Properties of Merit™ Programs

The basis of Properties of Merit ™ programs is that better maintained properties, public spaces, neighborhoods and communities deliver a higher quality of life to communities and their residents. Giving citizens the opportunity to easily become stakeholders without requiring undue investment of time or money, also grows the human infrastructure needed to accomplish the slow and often frustrating work of transforming and enhancing communities.

Click here to see the principles that make Properties of Merit™ programs a success.

Currently, POM™ has three programs that communities can access to help solve some of their more persistent problems:

• POM™ Awards Programs – reward and recognize property owners that maintain their properties in an outstanding fashion, encouraging them to continue high levels of property maintenance and inspiring other property owners to do the same.
• POM™ Service Corps – partner with community organizations, community residents and municipal departments to coordinate volunteer manpower for ongoing litter and debris cleanups, and tree and perennial plantings on Saturdays and/or Sundays throughout the year. Focus on chronic distressed areas for no less than three years to assist in the transformation of challenged areas over time.
• POM™ Construction Companies – partner with local businesses to provide materials, expertise and other resources to student-led companies within schools, assisting students and faculty in renovating their schools and grounds.