Reverend Dr. Tijuana Hayes leads Dudley Heights neighborhood outreach, urges residents to get involved

Reverend Dr. Tijuana Hayes, an associate minister at Mount Pleasant Christian Church and the chaplain for the Dudley Heights Neighborhood Association, told Talk City Greensboro that community service has shaped her life since adolescence. "I've been acting and involved in the community since age 14," Hayes said, crediting family mentors including her grandmother Elizabeth Alexander and educator May Cynthia Lee.

Hayes described the neighborhood association's role in coordinating monthly meetings, bringing in resource providers and preserving local history. She said the association meets the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Yvonne Johnson Women's Center near Barber Park and encouraged neighbors to attend to stay informed and help shape neighborhood priorities.