CBRE, a full-service real estate company, closed for a day last month to volunteer for Operation New Hope, a local nonprofit that works to revitalize and sustain economically and ethnically diverse communities in and around Historic Springfield.
CBRE employees spent the day mowing, weeding, delivering flowers in and around the Eastside and replanting the Eastside Community Garden, the only fresh and organic option for neighborhood residents.
As the world’s largest commercial real estate services company, CBRE is committed to fulfilling its role as a responsible corporate citizen by supporting and adding value to the communities in which its employees live and work.
“We are always excited for the opportunity to get out and in the neighborhoods we serve,” said Robert Ownby, Operation New Hope housing development manager.
“It makes more of an impact when a great community partner like CBRE lends a hand,” he said.
Established in 1999, Operation New Hope is a nonprofit, community-based organization. Its mission is to revitalize urban communities through economically sustainable programs that positively impact the lives of the traditionally underprivileged and disenfranchised. Operation New Hope created and administers two major initiatives: affordable housing (ONH Development program) and re-entry services (Ready4Work program).