5-5-15 Notes - Maryland Nonprofits

May 5, 2015
Union Mill Conference Rooms
Send edits to meeting notes to Rachel Mygatt (rmygatt@mdnonprofit.org)
Summary of Next Steps
1. Join mailing list of MD Out of School Time Network for policy/advocacy alerts to put pressure on
Mayor to add $4 million to budget for summer youth programming. And be sure to contact the
Mayor to pressure her to follow through!
2. Family League can provide FREE meals during your summer programming (contact Melissa
Moore, mmoore@familyleague.org for more info) - and to have your program registered on the
(new) Super Summer website, which is a listing of all summer opportunities for youth.
3. Make sure funders know your financial need to provide additional or increase capacity for
summer programming - fill out MD Nonprofits’ survey. Heather Iliff will present this data in
meeting with ABAG and national funders next week.
Welcome by Heather Iliff
- Visit www.marylandnonprofits.org to see last week’s meeting notes as well as join the LinkedIn
Group (Go to marylandnonprofits.org > Advocacy > Baltimore Nonprofit Community Recovery)
- Main goal of today’s meeting is to take advantage of the spotlight that’s been shining on
Baltimore and use our collective voices to advocate for an increase in resources for summer
programming for youth.
o Three targets for advocacy: state government, city government & national funders
- Define “youth” - all age ranges, from elementary to out of high school
ID’ing Groups Present
- State Representatives: Office of Budget Management, Workforce Development, Parks
- City Representatives: Mayor’s office of Workforce Investment, Health Department
- Greater Baltimore Committee representing funders, business community, etc
- Business Volunteers Maryland, Jewish Volunteer Central
Ellie Mitchell, Maryland Out of School Time Network (www.mdoutofschooltime.org)
- Advocacy & Policy organization
- Not coordinating efforts but at table in broader conversations
- Things to think about/action items:
o Maybe too late to increase funding for summer 2015, although ramping up to increase
capacity for orgs currently providing services a possibility and should be priority for
messaging.
o City schools passed resolution to increase budget for after school and out-of-school
programming by $4million – need to lobby Mayor to ensure this is added to the budget
Danise Jones-Dorsey, My Brother’s Keeper
- Have funding for 5,000 youth that signed up for Youth Works program - but need money to serve
an additional 3,000 that expressed interest.
Michelle Miles, Youth Works (410.545.1820 mmiles@oebworks.com)
- Doesn’t have enough worksites for 5,000 registered youth – missing about 850 worksites. Need
organizations and businesses to sign up to host student workers.
- Needs $4 million to serve additional 3,000 that expressed interest.
Bonnie Legro, Abell Foundation
- Asked for show of hands for how many orgs could place a student – about 40% of room raised
hand.
Susan Elias, Director Parks and People Foundation
- We have capacity but need an additional $35,000 in administrative funds to place an additional
25 youth workers
Sharayna Christmas , Muse 360 Arts
- Placing kids in Youth Works jobs is a temporary fix, but what about longer term goals of giving
them job skills and a permanent direction?
Nancy Fenton, Episcopal Community Services
- Youth Works is an asset to her organization.
Stephanie Amponsah, Urban Alliance
- Students need extra case management support and job training – about $1 million worth – so that
they are prepared and businesses are satisfied with the hosting experience
Holly Gonzales, The Family League (hgonzales@familyleague.org)
- Mix of private and public funding available to organizations providing summer programming
Fund summer programs and provide FREE meals at summer programming. Contact Melissa
Moore for more info, mmoore@familyleague.org.
- Super Summer website (www.bmoresupersummer.org) is a database where families or
community providers can search for programming by address or filter by price, age group, etc.
Includes info for FREE camps in Baltimore.
Ashley Pressman, Jewish Volunteer Connection (apressman@associated.org)
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Have volunteer group that’s willing to do half-day of service next Wednesday, May 13. If you
need painting, small repair jobs, etc. they can help. Sorry for short notice!
Have other opportunities for longer-term volunteer projects – contact Ashley for more info.
Volunteer group sizes range from 5-30 people
Kate Sherman, Urban Children Foundation
- Funds expedited to assist in providing summer programming – grant was going to be offered in
the fall 2015 but expedited in light of recent events.
- Grant application at www.urbanchildren.org. Grants range from $2,000 – 5,000. All encouraged
to apply.
Latavia Little, Treatment Resources for Youth (treatmentresources@yahoo.com)
- FREE summer camp for kids in Park Heights. Contact her for more info.
Liz Millhollen, Outward Bound of Baltimore (liz@outwardboundbaltimore.org)
- Free camp with police and youth leadership/mentoring program. Spots open for fall. Contact Liz
for more info.
Sue Malone, Wide Angle Youth Media (susan@wideanglemedia.org)
- Mission is to provide Baltimore youth with media education to tell their own stories and become
engaged with their communities.
- Serve ages 10-20 in 44 locations across city. Contact Sue for more info about bringing the
program to your youth.
Atman Smith, Holistic Life Foundation (atman@hlfinc.org)
- The Holistic Life Foundation is a Baltimore-based nonprofit committed to nurturing the wellness
of children and adults in underserved communities. Through a comprehensive approach which
helps children develop their inner lives through yoga, mindfulness, and self-care HLF
demonstrates deep commitment to learning, community, and stewardship of the environment.
HLF is also committed to developing high-quality evidence based programs and curriculum to
improve community well-being.
- Interested in adding a wellness component to summer programming, contact Atman.
Youth Town Hall, May 6, 2015 @ 6 pm (rsvp@therealnews.com)
- Anyone with materials on empowering students to become advocates especially welcome to
attend.
Nancy Fenton, Episcopal Community Services
- One of the greatest resources in city is outdoor open park space. Need to find a way to make
parks cleaner so kids can go out in flip flops and shorts and enjoy those spaces safely.
- Park and People working on this – need more funding to increase capacity.
Katrina Brookes, John’s Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Adolescent Health
(kbrook23@jhu.edu)
- April is youth civic engagement month
- Passed resolution to have a student rep on each registered community association
- Youth-led cultural competency exposure for police officers
Erin Hodge-Williams, Higher Achievement
- Mayor promised $10 million for youth programming, $6 million already in place - we need to
hold her feet to the fire to make sure she puts the remaining $4 million in the budget.
- Urge everyone to use the resources MD Out of School Time Network sends to accomplish this.
Jaime Buchman, Art With a Heart (Jaime@artwithaheart.org)
- Art with a Heart's mission is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a
Heart provides Baltimore's vulnerable children, youth, and adults with 10,000 visual art classes a
year in schools, community centers, group homes, shelters, permanent housing facilities,
hospitals, and senior facilities.
- Contact Jaime to bring program to you.
Parent Community Advisory Board Meeting this Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM @ City
School HQ
Maya Gibbons, Youth Empowered Society
- Center for homeless youth ages 14-25. Concerned that these youth not able to access summer
programming due to cost restrictions, etc. Commend Art With a Heart for getting stipends so
there’s no impediment to participation
Gretchen LeGrand, Code in the Schools (Gretchen@codeintheschools.org)
- Recruiting for youth for summer programming/job training in coding, app development, creating
websites.
Sue Malone, Wide Angle Youth Media
- Advocate for year-round Youth Works so stipend opportunities for older youth don’t disappear
after the summer.
Michelle Miles, Youth Works
- Solicit businesses to pay youth minimum wage for 25 hours of summer work, $1,500/individual.
Can extend as long as employer is willing to pay youth.
- Missing about 850 work sites – please let Michelle Miles know if your organization or business
could host a student worker.
Sheila Boulubassis, DLLR
- For youth who want to stay employed there are workforce development centers
- MD Workforce Exchange: where employers post open positions, job seekers can get training,
resume writing skills, etc (www.mwejobs.maryland.gov)
WIOA
- New legislation focused on youth employment
- Get in touch with Carolynette Scott (carolynette.scott@maryland.gov) for more info
My Brother’s Keeper
- MWD Job Site placing 5 individuals/month in gainful jobs (visit or send youth to their location at
4207 Frederick Rd).
Summary of Immediate Needs
1. 850 additional work sites for students via Youth Works
2. List of organizations that can accommodate more youth in their summer programs/$ amount
needed.
3. Meals for summer programs, either breakfast and lunch or breakfast and dinner. Need all 3?
Contact Hillary Gonzales.
4. Stipends for youth – paid internships.
Summmary of Future Needs
1. Prepare businesses for the liability issues of providing opportunities for youth workers. Also,
better prepare students to work in offices.
2. Involve school system in this dialogue.
3. Training youth to become advocates.