Demaune Millard, Interim President & CEO On my first day on the job as Interim President & CEO, my first appointment was an important one that I didn’t take lightly. I was a guest reader to an amazing group of young scholars at Collington Square Elementary/Middle School. The invitation was from the Freedom School, inspired […]
Bekah Carmichael, Manager of People & Culture Sherrelle Showell, People & Culture Assistant Here at Family League, we often say that every Community School is the hub of the community in which it’s located. We are the People & Culture team here, handling recruitment and hiring functions, and we recently completed a project that proves […]
Megan Luse, Project Coordinator of Quality Improvment During a visit to Hilton Elementary School (a Community School), I watched 4th grade scholars participating in an out-of-school-time (OST) program operated by one of our lead agencies, Child First Authority, Inc., practice their skills in forensic science by dissecting owl pellets. Using their previous knowledge about owls, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jonathon Rondeau, President & CEO The new year promises to bring all of us many new challenges as well as many new opportunities. We’re redoubling our efforts to bring timely, useful and even inspiring information and stories to all our partners and stakeholders on a regular basis. Now more than ever, we’re committed to collaborating […]
