I live in East Baltimore City. I am part of the neighborhood association, lead Epic Church Outreach in this area, and love my neighborhood. When Covid closings began, I never thought it was going to go more than a few…
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#EveryStoryCounts — Monica Lapenta
BACFAD (Be a Chef for a Day) is a healthy eating program that teaches all people of all ages to cook healthy meals and create a food budget; our students learn cooking skills while absorbing valuable information about diet and…
Office of Sustainability Internship Opportunity
The Baltimore Office of Sustainability is currently seeking up to two part-time interns to work with us (5-16 hours/week) this fall on two (2) separate projects. The intern positions will be fully remote. The Sustainability Data and Metrics Intern will…
#EveryStoryCounts – Sabrina Martin
I went to school for mental health and addiction counseling, so my passion was to work with adverse populations. I have a son with special needs and then I had a son with substance use concerns. I’ve worked with the…
Summer 2020 Interns and Fellows!
Throughout the Summer of 2020, the Office of Sustainability was fortunate enough to work with 3 Fellows–Jessica Flynn, Bryan Thomson, and Favour Okhuevbie–and YouthWorks Intern Zaniya Williams. The rest of the Planning Department also had 3 additional fellows–Tiaira Robinson, Jeremy…
#EveryStoryCounts – Torbin Green
I started volunteering at St. Francis Neighborhood Center in 2013 and then a few months later, there was a position that opened up and I was so impressed with what was going on, I wanted to be part of the…
National Museum opening doors again
Go out on a limb – that’s where the fruit is. And just raise cain. Clouds are free they come and go as they please. Let’s put some happy little bushes on the other side now.
Nature Nurtures Symposium Recap
On March 7, 2020, the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) team held its Nature Nurtures Symposium to provide Trauma-Informed Care trainings, workshops on integrating nature into daily practices, youth stories, and networking opportunities to its attendees. The event, held at Digital Harbor High School, was attended by 159 members…
FEMA Extends Grace Period for Flood Insurance Renewal Premiums
FEMA continues to take proactive steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic. To help serve its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) customers who may be experiencing financial hardships, the agency is extending the grace period to renew flood insurance policies from…
#EveryStoryCounts – Farmer Chippy
[The choice to share this interview in the speaker’s dialect is his own.] I’m an Ital Man from Trinidad & Tobago, coming from the Caribbean, picking herbs and veggies from yuh back yard is a normal thing. Either yuh get…