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Red tulips grow in front of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Johns Hopkins to invest $6M in community-based public safety programs
Published Sept 30, 2020
JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety will support initiatives in Baltimore that address the root causes of violence
Illustration of people tending a tree of entrepreneurship
For the greater good
Published Fall 2020
For nearly a decade, the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab has nurtured a generation of mission-driven companies / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Volunteers deliver boxes of food as part of East Baltimore food distribution initiative
Community
Hopkins, partners celebrate impact of food access initiative
Published Sept 1, 2020
Emergency food assistance initiative will distribute more than 2.24 million meals to Baltimore families in need over a 20-week period
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin
HOPKINSLOCAL
Cardin: Support small businesses during COVID-19
Published Aug 21, 2020
1,500 of Maryland's small business owners, leaders, and advocates took part in a virtual town hall with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin hosted by Johns Hopkins University on Friday
Volunteers load pallets with boxes of masks
Community
Johns Hopkins distributes 85,000 face masks to Baltimore community
Published Aug 19, 2020
The masks are 100% cotton and washable and will help slow the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities
Just Us Dialogues flyer
Racial justice
Just Us Dialogues will spotlight critical health and justice disparities
Published Aug 13, 2020
Free online series begins Aug. 20 with a panel discussion titled 'The 4th Amendment: Use, Misuse and the Case for Police Reform'
Meal provided by Baby's on Fire
COVID-19
Initiative delivers meals to Baltimore's health care workers
Published June 18, 2020
Baltimore chapter of Frontline Foods, founded by a Johns Hopkins undergraduate, has purchased more than 2,000 meals for those working directly with COVID-19 patients
PekoPeko Ramen
Friends for Life
FEEDING A NEW NEED
Published Summer 2020
The Homewood campus alumni behind PekoPeko Ramen served frontline health care workers and those in need during COVID-19 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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
Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund logo
Neighborhood Fund provides pandemic relief to local nonprofits
Published May 30, 2020
The grants will help to offset the impact of COVID-19 on local organizations addressing the needs of communities around Johns Hopkins