GEMs in the Rough
After-school Program Empowers Girls to Shine
October 17, 2008
By Jane Marion
Debbi Weinberg, founder and chair of Girls’ Empowerment Mission (GEM), proudly plays a cell phone message from “one of my girls,” as she calls them. Read more »
“Spirited Women” Shine
September 12, 2008
Three Baltimore-area philanthropists were chosen to receive inaugural Spirited Woman awards presented in August. The Spirited Woman awards were created by MyCity4Her.com™ CEO Monyka Berrocosa as a means to raise awareness and provide continued support to the Central Maryland Chapter of the American Red Cross. Read more »
Rebuilding Together Baltimore
August 19, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Rebuilding Together Baltimore is a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to making sure low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners in Baltimore City and Baltimore County stay warm, safe and dry by providing home repairs and renovations. Read more »
Snapshots of Philanthropy
Online postcards highlight local successes
July 29, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
In 1983, a group of leading foundations and corporations founded the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, or ABAG, as a forum to address common problems and interests. Today, ABAG is the the main resource on philanthropy in the Baltimore area. Dedicated to helping grantmakers and bettering our community, it has a membership of more than 120 private foundations and corporations. Read more »
Moms for Meals
Enhaning quality of life by providing nutritious meals, personal contact and related services.
July 29, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Moms for Meals is a summer program of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM), designed to encourage mothers and children to participate in volunteer activities. Moms for Meals participants continue the Meals on Wheels tradition of delivering healthy meals to homebound residents. Read more »
Creating a Solid Nest Egg
Group Help Poor With Taxes and More
April 7, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
Charitable foundations invest and build on their assets. Asset building is how foundations continually sustain their funds for philanthropic work in our communities.
Art with a Heart
March 3, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
Photography Courtesy of Art with a Heart
CHARITY’S MISSION
Art With a Heart, Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing, empowering and changing the lives of underserved and disadvantaged Baltimore-area residents through the visual arts. Read more »
Franciscan Youth Center
February 24, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
The nonprofit Franciscan Youth Center is dedicated to providing children from disadvantaged Baltimore neighborhoods a healthy and safe environment where they can grow academically and socially. Read more »
Charitable Birthday Parties
January 17, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
It’s a new year and I have made a vow to get organized for a year’s worth of birthday parties — parties for my own four children and the parties they are invited to each month. It’s amazing how much time birthday parties can take up on weekends! Read more »
Baltimore Outreach Services, Inc.
November 5, 2007
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Baltimore Outreach Services, Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the housing, educational and employment needs of impoverished women and children in Baltimore City. On average, BOS serves 300 homeless families each year. Read more »
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