{"id":12826,"date":"2025-06-10T10:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=12826"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:09:41","slug":"great-places-win-maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-celebrates-400000-in-funding-to-gateway-community-development-corporation-and-joes-movement-emporium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2025\/06\/10\/great-places-win-maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-celebrates-400000-in-funding-to-gateway-community-development-corporation-and-joes-movement-emporium\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Places Win: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Celebrates $400,000 in Funding to Gateway Community Development Corporation and Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prince George\u2019s County project final in Great Places Win event series touting Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program projects<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

MOUNT RAINIER, MD <\/b>(June 10, 2025) \u2013 Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today joined officials from Gateway Community Development Corporation, Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium, and the City of Mount Rainier to celebrate $400,000 in State Revitalization Program funding for a stormwater mitigation project that uses public art to enhance awareness of urban stormwater management best practices. The event was the last in a series of five events across the state touting the department\u2019s historic $129.5 million in Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJoe\u2019s Movement Emporium has transformed a necessary infrastructure project into an opportunity to educate, beautify, and for creative placemaking. This is what it means to create lovable places that serve the community,\u201d<\/span> said Secretary Day.<\/b> \u201cCongratulations to the Gateway Community Development Corporation and Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium on this important project for the City of Mount Rainier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The stormwater mitigation project contributes to the ongoing revitalization of Downtown Mount Rainier, a designated Main Street Maryland community in the Prince George\u2019s Gateway Arts District, and seeks to become a model for other arts studios, which are typically located in old industrial spaces that can hinder growth of an arts community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium, which opened in 2007 at the site of a vacant 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse, serves more than 70,000 visitors annually through five arts-based youth programs that integrate progressive education, creativity, and youth development. Joe\u2019s is the largest independent performing arts center in Prince George\u2019s County.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is a powerful example of how community partnerships can turn infrastructure challenges into opportunities,\u201d <\/span>said Michelle Darden-Lee, Executive Director of the Gateway Community Development Corporation.<\/b> \u201cThis investment supports more than infrastructure\u2014it supports people coming together to shape the future of their neighborhoods through collaboration and creativity. Gateway CDC is proud to support a project that positions Mount Rainier as a model for sustainable living.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur organization is grateful for the opportunity to build a model urban stormwater management project for small commercial buildings in historic town centers,\u201d <\/span>said Brooke Kidd, Executive Director of Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium.<\/b> \u201cThanks to Gateway Community Development Corporation and the State of Maryland for support and expertise to help our community be part of environmental stewardship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program awards were <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> on Dec. 18, 2024, awarding a total of $129.5 million to 304 projects in every Maryland county \u2013 the largest investment through the program in the Department\u2019s history. $20.8 million was provided to local governments and community development organizations through the <\/span>National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund<\/span><\/a> for projects supporting commercial and residential activities in areas targeted for revitalization. The funds supported 31 projects, including Joe\u2019s Movement Emporium.<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about the Department\u2019s State Revitalization Programs, visit <\/span>our website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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