting day! Saturday, April 22nd @ 9AM Meeting at the UDCDA Housing Office 995 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 Help us plant 80 trees across Buffalo’s University District. ReTree the District is a community development initiative in Buffalo’s University […]
Tool Library Gift Cards
Give the gift that keeps on giving (and sharing) this year! Not sure what to get your loved ones for that special occasion this year? Get them a Tool Library gift card for just $20 and give them access to thousands of tools! Gift cards are valid for one free membership to the Tool Library […]
Tool Library hits 2,000 tool mark thanks to grant from StanleyBlack&Decker
The University Height Tool Library’s inventory officially hit the 2,000 tool mark this month thanks to an incredibly generous gift of over $5,000 worth of tools and equipment from StanleyBlack&Decker. The grant will allow the Tool Library to continue to grow its tool borrowing service to residents of Buffalo and the WNY community. Similar to […]
From Blighted to Beautiful, Bailey Fights Blight Transforms East Side Streetscape One Building at a Time
Buffalo, NY – Stocks are rising at the corner of Bailey Avenue and Stockbridge Avenue thanks to a new mural on the side of a long vacant building. Bits of painted over graffiti and the remains of an old plywood sign have made way for an electric green background punctuated by gold and copper lines […]
Bailey Fights Blight – Be Part of the Change!
Join your neighbors & help continue the grassroots revitalization of Bailey Avenue this SATURDAY at 10AM! Back by popular demand, Bailey Fights Blight has scheduled three additional days of service in August! Whether it be weeding, mulching, painting, or all of the above, Bailey Fights Blight is taking a hands-on approach to neighborhood improvement and […]