Progress on Olive

I chose to move to this neighborhood because of the access to the highway & public transportation and low crime statistics. Since I have been here, I have met neighbors I would want my children to grow up around when I have them. With this in mind, I thought it was important for me to give my part to the neighborhood or at least my own block. In April, I met my neighbor on the corner and asked him if I could clean the sidewalk on the side of his home so the scholars getting off of the bus can walk on it. His initial response was why, the City let the water stop up there for years? I explained it is important to have clean sidewalks so the scholars could use them and we can do the part the City won’t do. 

Since that day, my cousins and I cut down the branches & raked some leaves. A couple of weeks later, I came back from out of town and the whole sidewalk was cleared. This opportunity allowed my neighbor to communicate with another neighbor about removing the brush extending from his backyard onto their house. We are all talking to each other as a family and looking out for out block. This effort may seem very small in the scope of the whole city, yet it has now re-opened a chance for dialog for the neighbors on 73rd & Olive while we choose to live in safe & clean neighborhoods. 

This is why I have taken a stance to ensure the hours a scholar in my neighborhood isn't in school that they live in a safe safe and environmentally friendly community in which they are apart of. Review the slide show below to see the before, in progress and after pictures of our project. 

Progress on Olive