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.
In cities across the nation, nonprofits that hire or train community members to intervene when gun violence or retaliation is likely to occur are hard at work, even during the coronavirus pandemic.
Concentrated poverty, persistent racial segregation and discriminatory hiring, housing and education practices have contributed to higher unemployment rates in Baltimore City compared to the rest of Maryland — especially among African Americans. Learn more about efforts to strengthen the city's workforce development efforts.
In late 2019, Baltimore City Public Schools began to educate staff about racial equity and the historic barriers that students of color have faced. The work is part of a broader district policy — adopted in June 2019 — that aims to implement an equity framework, in which officials work to remedy systemic issues that affect students of color.
Baltimore-area funders are again joining to offer grant funding to nonprofits to provide high-quality educational and recreational programs for city youth in summer 2020. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2019.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, together with Community Wealth Partners, has launched a new leadership program that helps young people in Baltimore gain the skills needed to create self-sufficient, sustainable nonprofits.
Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, talks with Cheryl Washington, president and CEO of East Baltimore Development Inc., a nonprofit charged with overseeing the transformation of a disinvested neighborhood in Baltimore. Their conversation explores how the community has evolved so far, how residents shaped the project in unexpected ways and what other cities should know about tackling large-scale urban renewal work.
