I went to school for mental health and addiction counseling, so my passion was to work with adverse populations. I have a son with special needs and then I had a son with substance use concerns. I’ve worked with the…
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Summer 2020 Interns and Fellows!
Throughout the Summer of 2020, the Office of Sustainability was fortunate enough to work with 3 Fellows–Jessica Flynn, Bryan Thomson, and Favour Okhuevbie–and YouthWorks Intern Zaniya Williams. The rest of the Planning Department also had 3 additional fellows–Tiaira Robinson, Jeremy…
#EveryStoryCounts – Torbin Green
I started volunteering at St. Francis Neighborhood Center in 2013 and then a few months later, there was a position that opened up and I was so impressed with what was going on, I wanted to be part of the…
National Museum opening doors again
Go out on a limb – that’s where the fruit is. And just raise cain. Clouds are free they come and go as they please. Let’s put some happy little bushes on the other side now.
Nature Nurtures Symposium Recap
On March 7, 2020, the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) team held its Nature Nurtures Symposium to provide Trauma-Informed Care trainings, workshops on integrating nature into daily practices, youth stories, and networking opportunities to its attendees. The event, held at Digital Harbor High School, was attended by 159 members…
FEMA Extends Grace Period for Flood Insurance Renewal Premiums
FEMA continues to take proactive steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic. To help serve its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) customers who may be experiencing financial hardships, the agency is extending the grace period to renew flood insurance policies from…
#EveryStoryCounts – Farmer Chippy
[The choice to share this interview in the speaker’s dialect is his own.] I’m an Ital Man from Trinidad & Tobago, coming from the Caribbean, picking herbs and veggies from yuh back yard is a normal thing. Either yuh get…
January Newsletter
Our Office started a monthly newsletter with the goals of increasing awareness of the 2019 Sustainability Plan, improving transparency and accountability around the work of our Office, and highlighting the work of our amazing partners in sustainability. You can sign…
Webinar on Becoming a ‘Green’ YouthWorks Site
On December 6, 2019, Baltimore’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature team hosted a webinar on becoming a “Green” YouthWorks host site. The webinar is part of a larger strategy to increase youth exposure to nature-based environmental careers, and targets environmental…
Request for Proposals for website update
NOTE: Deadline extended to 12/30/19. The Baltimore Office of Sustainability is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified consultant/firms to provide web marketing and design skills and to conduct an update to our website. Proposals will be solicited from…