Enhancing Leaders and Racial Equity in Baltimore City Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools’ REACH Fellowship seeks to develop leaders who can champion long-term changes that realize equitable outcomes for students.
Baltimore City Public Schools’ REACH Fellowship seeks to develop leaders who can champion long-term changes that realize equitable outcomes for students.
Grad2Careers — an initiative supported by various public systems and private funders, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation — aims to connect young Baltimoreans to free job training, credentials and a career path.
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Fusion Partnerships — a Baltimore nonprofit funded in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation — has modified its approach to better identify and meet the changing needs of the community.
In Baltimore, many adult learners encountered challenges when the COVID-19 pandemic forced their workforce training and education programs to move online. As a result, the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition’s (BDEC) Tech Support Hotline stepped in to provide valuable technical support to keep learners engaged.
Over the last several years, the Casey Foundation has supported community-led efforts to prevent violence and promote healing locally. In addition, Casey has invested in national networks that are treating this issue as an urgent public health matter.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, grantees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Atlanta and Baltimore — the Foundation’s two civic sites — are helping young people and families address the resulting educational, employment and social pressures they’re facing.
In Elev8’s hometown of Baltimore, a disproportionate share of these families live in Black communities and include young people participating in remote learning and programming. To bridge this digital divide, the nonprofit has taken matters into its own hands.
On Sept. 15, young leaders from 14 organizations in Baltimore will begin learning about building sustainable, self-sufficient nonprofits and initiatives. Read to learn about the six-month program, now in its second year.
Investment in Baltimore is highly concentrated in ways that reinforce historic racial and economic inequality. In a new report, read how one major community development project has boosted capital flowing into a largely Black community in the city’s east side.
The Baltimore Health Corps aims to employ 300 Baltimoreans to trace potential COVID-19 infections and coordinate care for those who contract the disease. Learn more about the initiative.
