The Front Lines of Social Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore City
In partnership with the White House and Aspen Institute, Baltimore Corps convened local change makers and national leaders for an evening of conversation at the White House. Featuring remarks from Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and presentations by some of Baltimore's most promising innovators, watch the video of event:
The Front Lines of Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore City
Or read this recap on the White House Blog by Broderick Johnson (Assistant to the President, Cabinet Secretary, and Chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force) and Walter Isaacson (President and CEO of the Aspen Institute):
Baltimore Sun: Bringing Baltimore together
"A city where everyone thrives will be defined, in part, by what we build together: the relationships, communities and institutions that break from our history to tap everyone's potential. It will also be defined by what we change, repair or even tear down: systems that hurt and divide by perpetuating generations of injustice."
- Baltimore Corps CEO Fagan Harris, Thread Co-Founder and CEO Sarah Hemminger, and The Shelter Foundation President Mark Joseph on bringing Baltimore together.
Read the full op-ed in The Sun: Bringing Baltimore together
Educator champions the importance of tech innovation for city youth
“We want Baltimore City youth to blow everybody out of the water with their talent, their ideas and their ability to be just as good as students who have had incredible access to opportunity their entire lives.” - Charlotte James, Baltimore Corps Fellow at Code in the Schools
Read (and watch the video) about Charlotte's work to close the digital divide for Baltimore City youth on ABC2:
Educator champions the importance of tech innovation for city youth
Wanted: more black and Latino doctors
Our Visionary Cause Leaders at MERIT (Medical Education Resource Initiative for Teens) were featured on Marketplace Business news today. Listen to the full story here to learn how MERIT is working to eliminate health care disparities by transforming under-represented high school students into health care leaders: