In partnership with Code Compliance Services, the City of Dallas selected 25 winning projects from over 100 applications from residents and community groups proposing creative solutions to address local challenges and work together with city government to improve neighborhoods and public spaces. Individual grant amounts totaled $2,000 with a total of $50,000 awarded for projects. 

“Love Your Block empowers residents to take ownership of neighborhood improvements while strengthening community pride and partnerships with the City,” said Code Compliance Director Chris Christian.

Winning projects include: 

Beautification  

• Katherine Clark, The More You Know, The More You'll Grow 
• Lutena Wooten, Sit & See 
• Crystal Robertson, Feed The Streetz at New Life Farms 
• Assosete Chavez, Standing Tall in South Dallas 
• Trudy Newton, It Takes A Village To Improve Our Barberry Park 
• Oswaldo Ramirez, Eagleford Community Garden Sustainability and Beautification Project 
• Inez Beltran, Love All, Serve All: Girls on the Move Beautification Project at Kiest Tennis Center 
• Camerin Weaver, Gardening For All Oak Cliff 
• D'Andra Willis, Planted Hope Garden: Pathway to Wellness 
• Rose Watson, Light That Leads To Life 
• Abigail Dorward, Triangle Garden 
• Christina Bass, Irrigation Solution  
• Lip Gloss For Love, Carol’s Cottage  
• Yolanda Alameda, Polk-Vernon Neighborhood Association Community Garden 

Public Art/ Mural  

• Krisa Cantrell, UrbanDale Park Mural 
• Lindsay Haroon, Neighbor Love 

Restoration & Resiliency  

• Ivy Lane Baptist Church, Ivy Lane: Restoring and Strengthening Our Grounds 
• Eduardo Mendoza, Exterior Home Beautification Project 

Education  

• Veronica Bravo, The Educator's Corner: A Community Library & Resource Hub 
• Anna Gomez, Suds & Stories: An Oak Cliff Literacy Initiative 
• Cathy Dozier Riles, Keeping Our Community Beautiful  

Other  

• Jason Donnini, Top of the Canopy 
• Highland Hills Community Liaison Association, Highland Hills 
• Kenda North, Charcoal Grill for Annie L. Stevens Park 
• Rachel Griffith, Welcome to Chariot Village 

With support from the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, the Love Your Block program brings city leaders and residents together to build stronger neighborhoods, one block at a time.

“I learned that when something is rooted in care, people will support it—they’ll protect it and help it grow,” said Year 1 Winner Twymeika Hill-Jones of EmpowerHer. 

Love Your Block grants fund resident-led neighborhood revitalization projects from transforming vacant lots into community gardens to repairing playground equipment and removing trash from a public right-of-way—in communities across the United States, strengthening social cohesion among residents, increasing civic participation, and building stronger relationships with community members, leading to greater trust in local government. 

Residents interested in learning more about the Love Your Block program in Dallas or volunteering to support local projects can visit kdbccs.org.