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Red tulips grow in front of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
New 12-member committee to award funds for violence reduction in Baltimore
Published March 30, 2021
JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety will dole out $6 million to community-led efforts this spring
Group photo of five people
Community
'Nobody Asked Me': Research project changes the narrative
Published Feb 17, 2021
Hopkins researcher Richard Lofton teams with community organizer Larry Simmons for in-depth interviews of Baltimore families to discuss social issues most important to them
School of Public Health PhD student Brooke Jarrett
COVID-19
Pitching in with contact tracing
Published May 5, 2020
Volunteers from the Bloomberg School of Public Health are pitching in with contact tracing in Baltimore and the state of Maryland, while planning a new Coursera class
Carey students were featured on the news to discuss Stand by Baltimore, a website they created where users can purchase gift cards online to help support local restaurants and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small business
Standing by local businesses affected by COVID-19
Published March 25, 2020
Carey students develop new website that helps Baltimore's small businesses survive the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
HopkinsLocal advisory board
Community
Forming the vision for HopkinsLocal
Published Jan 23, 2020
New advisory council will help Hopkins hire, buy, and build in Baltimore
Yasmene Mumby
Helping her hometown
Published Winter 2019
Baltimore native Yasmene Mumby is inspiring action for social impact in her hometown / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Group shot of 2019-2020 Social Innovation Cohort
Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation Lab announces new cohort
Published Nov 19, 2019
The 2019-2020 cohort features 10 promising nonprofit ventures that will receive business and financial support over the next six months
A singer performs at the inaugural Billie Holiday Jazz Festival
ARTS
Project combines art, history, scholarly research, and community outreach
Published Sept 20, 2019
Lawrence Jackson's Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts aims to document the history of African American life in Baltimore and foster intellectual ties between the university and the community
Event attendees tour the Johnston Square neighborhood
Benefits
Homeownership program expands its reach
Published Sept 16, 2019
Community celebration marks the growth of the Live Near Your Work program, which over the past decade has put more than 1,100 Johns Hopkins employees on the path to homeownership in Baltimore City
Community
BLocal drives millions of dollars into Baltimore's economy
Published May 15, 2019
At the end of the program's inaugural three-year term, partners report spending more than $280M for purchasing or construction with local and minority vendors and hiring more than 1,700 Baltimore residents