- MLK Speaker: It’s Time for Action, Not Just DreamsIn UMB Black History Month Celebration keynote, Lawrence Brown says Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream is unfulfilled, advocates a plan of action akin to the Freedom Budget to fight institutional racism.
- UMB Police, City Youth Forge Unique PartnershipUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore police and Baltimore youth from the Healing Youth Alliance learn from and help each other mend wounds, deliver care.
- MLK Speaker: It’s Time for Action, Not Just DreamsIn UMB Black History Month Celebration keynote, Lawrence Brown says Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream is unfulfilled, advocates a plan of action akin to the Freedom Budget to fight institutional racism.
- UMB Police, City Youth Forge Unique PartnershipUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore police and Baltimore youth from the Healing Youth Alliance learn from and help each other mend wounds, deliver care.
- White House Applauds Anti-Eviction ProgramThe Eviction Prevention Project has logged over 4,500 hours of community outreach since September 2021.
- Connecting the Community with Careers'The UMB Pulse' podcast interviews Lisa Rawlings, director of workforce development and job readiness in the University of Maryland, Baltimore Office of Community Engagement.
- Face to Face: Live Near Your WorkThe UMB Live Near Your Work program has helped 63 University employees buy homes in nearby communities, dispersing $1 million in grants to date.
- Empowering Black & Latina Women in West BaltimoreThe University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) will lead the evaluation and disseminate related research to benefit a new West Baltimore collaborative to empower Black and Latina women.
- Grant Examines How Social Workers Stay ‘SHARP’$2.9 million federal grant awarded to Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Child and Family Trauma Stress and the University of Maryland School of Social Work to provide antiracist training.
- Annual Christmas Store Spreads Holiday CheerStore stocked with donated items allows West Baltimore families to buy gifts at reduced prices.
- UMB to Open Annual Christmas Store with Foundry ChurchUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore & Foundry Church to Open Annual Christmas Store Stocked with Deeply Discounted Toys for West Baltimore Neighbors
- A Feast to Be Thankful ForThe University of Maryland School of Medicine provided free Thanksgiving dinners to West Baltimore as part of Project Feast.
- Community Engagement Center Welcomes Neighbors with Grand OpeningThe University of Maryland, Baltimore opens the doors to a new Community Engagement Center with a grand opening celebration.
- Face to Face: Community Engagement at UMBOn the Oct. 21 edition of Virtual Face to Face with President Bruce Jarrell, SWCOS chief Wendy Shaia and Ashley Valis from the Office of Community Engagement.
- UMB Brings Free Horseback Riding Program to West BaltimoreThe University of Maryland, Baltimore partnered with City Ranch to bring a free youth horseback riding program to West Baltimore.
- CEC Brings Back Community LunchOne year after quarantine, the UMB Community Engagement Center brings neighbors back together with its free community lunch program.
- CEC Registers Neighbors for COVID-19 VaccineThe Community Engagement Center (CEC) partners with nursing students to canvass neighborhoods in West Baltimore and get community members signed up for a vaccine appointment.
- CEC Supports Small Businesses with New InitiativeUMB's Office of Community Engagement starts Small Business Volunteer Initiative to help women-, minority-, and immigrant-owned local businesses during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Faith, Science, and Trust: Fauci Talks with UMB, Clergy LeadersDr. Fauci has an open and honest discussion with Baltimore clergy leaders about the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.
- Workforce Wednesdays Alumna Named UMMC’s Employee of the QuarterAlumna of UMB's Workforce Wednesdays program is named Employee of the Quarter by the University of Maryland Medical Center.
- CEC’s COVID-Safe Christmas Store Spreads CheerTented, outdoor setup gave UMB’s West Baltimore neighbors the opportunity to buy new gifts for their loved ones at deep discounts.
- Face to Face: Mother Mary Lange Catholic SchoolOn the Nov. 19 edition of Virtual Face to Face with President Bruce Jarrell, the newest member of the West Baltimore community is also the first new Catholic school in Baltimore in nearly 60 years.
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