{"id":61385,"date":"2022-10-11T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=61385"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:03:54","slug":"bridgeport-connecticut-green-space-mebb-community-grant","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/bridgeport-connecticut-green-space-mebb-community-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Every Block Better Grant Transforms a Park in Disrepair to a Space Befitting its Namesake in Bridgeport, Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/\"><em>H&amp;R Block<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Nextdoor<\/em><\/a> <em>have partnered to Make Every Block Better in communities across the United States. Now in its third year, the partnership allows community members to nominate projects that uplift and improve their neighborhood and give people a place to connect. Read below to learn how Make Every Block Better funds made an impact in Bridgeport, Connecticut and visit the partnership <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hrbnextdoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>website<\/em><\/a><em> to learn about the 30 other projects spanning the nation.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Every Block Better | Helen Street Green Space Rehab in Bridgeport, Connecticut | H&amp;R Block\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Bc3gRE_eoQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61390\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A once well-loved green space had become an overgrown eye sore in a Bridgeport, Connecticut neighborhood. Initially created as an outdoor learning space and butterfly garden, the area had fallen into disrepair. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundworkbridgeport.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groundwork Bridgeport<\/a> \u2014 a nonprofit with a mission to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment, by empowering people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being \u2014 wanted to see the space returned to its former beauty.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61391\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bridgeport-140-1600x1068.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With the help of the Make Every Block Better grant, and through a series of events, community members and volunteers made a huge impact. The grant funded professional tree removal services, a new entrance gate, supplies for invasive plant and litter removal as well as new plants, bushes, soil and mulch.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the volunteers told me he plans to stop by and use the space as a place of respite and to be surrounded by nature as a small oasis in what is an otherwise urban setting,\u201d said Christina Smith, president and CEO of Groundwork Bridgeport. \u201cThis investment has been transformational for the site.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The green H&amp;R Block square with dark grey &quot;H&amp;R Block&quot; text to the right\" class=\"wp-image-60842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HR-Block-Logo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H&amp;R Block and Nextdoor have partnered to Make Every Block Better in communities across the United States. 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