Baltimore kicks off Super Summer for Kids
05/16/12
Family League President Kevin Keegan joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Schools CEO Andres Alonso and a range of partners to kick off Baltimore Super Summer for kids. Read the press release here. And visit youthbmore.org for more information about the great activities available for children this summer
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Announces $1 million Grant To Sustain City’s Public Health Campaign To Reduce Infant Mortality
05/09/12
May 9, 2012 – Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced a $1 million renewal grant to the Health Department and Family League of Baltimore City from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), to sustain the City’s B’more for Healthy Babies campaign helping to reduce infant mortality. The award, approved by the Board of Estimates, builds on CareFirst’s initial $3 million grant, extending the program through 2013. To read more click here
Healthy Families America Home Visiting RFP
04/02/12
The Family League of Baltimore City (FLBC) and the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) are working to improve the efficiency of the operation and management of Home Visiting Programs (HVPs), a critical component of the B’more for Healthy Babies (BHB) initiative. Through this RFP, we are seeking to fund HVPs that have implemented the Healthy Families America® model and will partner with other HVPs in this comprehensive strategy to improve birth outcomes. We will not fund HVPs operating outside of the Healthy Families America model through this application. For more information click here
Community and School Engagement Strategy
03/06/12
Community Resource Schools / Out of School Time Programs
The Family League of Baltimore has teamed up with Baltimore City Public Schools and the Mayor’s Officeto intentionally align services to surround students with opportunities for success.
Through this RFP, we are seeking to fund:
- Community Resource Schools (CRS) – a network of partnerships between the school and other community resources that promote student achievement and family and community well-being; and
- Out of School Time Programs (OST) – provide high quality activities for youth during the times when school is not in session. These activities provide safe places, encourage academic success, develop youth leadership, and nurture talents and interests so that young people can achieve in their own unique ways.
To read more click here
Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby
02/14/12
The department, partnering with the Family League of Baltimore City, has launched a campaign called “B’more for Healthy Babies” that’s hoping to improve family health. One challenge is that 40 percent of women of child-bearing age in Baltimore are obese, and obesity leads to problems for moms and for children. To read more click here
Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services is recruiting Foster Parents
02/07/12
BCDSS is constantly recruiting new foster parents as part of their Foster Care Program. Over the past few years it has become increasingly important to generate interest among families who will consider fostering teenagers. Today teens make up 60% of children in foster care in Baltimore. They need homes and families just as much as the little ones do. To see more information click Foster Care through BCDSS
The Wallace Foundation Awards Baltimore up to $765,000
02/01/12
The Wallace Foundation has awarded a new grant of up to $765,000 to Baltimore to strengthen its efforts to provide more high-quality after-school programs for students from low-income families. For details click Wallace Foundation Grant
After-School Programs’ Newest Activity: Supper
01/27/12
At some schools and community centers across the country, baked chicken, steamed broccoli, apple slices, whole-wheat rolls, and milk are on the menu—but not just at lunch. Across Maryland, which began serving USDA-funded suppers in 2009, more than 10,000 meals are served every evening. A majority of those are provided in Baltimore in coordination with The Family League of Baltimore City which caterers about 200 sites throughout the city, including 81 schools. To read more click After School Programs\’ Newest Activity: Supper
B’More fit for Healthy Babies kick-off event for the free weight loss program
01/10/12
Baltimore mothers can lose weight, be more active, build healthier eating and cooking habits, and improve their personal and families’ overall health with the new B’more Fit for Healthy Babies program. This free program, a joint project between the Baltimore City Health Department and the Family League of Baltimore, will begin registering eligible women at an event on Saturday, Jan. 14. To read more click here
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