Lorem ipsum dolor que ist Investing City Funds on Behalf of Baltimore’s Children and Youth We are pleased to share Family League’s FY17 investment maps, which show how the funds entrusted to us by the Mayor and City Council are invested in Baltimore’s children, youth, and families. On March 29, the City’s FY18 preliminary […]
Shamoyia Gardiner, Policy Associate & Matt Quinlan, Policy Specialist We are the Policy Team here at Family League, and we’ve worked hard this year to ensure that lawmakers were well informed about the needs and concerns facing Baltimore City youth and families. While compromise is always part of the legislative process, we’re happy to report that many bills addressing issues we care about will now become […]
Dear Friends, The 437th legislative session is now over! Family League was proud to provide testimony and support for numerous bills addressing the needs of Baltimore’s children and families, which the Maryland General Assembly passed this year. We’re proud of our Policy Team, Matt Quinlan and Shamoyia Gardiner, who spent countless hours in Annapolis, helping […]
View in your browser Lorem ipsum dolor que ist Legislative Review State Legislation: SB230 | Maryland Healthy Working Families Act After many amendment proposals and hours of debate, the Senate passed the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act by a vote of 29-18. While Governor Hogan has indicated that he will veto […]
Adeatoyshe “Ade” Heru, Instructional Designer/Trainer Recently, I had the pleasure of getting to meet and instruct some of our community’s most civic-minded and forward thinking members. Family League of Baltimore recently kicked off its review process for the Summer Funding Collaborative. This meant setting a lot of wheels in motion, specifically training and onboarding our […]
Lorem ipsum dolor que ist The Legislative Week in Review State Legislation: Children of Incarcerated Parents SB853 Maryland Equal Access to Food Act of 2017 (3/9, Senate Finance Committee, 1 pm) Family League submitted testimony in favor of the Senate version of a bill that would repeal the year-long waiting […]
Jazmyn Covington, Program Coordinator This month, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of the Governor’s Young Reader’s Program in Baltimore City. The program delivers a free book every month to any Baltimore family with children from infancy through age four. It’s a great way to introduce very young kids to the joys of reading and storytelling. Part […]
View in your browser Lorem ipsum dolor que ist The Legislative Week in Review HB425– Suspensions and Expulsions (2/14, Ways and Means Committee, 1 pm) Family League submitted testimony in support of the elimination of suspensions and expulsions for prekindergarten students, citing negative educational and long-term outcomes for the students disciplined in that manner. Additionally, […]
Alicia Joynes, Program Director of Youth Partnerships This week at Patterson High School, 121 students participated in assemblies—one for young women, one for young men—designed to help empower under-represented youth, including youth who are underperforming and are at risk or have been involved with the juvenile justice system. This was the second in a series […]
Lorem ipsum dolor que ist You are the “Community” in Baltimore’s Community Schools! Last October, Baltimore City Schools formally adopted a new regulation to strengthen the framework supporting our Community Schools and identify the best ways to collaborate going forward. This is a positive step in the right direction for current and future Community […]
