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Arts Every Day Prioritizes Equitable Access to the Arts in Baltimore City Schools
Executive director Julia Di Bussolo works to ensure students have all of the resources they need to be artists, leaders, advocates, makers, and supporters of the arts.
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Jennie Janssen is Expanding Access for Minorities in Aquarium and Zoo Science
The assistant curator at the National Aquarium co-founded a nonprofit that provides professional networks, career resources, and scholarship opportunities.
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Arts & Culture
Katie Pumphrey Reflects on Her Epic Swim and How the Water Influences Her Art
In June, the marathon swimmer and multidisciplinary artist set a record as the first person to ever complete a 24-mile, open water swim from Sandy Point State Park to the Baltimore Harbor.
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Meet the Brains Behind Baltimore’s Popular Anti-Animal-Abuse Campaign
Now an expanded nonprofit, Show Your Soft Side began as an awareness campaign in the Baltimore Public School system featuring posters of sports stars with their pets.
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Angeles Evans’ “Very Purposeful Journey” to End Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence
As TurnAround’s senior manager of community engagement and training, Evans helps the community identify signs of abuse and support those affected.
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Baltimore Weddings Readers Poll 2024
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Arts & Culture
Our Exit Interview with The Walters’ Outgoing Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander
Under her direction, the museum launched innovative exhibits, shed light on the Walters family’s difficult history, navigated through COVID, and unionized its staff—with Marciari-Alexander becoming a pillar of the city’s arts scene along the way.
Education & Family
Grief Support Programs at Roberta’s House Let Children Heal at Their Own Pace
The family grief support center offers peer groups, workshops, community outreach, and Camp Erin—the largest national summer bereavement program for youth.
Health & Wellness
Paul Bollinger Helps Individuals With Disabilities Experience the Joy of Sailing
The president and CEO of Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating—a lifelong boater who founded the Wounded Warrior Sailing Regatta in Annapolis—discusses the organization's work.
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Amy Greensfelder Facilitates Free Mental Healthcare for Any Marylander in Need
The executive director for Pro Bono Counseling oversees a team that matches residents with limited or no health insurance to an appropriate counselor for free ongoing therapy sessions.
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Get to Know the GameChanger: Karen Klima
The lifelong dog lover facilities a support group for those grieving the loss of a pet.
Sports
Volo Kids Foundation Emphasizes the Power of Play
The now-national organization has grown from a small free flag football league in Herring Run to over 45,000 kids playing multiple sports under the guidance of almost 10,000 volunteers.
News & Community
Baltimore City’s Chief Administrator Aims to Keep the City Running Smoothly
From traffic signal optimization to trash in roadways, Faith Leach is strengthening the systems put in place for municipal work.
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Give Baltimore 2024
Welcome to our annual Give Baltimore guide, a resource for charitable organizations to share their missions and invite the generous support of Baltimore’s readers. Here we profile area nonprofits addressing the pressing needs of social justice, equity, climate change, food insecurity, and many other mission areas.
Health & Wellness
The Holistic Life Foundation is Changing Lives, One Yoga Breath at a Time
For more than 20 years, the co-founders have introduced local youth and adults to mindfulness practices that help them cope with stress, anger, and emotional traumas.
Health & Wellness
Family Photographer Jillian Mills Provides Keepsakes for the Bereaved
While Mills acknowledges that her black-and-white bereavement photos—for families who lost a newborn or experienced a stillbirth—are not for every family, for some, it can be incredibly healing.
Sports
Get to Know the GameChanger: Brett Hollander
How the Orioles broadcaster is supporting kids who are struggling with dyslexia.
Arts & Culture
‘SNL’ Actress Ego Nwodim Brings Improv to Baltimore Schoolchildren
The Baltimore County native aims to help local youth explore and embrace the possibilities. The “yes and” of life.
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Heather Warnken Advocates for Marginalized Baltimoreans Harmed by the System
The executive director of UBalt's Center for Criminal Justice Reform addresses inequities to ultimately make communities safer.
News & Community
Get to Know the GameChanger: Hyesook Chung
The president of the Baltimore Civic Fund spearheads everyday services like pothole repair and snow cleanup, as well as larger projects like regional recycling efforts and bridging the digital divide.
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Teniola Akinwuntan is Removing Barriers for Women Facing Adversity
Her Catonsville nonprofit, Women of Valor, provides food, housing, child-care assistance, trauma-informed support, and workforce training for victims of domestic violence.
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In the Wake of Key Bridge Collapse, Pastor Rashad Singletary Let His Faith Guide Him
When the bridge came town on that fateful Tuesday, the pastor at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in nearby Turner Station sprang into action to unite the community.
