Read Elevation Awardee Brittany Young's write-up in The Renewal Project...
Inspiring Voices 2017: Fagan Harris
Fagan Harris, Founder and CEO of Baltimore Corps, was honored at CLIA's Inspiring Voices 2017 for his dedicated efforts to create positive change in Baltimore City. Fagan was interviewed by Sydney Hill, a student in CLIA's Law and Leadership Academy.
Baltimore Corps Fellow Kathleen Goodwin Represents Baltimore City Health Department on Panel
The University of Maryland School of Social Work and Baltimore Child Abuse Center hosted a screening of the film "Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope," a documentary about the biology of Adverse Child Experiences and efforts in public health, education, and medicine to prevent and treat childhood trauma. Following the screening, representatives of nonprofit and community-based organizations, as well as city and state agencies, spoke about their youth trauma efforts in a panel discussion. Baltimore Corps Fellow and Special Assistant to the Commissioner, Kathleen Goodwin, represented the work of the Baltimore City Health Department. [via BmoreHealthy newsletter]
Millennial Voices Profile of President and CEO Fagan Harris
Fagan is the President and CEO of Baltimore Corps, an organization that enlists talent to advance social innovation in Baltimore and establish a citywide agenda for equity and racial justice. Fagan’s firm sense of place in Baltimore came as a result of his parents moving to the area after facing hostility as an interracial couple in the South. Set on addressing the uprootedness and racial injustice he’d experienced, Fagan’s story below gives insight into how he operates Baltimore Corps and his drive for doing so.
B360 is teaching STEM skills through … dirt bikes?
Elevation Awardee Brittany Young talks about B360. (Photo by Stephen Babcock)
Whether it’s in person or on social media, dirt bikes always draw interest in Baltimore.
Growing up in West Baltimore, Brittany Young was one of the many who turned out to watch the riders.
She saw the passion of the people who own the bikes and ride up-close. As an engineer, ...she believes that energy can be used as a vehicle to learn about STEM. Young created B360, which is one of the ventures in the current Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab cohort, to turn the program into reality.
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