Twenty sixteen was a wonderful year for HBC.

We developed a roadmap for the coming years. We began developing a budget. Incorporated. Elected a board. Met every single month. Maintained good relationships with:

• Habitat for Humanity
• Dept of Children and Families
• Escambia County — including regular meeting with the administrator
• Brownsville CRA
• Brownsville Assembly of God (cornerstone relationship)
• Pace Temple

Developed a relationship with Oscar’s Restaurant Partnered with Habitat to:

• produce a wonderful Literacy Event
• apply for grant finding
• plant trees in the neighborhood

Successfully insured the support of the TPO for a transformational Cervantes/Mobile Highway Improvement Plan

Designed and are implementing some striking neighborhood signs which will be funded by the CRA.

Produced a Brownsville Meet & Greet with over 100 attendees.

Maintained a presence in the local media with various mentions on local TV, web and print.

Made and deployed website and Facebook page.