Baltimore Corps Fellow Charlotte James delivered a presentation at AlterConf, in Washington D.C. Watch her full presentation, "Creating diverse spaces of opportunity in the tech sector," below:
Afro: Innovative Baltimore Youth, Innovative Baltimore City
"We must prepare our students to meet the demands of the modern work world while simultaneously pushing companies to employ the scores of untapped locals." - Charlotte James
Charlotte is the Baltimore Corps Fellow at Code in the Schools. Read her full op-ed in The Afro below:
Innovative Baltimore Youth, Innovative Baltimore City
Brian Gerardo Awarded $60k Grant for Work with City Youth
Brian Gerardo, Class One Fellow and Carey Business School Alum, earned this write-up for his work as Executive Director of the Baltimore Dance Crews Project. Brian received the grant as part of the Open Society Institute 2015 Community Fellowship program. Read the full story here:
http://carey.jhu.edu/about/news/carey-graduate-awarded-60k-grant-for-work-with-city-youth
The 'Cure' to Ending Violence in Baltimore
"In essence, violence has been fundamentally misdiagnosed and therefore the response across all sectors has not been sufficient to heal communities." -- Matan Zeimer
In this featured post on the The Aspen Institute Idea Blog, Matan examines how health-informed approaches are yielding some of the most effective strategies in curbing violence.
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/blog/cure-ending-violence-baltimore