Fagan is the President and CEO of Baltimore Corps, an organization that enlists talent to advance social innovation in Baltimore and establish a citywide agenda for equity and racial justice. Fagan’s firm sense of place in Baltimore came as a result of his parents moving to the area after facing hostility as an interracial couple in the South. Set on addressing the uprootedness and racial injustice he’d experienced, Fagan’s story below gives insight into how he operates Baltimore Corps and his drive for doing so.
Why Baltimore may be an unlikely leader in social innovation
Read how Baltimore Corps is building a network of changemakers in Charm City in this latest article by President & CEO Fagan Harris on The Renewal Project...
B360 is teaching STEM skills through … dirt bikes?
Elevation Awardee Brittany Young talks about B360. (Photo by Stephen Babcock)
Whether it’s in person or on social media, dirt bikes always draw interest in Baltimore.
Growing up in West Baltimore, Brittany Young was one of the many who turned out to watch the riders.
She saw the passion of the people who own the bikes and ride up-close. As an engineer, ...she believes that energy can be used as a vehicle to learn about STEM. Young created B360, which is one of the ventures in the current Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab cohort, to turn the program into reality.
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Elevation Awards' newest grantees
In September, Baltimore Corps kicked off the Community Grants Initiative (aka Elevation Awards), which deployed planning grants and tailored support to residents of West Baltimore who are piloting novel approaches to strengthening their community. Today, Baltimore Corps is proud to announce the addition of four more awardees and their initiatives: Aisha DaCosta-I am Okah!, Kimberly Ellis- Breaking Bread, LLC, Ronald Riddick - Community Grocery, and Shannon Epps - Loads of Love.
To learn more about these incredible individuals and their work, click here.
TouchPoint - Baltimore Corps' new office
Baltimore Corps entered into an innovative partnership with Thread, Invested Impact and The Center for Urban Families with the goals of creating a workforce pipeline and scaling collective social impact by leveraging the strengths of each organization. The organizations plan to work within a model of collaboration where sharing is paramount—sharing resources, information, access to talent, and access to networks, as well as coordinating day-to-day to be able to provide services across constituencies. To efficiently facilitate coordination, staff from all four organizations will be housed at TouchPoint Baltimore. Financially supported by corporate partners Whiting Turner and BGE, this will be the first TouchPoint Center of its kind with the goal of scaling the model citywide and potentially nationally once the efficacy of the model is proven.
