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University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has selected Open Society Institute-Baltimore to receive its annual Diversity Award, “presented to an organization in the greater Baltimore-Washington, DC area that advances diversity and inclusion of attorneys in the legal profession.” “As students who wish to have a positive impact […]

Last week, WMAR profiled 2022 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow Terry “Uncle T” Williams, who is expanding his program, Challenge to Change, a youth mentoring initiative targeted to youth at risk for committing acts of violence in East Baltimore. Watch the full segment here.

In December, the Baltimore Ravens awarded 2014 OSI Community Fellow Van Brooks, founder of Safe Alternative Foundation for Education (SAFE), their “Inspire Change Award,” which comes with two tickets to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. SAFE operates a thriving youth center in the Franklin Square neighborhood, where Brooks grew up.

On Tuesday, January 24th, OSI-Baltimore, Maryland Public Television, and the BRIDGES Coalition for OPS will co-host a screening of “Love in the Time of Fentanyl” at the Charles Theater. Register for free tickets here.  The documentary, directed by Colin Askey, goes inside the operation of an overdose prevention site (OPS) in Vancouver. OSI and BRIDGES […]

Over the last couple weeks, WYPR’s On the Record with Sheilah Kast has continued its series of interviews with the new cohort of OSI-Baltimore Community Fellows. On December 26th, host Sheilah Kast interviewed Eric Sorrell and Christopher Johnson. Listen to the full episode here. Sorrell will establish Fernway Outdoors, using outdoor adventures to encourage young people to […]

This week, NBC Nightly News featured longtime OSI-Baltimore partner Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) and its successful efforts to bring mindfulness and meditation to Baltimore City Schools, helping to address trauma and reduce suspensions and school absences. The second part of the story focused on ways that HLF is reaching beyond Baltimore, bringing its practices to […]

On Friday and Monday, Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition (BHRC) and Open Society Institute-Baltimore led Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, members of the Baltimore City Council and Maryland General Assembly, and other city and state public officials on tours of OnPoint overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in New York City. OnPoint operates the first two legally authorized OPCs […]

Alicia Wilson, a longtime member of OSI-Baltimore’s Advisory Board, announced that she will leave her role as vice president for economic development and community partnerships at Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System for a new role as managing director of JPMorgan Chase’s North American regional philanthropy team. According to the Maryland Daily Record, Wilson […]

This week, WBAL reporter Deborah Weiner visited Southwest Baltimore’s Hampstead Hill Academy to see how restorative practices have helped students communicate with each other, staff, and their families. OSI-Baltimore has supported the integration of restorative practices in Baltimore City Public Schools for many years and, in 2020, published a report of the initial impacts of […]