DC Market place

We are a sponsor of DC Marketplace, which operates on Saturdays on the southeast corner of 14th Street and Florida Avenue, NW. 

Meridian Hill Park, also known unofficially as Malcolm X Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights. The 12 acres of landscaped grounds are maintained by the National Park Service as part of  Rock Creek Park, but are not contiguous with the main part of that park. Meridian Hill Park is bordered by 15th, 16th, W, and Euclid Streets NW.

Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association is a nonprofit neighborhood association dedicated to improving our community by strengthening relationships between neighbors, businesses, developers, schools, churches, local government and other neighborhood groups. On the basis of these relationships, MHNA works to: 

  • Maintain and improve safety in our neighborhood;

  • Clean and green our streets and alleys; and

  • Engage with the city and developers on projects affecting the community.

MHNA's Board of Directors is elected by the membership. To facilitate activities, 4 committees address specific issues: Membership, Institutional and Neighborhood Affairs, Crime and Safety and Greening.

Ongoing 2011 activities include:

  • Spring cleanup day to mulch trees, pickup litter, and provide a dumpster for large items;

  • Letters to delinquent property owners, followed up with city DPW/DCRA violation letters;

  • Lobbying city for additional trash cans, alley repaving, sidewalk bricking and add’l trees;

  • Two neighborhood walk-throughs with Mayor Fenty and city officials;

  • Participation with city task force to ensure greater safety on V and W St; and

  • Engagement with developers to update the Association regarding ongoing construction projects in the nieghborhood, and;

  • Engagement with a local sculptor and National Park Service to plan restoration to Joan of Arc statue.

 

MHNA's boundaries are:

  • 16th and U Streets to the East
  • 13th and U Streets to the North
  • 13th and Chapin Street to the West
  • 15th and Chapin Street to the South
  • 15th and W Streets to the West
  • 16th and W Streets to the South

The boundaries are located within Washington, DC's Ward 1 and encompass parts of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B.

Meetings:

MHNA meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 7:00pm until 8:30pm at Gingras Ecumenical Center, 1419 V Street NW, Washington DC 20009. Please join us!

Membership:

All dues-paying MHNA members receive a 2010 MHNA window sticker.  Please see our membership page for information on joining MHNA.  

Matching Grant Program:

MHNA provides matching grants for qualifying neighborhood projects.  Read more in the 2011 Matching Grant Fund Guidelines and Application form [Adobe pdf required].

Application form only in MS Word

Bylaws:

Click here to download a copy of MHNA's Bylaws.  [Adobe pdf required]