The Mayor’s Snow Shoveling Service for Elders (65 and Older) & the Disabled
who are unable to clear their own public sidewalks
& Shoveling Jobs for Youth, ages 14 – 21
To sign up for the free shoveling of public sidewalks
and to apply for shoveling jobs for next winter,
please call 311
The City is currently taking applications:
1. From residents 65 and older or with disabilities who need help clearing snow and request to have their public sidewalks regularly shoveled for free this coming winter; and,
2. From youth ages 14-21 who are applying for City paid jobs to do this senior citizen snow shoveling all next winter.
For this snow shoveling program, eligible households and the youth providing services will be recruited from the same quadrants of the City. That way, youths will ideally be neighbors who are able to walk to their assignments in the snow and become well known to the elderly and disabled residents being served. Because of liability, the City cannot fund the clearing of private steps or sidewalks leading to front doors, although the elders may decide to work out a private arrangement for shoveling their private property.
If you run into trouble applying, please contact me at
SUBJECT LINE: SNOW SHOVELING.
This initiative is well worth organizing. It connects our elders and youth in positive ways which contribute to closing the generation gap in neighborhoods across Baltimore City.
