http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore OSI-Baltimore focuses on helping youth succeed, reducing the social and economic costs of incarceration, tackling drug addiction, and building a corps of Community Fellows to bring innovative ideas to Baltimore's underserved communities. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/DcuArB1tYm4/stoop_20100222 In partnership with OSI-Baltimore, this performance series will present "Across the Divide: Stories About Race in Baltimore," a show about being black and white in Baltimore. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:14:14 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/events/stoop_20100222 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/events/stoop_20100222 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/wRE_hCHVptc/race_20091201 Rich Benjamin, author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, and Tim Wise, author of Between Barack and A Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama, will discuss white America's struggle to talk about race. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:42:39 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/events/race_20091201 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/events/race_20091201 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/cQMEznSxRAo/fellows_20091109 Eight extraordinary social visionaries have been selected as Baltimore Community Fellows. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:16 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/fellows_20091109 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/fellows_20091109 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/8GQfuOZ2HOI/wrigley_2009 Wrigley will create a toolkit and resource guide that will help Baltimore City Schools bring healthy and sustainable food and garden initiatives into their school communities. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:19:57 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/wrigley_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/wrigley_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/JNe3ShXfIOU/whitlow_2009 Whitlow will establish The Griot's Eye, a unique youth leadership and community development program that fuses media technology with cultural awareness. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:14:55 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/whitlow_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/whitlow_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/P9nWDRfQ0qM/ruof_2009 Ruof will establish Jubilee Arts, a community arts program serving the west Baltimore communities of Sandtown-Winchester and Upton. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:07:40 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/ruof_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/ruof_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/o-_bVaVBd9A/johnson_2009 Johnson will launch the No Easy Ridin' Here: Stories and Recipes of Survival project with senior citizens who reside at the Basilica Apartments. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:03:57 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/johnson_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/johnson_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/7W_e1VasULo/hess_2009 Hess will establish the Neighborhood Spiritual Center to promote personal growth and healing for west Baltimore residents. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:43 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/hess_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/hess_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/Okp_kCfOR6w/hemminger_2009 Through the Incentive Mentoring Program, Hemminger will empower struggling high school students by surrounding them with a family of mentors to form a comprehensive and dependable social network. Students will become self-motivated, resourceful, socially aware leaders who are committed to service. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:57 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/hemminger_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/hemminger_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/jE5u4FjEJ1E/elseyjones_2009 Elsey-Jones will establish the Women Healing Our Lives Entirely Intervention Project to break the cycles of abuse, trauma, addiction and incarceration for women of promise. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:49:42 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/elseyjones_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/elseyjones_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/RVjuFiMNgSM/ahmedwilliams_2009 Through her organization Destiny Despite Sickle Cell Disease, Ahmed-Williams will raise awareness about sickle cell disease while encouraging and empowering adolescents and young adults to manage their chronic illness by using coping strategies and life skills. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:18 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/ahmedwilliams_2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/focus_areas/community_fellowship/case_studies/ahmedwilliams_2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/67Z9LnJQCM4/poverty_alleviation_20091019 Philanthropist George Soros is giving $5 million to the Open Society Institute-Baltimore to provide services for thousands of the city's most vulnerable residents who have been particularly hurt by the recession. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:14:18 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/poverty_alleviation_20091019 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/poverty_alleviation_20091019 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/b0YztC9yrMs/poll_20090923 The Open Society Institute-Baltimore released the results of a local poll that shows broad support for increasing access to alcohol and drug addiction treatment. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:26:01 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/poll_20090923 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/poll_20090923 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/DVuWjIAg6kE/ground_20090916 This yearlong radio series, supported by the Open Society Institute, features conversations with six individuals navigating Baltimore's schools, addiction treatment centers, social services, and criminal justice system. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:18:20 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/multimedia/ground_20090916 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/multimedia/ground_20090916 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/hlO0DsqZXB4/race_20090901 OSI-Baltimore is collecting personal stories about race for an upcoming radio series on WYPR's Maryland Morning and a live evening of storytelling produced by The Stoop Storytelling Series. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:28:28 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/race_20090901 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/race_20090901 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/BtlYgipdWzA/series_20090813 OSI-Baltimore's yearlong speaker series probes how Americans talk (or do not talk) about race. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:24:27 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/series_20090813 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/news/series_20090813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenSocietyInstituteBaltimore/~3/yMOj8NT3kQk/about OSI-Baltimore focuses on three intertwined problems: untreated drug addiction, overreliance on incarceration, and obstacles that impede youth from succeeding inside and outside the classroom. OSI-Baltimore also supports the Community Fellows, a corps of social innovators who work to revitalize underserved communities. Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:59:11 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/about http://www.soros.org/initiatives/baltimore/about