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Local Tech Luminary Rebecca Rosenberg Created an App to Help People with Low Vision
The founder of ReBokeh—“like a photo-editing app for real life”—shines a light on Baltimore’s thriving tech scene.
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Author Carole Boston Weatherford is Reclaiming Maryland History
This year’s One Maryland One Book pick—Weatherford's novel-in-verse titled 'Kin: Rooted in Hope'—celebrates generations of Black excellence.
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News & Community
Seema D. Iyer is Improving Local Neighborhoods One Micro-Metric at a Time
Annual report by the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance aims to address community problems head on.
Business & Development
Garrick R. Good Works to Meet Baltimore’s Affordable Housing Needs
Executive director of the North East Housing Initiative provides permanently affordable housing using a community land trust model.
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Top Agents 2025
Here are the Greater Baltimore area’s top selling individual real estate agents, grouped by four tiers based on their 2024 annual sales volume, as reported by their brokers.
Education & Family
Laurie Rosen Helps Local Mothers Make a Difference
Moms on a Mission founder gives moms the chance to “have fun, give back, and socialize,” without any pressure.
Education & Family
Ateira Griffin Has Become a Local Champion for Single Mothers
In 2016, Griffin founded Building Our Nation’s Daughters to work on effective communication between Black single mothers and their daughters.
Arts & Culture
GameChanger: Alanah Nichole Davis
Cultural worker, MICA alumnus, and former nurse technician established a fund for artists in the wake of the pandemic.
Business & Development
Grace Lee of Maryland New Directions Helps Jobseekers Find Meaningful Employment
For the past 14 years, Lee has led the 48-year-old organization, which aims to provide jobseekers with specialized career training and no-cost employment coaching.
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Reimaging Trauma Care
A first-of-its-kind Masters in Trauma Sciences will educate Baltimore’s next-gen healthcare workers and changemakers.
News & Community
This Nonprofit Helps Folks Find Independence Through Service Dogs
Canine Companions for Independence matches people with disabilities with skilled service dogs—free of charge.
News & Community
How These Baltimore Business Partners Kept Utilities on for Neighbors in Need
Neil Sweren and Scott Eisgrau raised $75,000 to assist households that were in danger of imminent shut-offs during the pandemic.
Health & Wellness
Troy Staton’s Network of Barber Shops and Salons Brings Wellness Resources to Communities
More Than a Shop founder discusses the organization and how he was able to transform trauma into activism.
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Give Baltimore 2025
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 others. We are pleased to again have Maryland Nonprofits, which provides start-up assistance, legal and consulting advice, advocacy, and professional training for the state’s 37,000 nonprofits, as our partner on this guide. There are many meaningful organizations where you can put your charitable dollars to work for the greatest good in the region. We hope this guide gives you both information and inspiration for your philanthropic journey.
Science & Technology
GameChanger: Christine Chen
We catch up with the James Webb Space Telescope Science Policy Group Lead Astronomer.
News & Community
GameChanger: John Huffington
We catch up with the Director of Business Development for Kinetic Capital.
Food & Drink
Kooper’s Owner Patrick Russell is a Model for Supporting Others in Need
We talk to the owner of Kooper's and Slainte about his acts of kindness throughout the pandemic.
Health & Wellness
This Duo Tackles Addiction Through a Long-Term Continuum of Care
Zach Snitzer and Sam Bierman launched the Maryland Addiction Recovery Center as a long-term model of care that breaks through the most common barriers leading to relapse.
Food & Drink
Maryland Food Bank President Wants to Solve Food Insecurity for Good
As the state recovers from last year’s economic setbacks, MFB continues to tackle the root causes of the issue.
Science & Technology
Catalyte Shows How Investing in People Works for Everyone in the Long Run
Baltimore-based tech company trains software developers from non-traditional backgrounds.
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Dawod Thomas Cultivates Change for Inner City Youth
My Father’s Plan teaches kids respect for themselves, others, and the neighborhood they live in.
News & Community
ShareBaby is Baltimore’s De Facto Free Diaper Bank
To date, the organization has raised enough money to buy and distribute more than 4.5 million diapers and 1.3 million other childcare items across Baltimore.
Food & Drink
How the Owner of Jimmy’s Famous Seafood Helped Keep Baltimore Restaurants and Bars Alive
John Minadakis' Famous Fund has raised roughly $480,000 (and counting) that’s been split among dozens of spots decimated by the pandemic.
Food & Drink
Jill Rippey’s Lunch Mission, Simple Sacrifice, is From the Heart
The service project that Rippey started when she was 12 years old continues to serve those in need.
