About Us
The Charles Village Community Benefits District - For close to 30 years, CVCBD has served as a conduit to building Community Power through neighborhood engagement, district advocacy, and enhanced safety and sanitation. We operate as a crucial neighborhood touchpoint. Through ongoing earned trust, and continued community activation, we build strong partnerships throughout the district and celebrate every member of the CVCBD as critical to our collective fabric— whether a homeowner or unhoused, a small business owner, student, or a volunteer, we serve over 800 small businesses and all 11,000 members of our community.
We are a neighborhood/community not just a zip code
Highlights of our work last year include:
Collected 800 tons of trash
Provided enhanced safety through 112 hours of safety patrol per week—identifying street light outages, supporting targeted areas with enhanced security,
Provided 300 Seasonal Care Packages including winter warm clothes, summer bottles of water, toiletries, emergency site or crisis response point of contact
Connected 140 individuals to resources like job training, behavioral health, housing & food resources
Engaged 200 unique vulnerable neighbors---building relationships, earning trust, weaving our “collective neighborhood fabric”
Served as a member of the Baltimore City Resiliency Hub Network
Hosted 6 community events including movie nights, National Night Out, and community meetings
Graduated six community ambassadors through our Ambassador program
Bylaws
Enabling Legislation
Baltimore City Code Article 14 Subtitle 6 2013
Program Services Mix F
Board Members
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Miller J. Roberts, III
President
Charles Village Community Benefits District -
Yvonne Fisher
Vice President Harwood Community Association
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Matthew Newcomer
Treasurer
Old Goucher Community Association -
Vacant
Secretary
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Robert Stokes, Councilman
City Council RepresentativeOdette Ramos, Councilwoman City Council Representative
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Sean Burnett Mayor’s Office Representative
Ruth Baker
Abell Improvement Association -
Yvonne Fisher
Savannah Fisher Harwood Community AssociationKevin Macartney David Lascu
Charles Village Civic Association -
Vacant
Waverly Main Street -
Matthew Newcomer
Catina Smith
Old Goucher Community Association
Vacant Old Goucher Business Alliance
Vacant North Charles Village Business Association
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Quad Representatives
Miller J. Roberts, III Quad #1
Vacant Quad#2
Meagan Baco Quad #3
Vacant Quad #4
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Non-Voting Members
Jon Walter
Nonprofit Representative
Our Staff
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Cory Luster
Executive Director
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Tia Tucker
Office Manager
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Ronald Brooks
Director of Safety
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Keith Harris II
Operations Manager