“This veggie lasagna is so fresh and delicious,” said one of the patrons of With Love, Co. A forty- year vegan, the customer told Jacqueline Bellamy-Bey, the owner of With Love, Co., how excited she was to learn that a plant-based eatery had just opened up in Parkville.
The Pitch Competition will feature local business owners competing for up to $500, a panel of judges, and guest speakers Jim Peterson from the Small Business Resource Center and John Brothers from the T. Rowe Price Foundation.
Who gets to be a leader? In Baltimore, community members and social leaders recognized that the nonprofit sector had two issues when it comes to talent development: the qualifications of leadership were not inclusive, and organizations overlooked community members as the most important assets towards addressing the city’s most pressing issues.
Equitable leaders are “more than” their battles, they’re also the devotion they pour into communities and the way that love blossoms into tangible change and dreams within grasp. He was the epitome of the love that can come from growing in Baltimore, and is what love looks like in action.
Thursday, September 26th Baltimore Corps convened a conversation with community, civic and student leaders on the Kirwan Commission. Baltimore Corps C.E.O Fagan Harris welcomed the group and stated the goals of the conversation were to explicitly talk about racial equity and Baltimore city’s strategy in Annapolis.
Congratulations to two Baltimore Corps pioneers: Brian Gerardo (Class One Fellow) and Meryam Boudjemi (our Brand Manager) were both named 2015 Open Society Institute-BaltimoreCommunity Fellows. Read about the entire 2015 class here: announcement. Meryam and Brian are in good company, joining Class One Baltimore Corps Fellow and 2011 Baltimore Community Fellow, Jill Pardini.
For more on their specific projects, you can visit the OSI profile pages for both Meryam and Brian.
"Legal observers are not going to curtail police brutality. They can, however, weaken the smoke-screening that deters revolutionary progress against it."
Sarah MacFadden, Class Two Fellow, explains why, in the age of smartphone videos, legal observers remain vital players in holding law enforcement accountable. Read the full piece on the Huffington Post:
Today's edition of The Huffington Post's new original show, "Now What With Ryan Duffy," focuses on organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for people here in Baltimore.
The episode, called "Rebuilding Baltimore," features our own Fagan Harris, Sarah Hemminger (Thread) and Chris Wilson (Barclay Investment Corporation).
Watch the episode here: Rebuilding Baltimore
"It is not hard to explain why the nation's focus has shifted so staggeringly towards STEM given the global stakes, the opportunities, and the fundamental shift in how we as a country are doing business. What is difficult, however, is capturing this tidal force of resources and energy in an equitable fashion that will provide the best outcomes for all youth."
Paul Mincarelli, Baltimore Corps Fellow at the Maryland Out of School Time Network, kicks off our Fellows' blog collection with this piece in the Huffington Post:
On October 23rd, Play More B'More led the construction of three playgrounds across the city. The three builds took place at Gilmor Elementary, LIGHT Health and Wellness and Tench Tilghman Elementary. Each site drew over 200 volunteers who not only helped build the playgrounds, but also constructed benches, painted murals and sidewalks, and landscaped around the sites. Read more about the builds in the Baltimore Sun:
Playgrounds play healing role in Baltimore neighborhoods
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