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Baltimore’s Promise has received a $3.6 million investment from StriveTogether for a plan to put more than 31,000 additional Baltimore youth on a path to economic mobility by 2030.
CareerBound, an ambitious occupational skills and career initiative, launched on May 15 at a festive, thought-provoking, and emotionally moving event.
The Baltimore’s Promise Youth Data Scorecard provides an in-depth look at critical indicators of how local youth are doing from cradle to career. So, what does it tell us about young people in Baltimore today?
Read our 2023 Report to the Community about our progress in our collective efforts to support young people across Baltimore.
Learn about a months-long effort to understand exactly how public and private investments support Baltimore City youth ages 14-24, and how those funds align with the needs and priorities of that age group.
Baltimore’s Promise’s commitment to equity extends into how we think about the hiring and retention process, which focuses on the human behind the role.
Chief Program Officer Cathy Pitchford’s own winding search for a career forms the basis of her longstanding commitment to workforce development, helping guide youth and inform change at the systems level.
Every year, StriveTogether brings together local and national leaders focused on the hard work of “breaking down barriers and changing systems” to ensure that every child can thrive. At this year’s event, Baltimore’s Promise was proud to accept the Nancy Zimpher Courage in Leadership Award.
Shoshana Davidoff-Gore with the Summer Funding Collaborative recently spoke with Mike Gimbel on Straight Talk about the work the Collaborative and Baltimore's Promise are doing to increase summer opportunities for Baltimore youth.
WYPR interview with CEO Julia Baez about Field Trip Fridays, an initiative allowing students to visit city attractions for free.
When James Sadler, director of research and analytics at Baltimore’s Promise, thinks about the organization’s deepening focus on older youth, he describes it as a natural, data-driven extension of a constant, driving mission.
In 2017, the Board of Baltimore’s Promise affirmed a Race Equity and Inclusion (REI) Statement that commits the organization to “a rigorous and sustained focus on eliminating systemic and institutional race-based barriers to opportunity … from cradle to career.”
How do you determine if summer programs are meeting the needs of Baltimore youth and families? Ask them.
Today, a streamlined dashboard allows Baltimore’s Promise and its partners to easily review G2C referrals, enrollments and employment outcomes, providing a clearer view of the program.
“I wouldn’t have known where we would end up today, but I’m very proud that we are in this place. We came a long way, and that’s amazing.”
When Matt Gallagher, president and CEO of the Goldseker Foundation, first heard about the emerging concept of Baltimore’s Promise, he was intrigued by its time horizon.
A Conversation with Bridget Blount of Baltimore’s Promise
When Matt Gallagher, president and CEO of the Goldseker Foundation, first heard about the emerging concept of Baltimore’s Promise, he was intrigued by its time horizon.
We close 2022 with a special kind of gratitude for our partners, our board, and our staff. Baltimore’s Promise is preparing to mark our 10th anniversary in 2023, a milestone that would not be possible without a fierce collective commitment to our city and to the young people growing up within it.
In December 2022, The Baltimore Banner covered the Youth Grantmakers Initiative, describing how "Young people don’t typically have the responsibility of deciding how more than half a million dollars gets spent."
When Kaivon Henderson first heard about the Summer Prep Class offered through Grads2Careers, the appeal was simple.
Baltimore’s Promise is updating the data for the Baltimore City Youth Opportunities Landscape.
Baltimore’s Promise will be partnering with the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Thrive by 25 effort to ensure young people ages 14 through 24 are equipped to succeed.
New B’More Invested videos capture 10 Black-led nonprofits doing important work in Baltimore City.
Read this powerful op-ed from the Chronicle of Philanthropy: “Sharing Philanthropic Power With Grantees Is Messy and Challenging but Worth the Effort.”
After years of planning and coordination, the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub will soon begin operations
Our 2021 report to the community provided a chance for us to reflect on lessons from the pandemic and how they are shaping our work today.
This year, the SFC welcomed the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund, which committed $2 million for summer programs of BIPOC-led organizations and those serving older youth, ages 14-24.
A recent StriveTogether learning forum featured Baltimore’s Promise’s Senior Manager of Operations Jasmyne Gilbert. The forum explored what support of leaders of color and pipelines of talent looks like.