Useful Resources
Email Accounts
Discounts
Free Smoke Alarms from the Fire Department
State funded discounts through BGE
- $100 off a smart thermostat
- $1600 off a heat pump water heater. The Rheem 65 gallon XE65T10H45U1 regularly goes on sale for right around this rebate amount. This rebate also exists as a coupon at checkout at Lowes.
- $50 off a dehumidifer
- Home energy audits are discounted to $100 andare tax refundable as an IRS discount.
Federal home energy tax credits. There are credits for energy efficient doors, windows, water heaters, heat pumps, home energy audits, solar panels, geothermal power, battery storage, and more. These are federal income tax credits, so you can't claim more than you owe each year to the IRS.
Rebuilding Together offers free home repairs and accessibility improvements to families with children and adults over 60.
Clay Pots provides many resources and services in the area:
- Yoga Thursdays at 6PM
- Acupuncture Thursdays at 7PM and Saturdays at 11AM
- Computer Literacy classes Thursdays at 11AM
- Community Coffehouse Thursdays at 7PM and Saturdays at 9AM
- Mindfulness, Nutrition, and Fitness Wendesdays at 6 and 7:30PM
- Narcan, if anyone around overdoses
Melanie has experience getting BGE to repair faulty lines and transformers. Contact her if you are concerned your home power is underperforming - telltale signs include flickering lights, poor microwave performance, brownouts.
There are
grant opportunities to fund a variety of improvements in the area. Reach out to
Melanie about any you want to see happen!
- Alley Gates
- Outside Lighting
- Security Cameras
- Sidewalk Repairs
- Diagonal Street Parking
- Raised crosswalks
- Bike lanes
- Curb bump outs
- Handicap street parking
- ADA ramps
- New trees
- Gardening beds
Libraries
The closest Pratt city library in Pigtown is
being rebuilt. There are temporary library services at Paul's Place while construction is happening. A library card is free to city residents and gives you access to free black and white printing, computers, internet, any book in national library systems you can imagine, classes, and online access to free audiobooks, movies, shows, and the Baltimore Banner digitally.
Station North Tool Library is a bit out of the way - being northeast of Penn Station - but for $15 a year you can borrow almost any tool you could need for up to two weeks at a time, and after a shop safety class - with a low income program available to take the for free - you can also use the sizable wood shop with preregistration every and any weekend. Reach out at
help@mountclare.net if you need help affording membership. The tool library is accessible either by riding the Charm City Circulator Orange to Purple, or via the MTA Citylink Purple to Red.
This is a list of tools neighbors have. Reach out and ask to borrow them if you need them!
- The community garden shed has a bunch of tools! Contact Jose
- Melanie
- Dewalt battery circular saw, 18 brad nailer, angle grinder, multi-tool, hammer drill, impact drill, orbital sander
- 16 point stud finder
- Multimeter
- Hand saw
- Cat 8 ethernet cable crimp tool
- Reflow soldering workstation with fan
- 120v tire inflator
- Full set of pipe and socket wrenches
- Dehumidifer
- Spare microwave
- Portable space heaters
- Grippers and bags for trash collection
Homeownership Assistance
Current residents can get a
Buy Back the Block up to 15k to buy, or 20k to buy and rennovate, their first home. Must make under 120% AMI.
Southwest Partnership often has annual grants available for first time home buyers in the area. The 2024 grants were for 20k towards down payment assistance as forgivable interest free loans.