The 70-year-old Melissa Pierce School was deeded over to a new nonprofit, the Melissa Pierce Project, which is raising money to turn the former school into a multipurpose center “to help educate, elevate and empower Joppa residents.”
Joppa community leader Shalondria Galimore founded the nonprofit. Dallas Habitat turned the property over to the Melissa Pierce Project during the Joppa Juneteenth celebration Saturday.
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