City of El Paso commemorating Love Your Block anniversary with special event

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City of El Paso is marking the conclusion of the first year of the Love Your Block (LYB) Grant Program, with an event celebrating the grantees, volunteers, and partners who made the program a success.

The celebration will happen 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Center for Civic Empowerment at 304 Texas Avenue.

The two-year grant program supports efforts to spur neighborhood-driven change. Residents, community members, and organizations are invited to apply for mini-grants up to $2,500 to support small-scale, volunteer-led revitalization projects designed to address blight, improve residents’ quality of life, and promote a high level of community engagement and participation.

The neighborhoods chosen for Year 2 of Love Your Block include:

·         Angels Triangle/Mountain View Neighborhood (Northeast)

·         Five Points East Neighborhood (Central)

·         Delta Neighborhood (South Central)

·         Cedar Grove/Stiles Garden Neighborhood (Mission Valley)

Examples of projects include:

·         Neighborhood clean-ups

·         Vacant lot clean-up/activation

·         Repainting homes/vandalized walls

·         Exterior home repairs

·         Community art/mural installations