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21st Century Cities
Report: Baltimore-area residents feel safer, but worry about local economy
Published Dec 19, 2025
In its third year, Johns Hopkins University's annual Baltimore Area Survey also shows that residents lost some trust in government at all levels and experienced more food and transportation insecurity this year
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Community health
Hopkins-based partnership helps refugees find safety in Maryland
Published Nov 7, 2022
The Johns Hopkins, Esperanza and Loyola Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative provides refugees with trauma-informed care and helps prepare affidavits to include in asylum applications
Anna Deveare Smith
Arts+Culture
Anna Deavere Smith speaks to the beauty of Baltimore
Published May 17, 2022
In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles
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Q+A
What is guaranteed income?
Published April 26, 2022
As Baltimore announces a pilot program to provide cash payments to its poorest residents, experts on the health effects of poverty discuss guaranteed income programs and their impact on public health
Lawyer Brandyn Hicks works with a member of the Baltimore community to expunge or seal his record
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Hundreds of petitions filed at Johns Hopkins expungement clinic
Published May 27, 2021
Legal experts helped more than 100 members of the Baltimore community petition to have their records expunged
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins experts will aid Baltimore mayoral transition team
Published Dec 3, 2020
The Centers for Civic Impact will provide policy research from cities across the country to inform the agenda of Mayor-elect Brandon M. Scott
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Community
Mural celebrates legacy of Elijah Cummings
Published Oct 22, 2020
Project organizers closely collaborated with community leaders in West Baltimore to dedicate the mural to the longtime Maryland congressman
Volunteers pack food into boxes for families of Henderson-Hopkins students
COVID-19
Henderson-Hopkins pivots to provide community support
Published June 15, 2020
The Baltimore K-8 school has offered virtual town halls, food drives, free laptops, and more to help support families and students during coronavirus pandemic
Calvin Wise
Admissions
Hopkins brings Baltimore-area students to campus
Published March 2, 2020
Excel Youth Conference offers insights into application process, financial aid opportunities at Johns Hopkins and beyond
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World sight day
Setting sights higher
Published Oct 10, 2019 Video
University and city leaders join students and families for a Vision for Baltimore health fair at Henderson-Hopkins school in East Baltimore