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Growing Opportunities in Family Child Care: Supporting Small Business Owners & Solutions to the Child Care Crisis
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

In 2021, Maryland passed legislation that set up the Growing Opportunities in Family Child Care (GOFCC) program to provide targeted support for individuals to open a registered (licensed) family child care program. During this meeting, Laura Weeldreyer and Lacey Egerton from Maryland Family Network will present details about GOFCC, an implementation grant process, and how the initiative contributes an important solution to help address the child care crisis.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education: Early childhood
Employment/Workforce development
Families and Children
Prenatal-to-Five Affinity Group Meeting - January 2022
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

In January, the Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative will be getting a 2022 Legislative Session Preview from Maryland Family Network; have a discussion with PN-5 member, Meredith Callanan, about the Early Years Leadership Diversity Initiative's research report, entitled Diversify Early Childhood Leadership: It’s Time to Remove the Barriers Holding Us Back; and Cathy Costa, from the Maternal and Child Health Division of the Baltimore City Health Department, will provide an update on Baltimore City’s Pritzker grant.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 2 – Intermediaries
Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the second of a three-part series on community schools. Part II will focus on Intermediaries and the role they play in facilitating the implementation of Community Schools. We will be joined by the following community school leaders: Chief Tina Hike-Hubbard of Baltimore City Schools,​​​​​​; Khalilah Slater Harrington, Chief Program Officer, Family League of Baltimore; and Dr. Ingrid Williams-Horton, Director of Community Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Families and Children
Statewide Perspectives on Community Schools: Part 1 – Research and Policy
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for the first of a three-part series on community schools. To start our series, Dr. Mavis Sanders, Senior Research Scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends, a national think tank, will share research perspectives related to implementation and accountability of K-12, full-service community schools. We will also hear from Ellie Mitchell, Executive Director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, who will share state policy perspectives and a systems overview of community schools.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Education: Out-of-school time
Families and Children
Annual Conversation with Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Schools 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Education Funders Affinity Group for our annual conversation with Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sonja Santelises. Dr. Santelises will share updates on City Schools 3-year plan to provide a robust education for students. She will also share information about opportunities for the funding community to support City Schools in light of their investment plans for federal American Rescue Plan dollars (ESSER III). 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Conversations with Leaders
Focus on City Schools
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Families and Children

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