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Earlier this week, WBAL-TV reported on the work of 2017 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow Matthew Burke and his work with Baltimore Free Farm Food Rescue. As part of his project, Burke will expand and refine Baltimore Free Farm by establishing a network of 12 food give-away sites at local businesses, churches and community centers throughout the city […]

On Tuesday, November 28th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a rare field hearing at Johns Hopkins University to discuss the opioid epidemic. Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, the committee’s ranking member, requested the meeting to examine the epidemic’s impact in Baltimore and the recommendations of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug […]

Baltimore Youth Arts, the organization founded by 2016 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow Gianna Rodriguez is the cover story of the second issue of Baltimore’s new alternative weekly, the Baltimore Beat. The story, written by former City Paper visual arts editor Rebekah Kirkman, talks about the work Rodriguez and others have done to foster an art community […]

BALTIMORE— As part of ongoing efforts to keep Baltimore safe and to protect the well-being and due process of all Baltimore residents, Mayor Pugh and Open Society Institute-Baltimore announced the grantees for the Safe City Baltimore initiative at a City Hall press conference this morning. OSI-Baltimore and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs […]

Today, Mayor Catherine Pugh announced that the city will provide financial support to provide legal representation for local immigrant facing deportation, as part of OSI-Baltimore’s Safe City Baltimore initiative. These funds will be matched by the Vera Institute of Justice, which today announced that it had partnered with Baltimore and 10 other cities to provide […]

Our goal for #GivingTuesday (Nov. 28th) is to raise $60,000, enough to support one new Fellow committed to making permanent, positive changes for the people of Baltimore. An OSI–Baltimore Advisory Board member has agreed to match all #GivingTuesday donations dollar-for-dollar. Every dollar raised through this campaign will be worth two dollars to OSI–Baltimore.   For the 20 days leading up to #Giving […]

Tonight at 7pm, as part of OSI-Baltimore’s Talking About Race series, we’ll host a free conversation about “Race, Identity, and Sports” at the University of Baltimore Law School’s Moot Court Room with a really terrific group of speakers: John Angelos, executive vice president of the Baltimore Orioles and son of owner Peter Angelos, who was outspoken after […]

Open Society Institute-Baltimore is proud to announce its 20th cohort of Community Fellows. These 10 remarkable Baltimore residents work in neighborhoods throughout the city on a wide range of issues, including food equity, disability rights, and affordable housing. The Fellows and descriptions of their projects are below. The new Fellows will each receive $60,000 over 18 months […]

In the coming days, OSI-Baltimore will announce the 20th cohort of our Community Fellows. Over the years, OSI, the Fellows selection committees, and program director Pamela King – who has overseen the program since its founding – have become experts at identifying passionate, committed Baltimoreans with great ideas. The result is a group of 180 Fellows […]

On Friday, as part of professional development for teachers throughout Baltimore City, OSI-Baltimore organized restorative practices training for all 150 English Learner (EL) teachers in the district. Restorative practices, in particular restorative circles, help lift up student voices and build positive relationships. OSI and city schools are working together to integrate restorative practices into all city schools over […]