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So much is happening in March! Check out this latest edition for a preview.

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Home Sweet Home

Since 2015, our innovative Homesteading Program has created affordable homeownership and equity building opportunities for 21 families. In the last three months, three new families began making land contract payments on their new home. Just three weeks ago, another family made their final contract payment, and now own their home outright! Do you know the most amazing part about it? It only took the family five years! On average, owning a home in the U.S. can take anywhere from 15 to 30 years.

The opportunity for lower-income families to own a home without obtaining a traditional mortgage provides them with the tools necessary to continue a legacy of homeownership for not only their family, but for the next family. We are so proud of our Homesteading families for taking a leap with the program and trusting the process. As of today, all Homesteading homes are on their way to being owned by a Homesteading family!

This, of course, would not be possible without the support of our funders. HUGE thank you to the Farmer Family Foundation, Impact 100, Union Savings Bank, Guardian Savings Bank, the City of Cincinnati, Fifth-Third Bank, PNC Bank, and Christ Church Cathedral for helping us keep the Homesteading Program going for nine years now!

Do you know of a vacant house in the neighborhood or have a house you would like to donate or sell? Please contact our Residential Real Estate Director Jim Tuttle at jim@pricehillwill.org!

Fueling the Arts

ArtsWave has been the primary source of arts funding in Greater Cincinnati for nearly a century, and an active supporter of Price Hill Will and MYCincinnati for several years. They have provided the funding necessary to bring a variety of art performances to the neighborhood, from Arts@ARCO to the Price Hill Music Festival to Concerts in the Square!

In 2023, we were awarded a three-year Sustaining Impact Grant from ArtsWave. With this grant, we will continue to deepen roots in the community, bridge cultural divides, enliven the Price Hill neighborhoods, and fuel creativity and learning. We would like to extend a special thank you to ArtsWave and the tens of thousands of people who gave generously to the annual ArtsWave Campaign.

Just recently, ArtsWave launched their 2024 annual campaign, and we want to show our support! Please consider making a gift at artswave.org/give.

When you support ArtsWave, you support over 100 arts and cultural organizations in our community. Interested in learning more about the ArtsWave Campaign and the economic impact of the arts?

 Up next at ARCO

March is a busy month for ARCO with six unique events for you to attend!

Women in Music March 2nd

Kick off #WomensHistoryMonth with A Celebration of Women in Music, the 4th Annual fundraiser gala in honor of International Women's Day!

Shining a Light March 4th

Join The Ghostlight Stage Company for this 2-hour educational workshop on how artists and arts organizations can make programming more accessible for all.

I Dream of Me March 8th-10th

This Revolution Dance musical-meets-ballet uses the power of representation to inspire kids and dreamers of all ages to see themselves in a new story.

Fall Concert March 13th & 14th

Join the MYCincinnati Youth Orchestra for their first student concerts of 2024! Guests are welcome to bring food or snacks for the community potluck after.

Sons of Song March 16th

Join the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus, Cincinnati Boychoir, and St. Xavier High School as they come together for a free multi-generational celebration of male choral singing.

Arts@ARCO March 24th

Join The Ghostlight Stage Company for “Femininity, Fiber Arts and Fashion,” a series of free women-lead fiber, textile, or fashion-based workshops and gallery shows. More info and registration details for each event listed can be found at arcocincinnati.org!

Pssst...

We have a special announcement coming on March 6th! If you've read our last newsletter and/or the first newsletter we dropped this year, you can probably guess what it is 👀. Be on the lookout!