College JUMP was a tremendous success in its first year, with all of the graduating seniors in the program accepted into college. Continue Reading New mentoring program connects refugee youth in Baltimore with opportunities to pursue a college education
“This award speaks to our program and institution’s inspired commitment,” Davis shared. The Choice Program at UMBC is a nationally recognized model for community-based intervention that has served more than 25,000 youth and their families from Maryland’s highest risk communities. Continue Reading Community Law in Action honors LaMar Davis, director of The Choice Program, as a 2016 Baltimore Inspiring Voice
The program was a tremendous success, with 83 percent of clients served receiving a refund and almost $126,000 in total refunds for the program. Almost two-thirds of the clients who received refunds said they planned to use it to pay off debt, pay past due bills, or save and invest the money. Continue Reading First year of UMBC Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program serves more than 100 local community members
“As the Baltimore County Teacher of the Year, Carter is noted for his enthusiasm, his authenticity, and his work to be a champion for students inside and outside of the classroom,” writes Education Post, in a new story highlighting Corey Carter ’08, biological sciences, ’10 M.A.T. Continue Reading UMBC prepares next generation of leading K-12 educators with commitment to community
“Volunteering at after-school programs in Baltimore was a central part of my UMBC experience,” says Posey, “and I can credit the myriad of service opportunities through The Shriver Center for sparking my passion for teaching.” Continue Reading Sayre Posey, 2016 Maryland Teacher of Promise, shares how she came to realize love of teaching
Mehta shares, “as a senior on my way to medical school in the fall, I can say with confidence that I look forward to all the challenges that life throws my way because UMBC has taught me to have grit and always persevere.” Continue Reading Avanti Mehta, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar heading to medical school, says UMBC taught her grit and perseverance
“I am a proud member of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars program…committed to Walter Sondheim’s vision of integrating research, teaching, and learning for the benefit of society,” shares Moorthy. Continue Reading Vivek Moorthy to pursue his interest in mathematics and economics research at Northrop Grumman
“The Shriver Center exposed me to a career path that I had never considered before and led me to my passion: addressing the education gap in urban communities,” says Smith. Continue Reading Cheyenne Smith follows her passion to serve Baltimore communities
The Choice Program at UMBC’s new Flying Fruit location matches opportunity with potential for Baltimore youth. Continue Reading The Choice Program at UMBC expands its jobs program through new cafe at UB School of Law
This partnership, announced on January 7, 2016 at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School in Southwest Baltimore, marks a significant milestone in UMBC’s ongoing work to support Baltimore’s K-12 students, teachers, and their communities. Continue Reading UMBC partners with Baltimore City Public Schools and Northrop Grumman Foundation on $1.6M initiative to support Baltimore students, teachers, and communities
The Choice Program’s Flying Fruit Fantasy Fruit Shake stand is turn 35 on July 2. To celebrate, they will be giving away prizes like Orioles tickets, gift cards, and a year of free fruit shakes. Enjoy a fruit shake or smoothie on July 2 from 12-2 p.m. to be automatically eligible to win. Flying Fruit Fantasy is located in the Inner Harbor, next to the Maryland Science Center in the Inner Harbor Promenade. The stand is the on-the-job training site for The Choice Program’s Ready By 21 and Jobs initiatives.
The 2015 Shriver Center Public Service Scholars Programs have all been kicked off within the last several weeks. This year’s programs, The Governor’s Summer Internship Program (GSIP), the Walter Sondheim Jr. Maryland Nonprofit Leadership Program and MDOT Fellows Program have participants from institutions across the state of Maryland. With all of the programs, students are mentored by senior-level officials in government agencies and nonprofits across the state. The Governor’s Summer Internship Program introduces college students to the unique challenges and rewards of working within Maryland state government. Interns work for ten weeks during the summer in state government agencies doing substantive… Continue Reading The Shriver Center Launches the 2015 Public Service Scholars Programs
