Become a Member of the HVMA

Over 120 merchants/businesses work together in the Hampden Village Merchants Association (HVMA) to make Hampden the most attractive and customer-friendly atmosphere for shopping, dining and finding professional services.

Local merchant members work together to promote and support all of Hampden's businesses. Members of the HVMA work collectively to:

·         coordinate cooperative advertising at a significant savings

·         attract highly successful media coverage

·         produce a promotional brochure with map, history of Hampden and member business listings

·         help establish the Hampden Shuttlebug bus service that provides convenient transportation in and around Hampden

·         expand parking space

·         attract new businesses

·         work with Baltimore City officials on quality-of-life issues such as city services, zoning, and policing

Membership includes:

·   free listing in the Hampden brochure (last year we printed 30,000 color brochures)

·   free supply of Hampden brochures to hand out to customers/patrons

·   calendar listings on our events page

·   free listing on our Web site, visited by over 50,000 people last year

·   inclusion on our MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/shophampden).

Monthly Meetings

HVMA's monthly meetings promote a vital sense of community in which problems and solutions can be shared in a supportive atmosphere. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 9:00 am in the Hampden Family Center located at 1104 W. 36th Street.

Become a Member

Join today and start reaping the fabulous benefits of exclusive membership in the Hampden Village Merchants Association and Hampden Village Main Street.  

Download the Membership Application (pdf) on the left side-bar.