Health Partners
This organization operates in 70 schools and meets families basic and nutritional needs during times of hardship.
What is the Maryland Food Bank? (Partner @ Edmondson-Westside, Highlandtown 215, Johnston Square, SWAA, Lois T. Murray)
This public office provides strategies and information for the care and support of homeless families.
What is the The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS)? (Partner @ Collington Square; can support all schools)
This is a local nonprofit that provides arts focused programming for students; they have a large summer program (SALA) and are also a community school lead agency.
Who is Arts for Learning? (Collington Square)
Every community or neighborhood in the city has this type of partner, and schools can be members and participate in their meetings. They've provided resources and volunteers to support students, families, and schools.
What is a community or neighborhood association? (Sample partners: Collington Square Neighborhood Association, Johnston Square Rebuild, Riverside Park, Westport CEDC)
This private educational institution is one of the largest in Baltimore City providing social, health and financial support to schools and communities. For schools in this cohort they provide mental health and family engagement services.
What is John Hopkins University? (Thomas Johnson and Westport)
Students can't see what they need to learn without the resource provided by this partner.
What is Vision for Baltimore? (Partner @ Collington Square, Highlandtown 215, Johnston Square, Margaret Brent, SWAA, Thomas Johnson; Edmondson-Westside has New Vision)
This mayoral office works to support Baltimore's neighborhoods, participates in collective impact initiatives alongside local community organizations, and coordinates community safety efforts.
What is the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement? (SWAA)
This nonprofit runs multiple out-of-school time (OST) programs; if they're your lead agency you may receive a pass to their centers where you can focus on physical fitness, wellness, sports, and swimming.
Who is the Y of Central MD? (Partner @ Johnston Square and Lois T. Murray)
Most schools in Baltimore City have this type of partner, and we are grateful for their "faith" in our students and families.
What are neighborhood churches? (Partners @ Cecil, Edmondson-Westside, Margaret Brent, SWAA, Highlandtown 215, Johnston Square, Thomas Johnson, Westport)
This benefit launched in 1939 as a way to connect struggling farmers and undernourished families---it continues to be used to close gaps in monthly grocery expenses.
What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? (Highlandtown 215)
This organization works to address student hunger when school is not in session.
What is Weekend Backpacks? (Partner @ Collington Square, Lois T. Murray, Thomas Johnson, Cecil, Margaret Brent, SWAA)
This mayoral office provides resources to Baltimore residents to ensure they are connected to the workforce and succeeding at their careers. They place Grad Coaches in City Schools, and collaborate on the Grads 2 Careers program.
What is MOED - The Mayor's Office of Employment Development? (Partner @ Lois. T. Murray, Edmondson-Westside)
This program provides Baltimore City residents ages 14–21 paid work opportunities where they earn money while gaining workforce skills and experience
What is Youthworks Baltimore? (Partner @ Lois T. Murray)
This faith based organization incorporated in 1938 offers supportive programing for children, families and community including meal services, shelter and case management.
Who is Catholic Charities? (SWAA)
This long-standing organization provides immigrant and multi-lingual communities with social, legal and educational support including Adult ESOL Classes.
Who is CASA? (Fallstaff, Highlandtown 215, Westport)
You can smile confidently for the camera after getting screenings from this school partner.
What is the Mobile Dentist? Smiles Dentist (Smiles: SWAA, Margaret Brent, Johnston Square, Collington Square; UMD School of Dentistry: Fallstaff and Lois T. Murray)
One of the oldest continuously operating public agencies in the United States, formed in 1793 when the governor appointed the city's first officers in response to a yellow fever outbreak in the Fells Point neighborhood.
What is the Baltimore City Health Department? (Partner @ Collington Square, Eager Street, Fallstaff, Highlandtown 215, Lois T. Murray, SWAA)
A nonprofit organization creating safe learning spaces through programming and collaboration focused on strategies and disciplines of the game of chess to teach life skills, discipline, leadership, and responsibility.
Who is Board Room Chess? (Partner @ Edmondson-Westside HS)
This HBCU partners with multiple schools throughout Baltimore, including ones that are outside of their "mile". They've provided interns for afterschool, technology for students, and mentors.
What is Morgan State University? (Collington Square, Lois T. Murray, Margaret Brent)
This trade school provides free cosmetic services for children
What is the Baltimore Beauty and Barber School? (Collington and SWAA)
This partner helps prevent the spread of communicable diseases ensuring students don't miss school because they're sick. They support a limited number of schools in northwest Baltimore.
What is LifeBridge Health's Mobile Vaccine Van (Fallstaff EMS)
This public program operates five community-based CAP centers that administer the city’s energy, water and rental assistance programs and collaborate across the community to connect families to the resources they need to move toward financial stability.
Who is the Baltimore City Community Action Partnership (Mayors Office of Children and Family Success)? (Partners @ Westport)
This non-profit runs trauma-informed programs that meet youth where they are, supporting their physical wellbeing, academic progress leading towards college and/or career readiness while playing the most popular sport amongst youth.
Who is Soccer Without Borders? (Highlandtown 215)
This small but mighty team provides support for community school coordinators, Lead Agencies, school staff (including principals) to ensure that the Community School Strategy is implemented compliantly and strategically.
Who is the Community Schools Team at City Schools?
This nonprofit is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve economic and personal independence through reliable transportation and workforce development.
What is Vehicles for Change? (Margaret Brent)