I grew up in Dundalk. It’s very similar to Hampden where you had a bunch of jobs and industry that went away. So when I opened a business here, I immediately related to the community. The people that have lived…
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#EveryStoryCounts – Ken Tozzi
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…
#EveryStoryCounts – Inez Robb + Roxane Prettyman
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.…
#EveryStoryCounts – Roxane Prettyman
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…
#EveryStoryCounts – Inez Robb
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…
Sustainability Town Hall 2017 on 4.18.17
Join the Baltimore Office of Sustainability, our partners, and like-minded citizens on Tuesday, April 18th from 6-8pm at the American Brewery building (1701 N. Gay St.) for our Annual Sustainability Town Hall! We need your help to review our updated…
#EveryStoryCounts – Brian Arnold
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…
Leaders Work to Reduce Waste at the Baltimore Beyond Plastic Youth Summit
Shout out to Claire Wayner and Mercedes Thompson for their tireless work to reduce plastic! In their roles as Baltimore Community Foundation interns working out of the Office of Sustainability, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Seniors Claire Wayner and Mercedes Thompson have…
#EveryStoryCounts – Noah Smock
We would like to thank this follower of the #EveryStoryCounts Campaign for submitting a wonderful story on Noah Smock’s behalf: As the Executive Director of the Baltimore Community ToolBank (BCT), Noah is privy to a pretty unique purview of Baltimore:…
#EveryStoryCounts – Fabiola Lopez
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…