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I grew up loving baseball. It taught me how to win, how to lose, how to lead, and how to follow. It taught me humility and patience — skills that I wanted my students to understand and build on. So…

Inez Robb: When the City came to us about creating a Resiliency Hub — where people can go to get what they need in the face of all kinds of hardship — I thought this church would be a perfect place.…

I’m a life-long resident of Sandtown-Winchester, a mother, and a Ravens fan of course! When I was growing up, my mother was always helping our community. So when I had my daughter, I started looking for ways I could do…

Everybody who knows me, knows that I say it like it is. I don’t care if you’re in Roland Park, Canton, Harbor East, or Sandtown-Winchester, you should treat everybody the same. The bottom line is love. We have got to…

The first time we couldn’t believe it. We were standing on the other side of the bank while the flood was happening, just hysterical. We came back here the next morning and opened the door on this complete ruin. Then…

Español In my case, I don’t speak English. I’ve been invited to attend community meetings with the police, even meetings where I knew there’d be translation. But I didn’t dare. Why? Because I know I’m going to be the only…

Español I had never been in any group but I thought it was important to do something for our Latino community. There are many issues we face and I saw the need to educate ourselves and inform others. I knew…

Español I’m from Mexico and I’ve lived here in Baltimore City for eleven years. We started our group to make our concerns public, to have a voice. Whatever happens in our community, Latinos have always remained silent because of fear,…

Español The truth is it’s very important to have a way to communicate in your own language. I’ve been to many meetings of neighborhood associations who want to reach the Latino community. But even if they have information in Spanish,…

Español Consuelo Correa: For me, the most frustrating thing is when someone comes with a need and you can’t help. Say they’re sick and they don’t know where to go, you can’t speak English fluently and you have no information.…