The Ninth Street Business and Property Owners Association Incorporated, (The Ninth Street Association), founded in 1999, is comprised of Shaw business and property owners along the 9th Street corridor, and friends of the Shaw community. The Ninth Street Association’s mission is to increase the visibility and improve the economic vitality of the Shaw Community through: (1) enhancing awareness of the Shaw’s historical significance; (2) providing venues of advertisement for area merchants and organizations providing services to the community; (3) providing opportunities for educational development for area youth; (4) encouraging participation in community outreach programs; (5) addressing problems, issues and concerns of area businesses and residents; (6) fostering partnerships between residents and area businesses; (7) fostering recognition and preservation of a community that has been home to some of the “Giants” of American History, and; (8) serving to solicit private and public sector partnerships with neighborhood based businesses to generate additional business growth.

To become a member, simply download the membership application (PDF format) and mail it in.
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