In the three years since the former State Superintendent's namesake leadership institute was founded at Towson University, it has welcomed about 2,700 participants from various local organizations.
There was a time when Adashi briefly flirted with quitting music altogether to become a full-time activist. Then he realized that he could do both.
With a warm, inquisitive style, her writing focuses on the overlooked stories of Black, brown, and queer artists, as does her curatorial work.
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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.
The assistant curator at the National Aquarium co-founded a nonprofit that provides professional networks, career resources, and scholarship opportunities.
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.
Educating children with depth, imagination and purpose.
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.
As TurnAround’s senior manager of community engagement and training, Evans helps the community identify signs of abuse and support those affected.
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.
The family grief support center offers peer groups, workshops, community outreach, and Camp Erin—the largest national summer bereavement program for youth.
Downtown Sailing Center celebrates 30 years of connecting sailors with the water.
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.
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.
The lifelong dog lover facilities a support group for those grieving the loss of a pet.
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.
From traffic signal optimization to trash in roadways, Faith Leach is strengthening the systems put in place for municipal work.
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.
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.
How the Orioles broadcaster is supporting kids who are struggling with dyslexia.
The Baltimore County native aims to help local youth explore and embrace the possibilities. The “yes and” of life.
The executive director of UBalt's Center for Criminal Justice Reform addresses inequities to ultimately make communities safer.
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.
Her Catonsville nonprofit, Women of Valor, provides food, housing, child-care assistance, trauma-informed support, and workforce training for victims of domestic violence.