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United Way of Central Maryland Community
Impact Report
April - June 2023
At United Way, we’re invested in equity, access, and opportunity. Read to see how our dedication shined through this quarter.
United Way of Central Maryland team members travelled to Annapolis, MD.
community-centered organizations received investments
Our Impact
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Our Strategic Targeted Eviction Prevention (STEP) Program provides rental assistance to households impacted by the pandemic and is offered to target ZIP codes that have both high rates of COVID and high rates of poverty. The initiative has distributed more than $100 million in funding and helped more than 13,000 families in Central Maryland remain housed.
Read a Baltimore Sun op-ed from our president and CEO, Franklyn Baker, calling for a comprehensive solution to the area’s housing crisis here.
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STEP Program
In partnership with I AM MENtality, we launched of our first cohort of Young Men United, a program with 50 young men of color from Patterson High School and Benjamin Franklin High School. Young Men United participants will be guided from high school to college or job training into a full-time career aligned with their dreams and goals.
Some of our wrap-around services will include leadership development, mentorships, college and career prep, internships, service projects, and case management for the students and their families in a long-term journey to build equity – in all its forms – for the next generation of leaders of color.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF COLOR
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ALICE: FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
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The latest ALICE Report found that 38% of Marylanders cannot afford basic expenses, like housing, food, healthcare, and childcare. The report drives our work and programming, includes state and county data on household budgets, demographics, the labor force, and more. Review the reports and learn more about ALICE families and individuals in Central Maryland in our new video. And check out the ALICE Essentials Index, which tracks the rising cost of basic needs, which have increased 62% between 2007 and 2023.
STRONG NEIGHBORS MEAN STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS
Our Neighbors United initiative helps area residents identify issues of concern, develop action plans, and get connected to resources to achieve their goals. In our 12th Realities of Inequity session, Centering Resident Voices for Community Change, local leaders Jackie Caldwell, Randy Curtis, Sharon Jacobs, and Thibault Manekin shared their passion for—and success in—amplifying the power of community residents. If you couldn’t join, check out the recording here. The Pioneer City and Lansdowne Neighborhood United cohorts recently completed their projects, and new neighborhood groups will be announced this fall.
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OPENING THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY
This quarter, we’ve supported entrepreneurs in our communities:
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Impact Story
No one in Johnathan’s immediate family had graduated from high school. He was going to drop out in 9th grade to work to support the family. At the time, they were living in a motel after being evicted from their home.
Something changed when Johnathan started working with the United Way team at Benjamin Franklin High School, the home base for our Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn. Johnathan received academic and emotional support from caring staff who believed in his innate strengths and abilities—and helped him believe in himself, too.
Today, Johnathan is a proud Coppin State University graduate and is now an accomplished leasing agent for Seawall, a leading local real estate company.
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The Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City recently presented our Neighborhood Zone team at Benjamin Franklin High School with a citation for their exceptional efforts in fostering community unity, strength, and spirit through the Ben Fest Community Fair.
Check out the photo feature in the Baltimore Sun here.
HONORING SOUTH BALTIMORE’S BEN FEST
Rob Dubeau, our Vice President of Human Resources & Chief People Officer, was one of three recipients of the Baltimore Business Journal’s inaugural HR Impact Award. Since the pandemic’s onset, United Way of Central Maryland has doubled in size and Rob’s work has contributed to the staff’s composition of 60% Black, indigenous, people of color.
CREATING IMPACT WITH HR
Project Connect
fuels connection
to resources
Responding to the eviction crisis
Connecting
the dots at
Community Schools
The ALICE Report
in the news
Baltimore Sun
Franklyn's
Baltimore Sun Op-Ed
Baltimore Business Journal
WYPR
WJZ-TV
Public Service News
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April - June 2023
United Way of
Central Maryland Community Impact Report
PROVIDING WHAT'S NEEDED, WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
PROVIDING WHAT'S NEEDED, WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
80
kits packed at the
Giveback Games
5,000
Harford County
residents supported at
Project Connect
300
community-centered organizations received investments
Our Impact
Highlights
We sponsored and mentored a cohort of Philanthropy Tank participants to empower and inspire the next generation of changemakers.
Our 98th annual meeting featured keynote speaker Kalilah Wright, founder of Mess in a Bottle, a black-owned, women-owned, and MESSage-driven organization.
We hosted a community conversation to empower people and organizations to fuel positive change with one of our newest partners, The Lonely Entrepreneur.
“Greatness is not what we
have, it’s what we give.”
“I’m living proof that when you step into
someone’s life and show them that they
have value, it will take them far.”
“I’m living proof that when you step into
someone’s life and show them that they
have value, it will take them far.”
“Greatness is not what we
have, it’s what we give.”
Impact Story
No one in Johnathan’s immediate family had graduated from high school. He was going to drop out in 9th grade to work to support the family. At the time, they were living in a motel after being evicted from their home.
Something changed when Johnathan started working with the United Way team at Benjamin Franklin High School, the home base for our Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn. Johnathan received academic and emotional support from caring staff who believed in his innate strengths and abilities—and helped him believe in himself, too.
Today, Johnathan is a proud Coppin State University graduate and is now an accomplished leasing agent for Seawall, a leading local real estate company.
6
OPENING THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY
This quarter, we’ve supported entrepreneurs in our communities:
We sponsored and mentored a cohort of Philanthropy Tank participants to empower and inspire the next generation of changemakers.
Our 98th annual meeting featured keynote speaker Kalilah Wright, founder of Mess in a Bottle, a black-owned, women-owned, and MESSage-driven organization.
We hosted a community conversation to empower people and organizations to fuel positive change with one of our newest partners, The Lonely Entrepreneur.
5
STRONG NEIGHBORS MEAN STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS
Our Neighbors United initiative helps area residents identify issues of concern, develop action plans, and get connected to resources to achieve their goals. In our 12th Realities of Inequity session, Centering Resident Voices for Community Change, local leaders Jackie Caldwell, Randy Curtis, Sharon Jacobs, and Thibault Manekin shared their passion for—and success in—amplifying the power of community residents. If you couldn’t join, check out the recording here. The Pioneer City and Lansdowne Neighborhood United cohorts recently completed their projects, and new neighborhood groups will be announced this fall.
4
ALICE: FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
The latest ALICE Report found that 38% of Marylanders cannot afford basic expenses, like housing, food, healthcare, and childcare. The report drives our work and programming, includes state and county data on household budgets, demographics, the labor force, and more. Review the reports and learn more about ALICE families and individuals in Central Maryland in our new video. And check out the ALICE Essentials Index, which tracks the rising cost of basic needs, which have increased 62% between 2007 and 2023.
3
In partnership with I AM MENtality, we launched of our first cohort of Young Men United, a program with 50 young men of color from Patterson High School and Benjamin Franklin High School. Young Men United participants will be guided from high school to college or job training into a full-time career aligned with their dreams and goals.
Some of our wrap-around services will include leadership development, mentorships, college and career prep, internships, service projects, and case management for the students and their families in a long-term journey to build equity – in all its forms – for the next generation of leaders of color.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF COLOR
2
Our Strategic Targeted Eviction Prevention (STEP) Program provides rental assistance to households impacted by the pandemic and is offered to target ZIP codes that have both high rates of COVID and high rates of poverty. The initiative has distributed more than $100 million in funding and helped more than 13,000 families in Central Maryland remain housed.
Read a Baltimore Sun op-ed from our president and CEO, Franklyn Baker, calling for a comprehensive solution to the area’s housing crisis here.
STEP Program
1
of 6
Highlights
Awards
Tevis Simon, our 211 Community Resource Specialist, was tapped by Mayor Brandon Scott to serve as a member of the Baltimore City Commission for Women. Watch this video of Tevis to learn more about her and her work.
HONORING 211
We are grateful for the continued grant support we receive to power our mission, including:
The Veterans Treatment Court is supported by a grant from the Maryland Judiciary’s Office of Problem-Solving Courts and many generous donors. United Way of Central Maryland supports Veterans Treatment Courts in Baltimore City and in Anne Arundel County.
Grants Annoucements:
Media Highlights
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded UWCM a $150,000 grant to support a new partnership between 211, Veterans Treatment Court, and the Homeless Persons Representation Project.
Morgan Properties honored United Way a $5,000 award to support our housing work.
We received funding from the Bob Woodruff Foundation to support our work in the Baltimore and Anne Arundel County Veterans Treatment Courts.
The Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City recently presented our Neighborhood Zone team at Benjamin Franklin High School with a citation for their exceptional efforts in fostering community unity, strength, and spirit through the Ben Fest Community Fair.
Check out the photo feature in the Baltimore Sun here.
HONORING SOUTH BALTIMORE’S BEN FEST
Rob Dubeau, our Vice President of Human Resources & Chief People Officer, was one of three recipients of the Baltimore Business Journal’s inaugural HR Impact Award. Since the pandemic’s onset, United Way of Central Maryland has doubled in size and Rob’s work has contributed to the staff’s composition of 60% Black, indigenous, people of color.
CREATING IMPACT WITH HR
Project Connect
fuels connection
to resources
Baltimore Sun
Responding to the eviction crisis
Franklyn's
Baltimore Sun Op-Ed
Baltimore Business Journal
Connecting
the dots at
Community Schools
WYPR
The ALICE Report
in the news
WJZ-TV
Public Service News