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Recently, NBC News posted a terrific video profile of 2014 OSI Community Fellow Van Brooks, who was paralyzed during a football game when he was 16 years old. He started the Safe Alternative Foundation for Education (SAFE) in 2012 to help as many kids as possible. The organization emphasizes to youth the need to get a […]

Recently, 2014 OSI Community Fellow, Matt Hanna was featured in a SHIFT Talk discussing his fellowship, Next One Up, a project that aims to help young men in Baltimore City by supporting and advancing their academic, athletic and social development. SHIFT Talks, a project of SHIFT Baltimore, are designed to let local entrepreneurs tell their […]

Tomorrow, as part of their “13th of the Month” series, Baltimore Racial Justice Action (BRJA) will hold “Talking to Children about Race,” a discussion with parents, caretakers and teachers on ways to engage in constructive conversations with children about race. The event starts at 6:30pm at the American Brewery Building. This free series is designed […]

This week, the Youth Empowered Society, (YES Drop-In Center), an organization started by 2011 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow Lara Law, announced M. Blair Franklin would be taking over Law’s position as Executive Director on September 18. Franklin is a former Program Assistant with OSI’s Community Fellowships & Initiatives. The YES Drop-In Center was designed to be […]

This week, the Baltimore Business Journal featured an interview with Alicia Wilson, vice president for community affairs at Sagamore Development and a recent addition to OSI-Baltimore’s Advisory Board. Wilson, who is overseeing the establishment of a new training program for hospitality jobs at the new Rye Street Tavern in Port Covington, said she is committed […]

This summer, OSI-Baltimore, with support from BGE, partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health and YouthWorks to fund a Summer Youth Leadership Institute for Baltimore City Public Schools students. During the 5-week program, students examined aspects of school climate, attended workshops on financial literacy, public speaking, and workforce readiness skills. Eighty students had the […]

This week, Baltimore City Public Schools released its Blueprint for Success, a framework outlining how the district will create a comprehensive approach to ensure all students -– no matter where they live in Baltimore City — will have access to high-performing schools. The blueprint focuses on three key areas: literacy, staff leadership and student wholeness. OSI-Baltimore […]

This week, Legacy International brought young leaders from the U.K.’s Jo Cox Memorial Young Leaders Exchange Program to the U.S. to learn about combating discrimination and violence and promoting tolerance and inclusion in their communities. The group’s tour, which runs from August 14-28, began in New York, with stops in Philadelphia and the OSI-Baltimore offices […]

On October 3, 2017, as part of OSI-Baltimore’s Talking About Race series, OSI Criminal and Juvenile Justice Director Tara Huffman hosts a conversation with Georgetown Law Professor and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, author of the new book, “Chokehold: Policing Black Men.” The New York Times describes “Chokehold” as “the most readable and provocative account […]