Child poverty in the U.S. has surged, nearly tripling from 5% in 2021 to 13% in 2024. This dramatic increase follows the expiration of pandemic-era economic policies and rising prices that have strained family budgets nationwide. However, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation underscores the profound impact of public policies and programs, demonstrating their capacity to cut child poverty in half.
First featured in Baltimore Community Foundation’s FY2024 Annual Report, this story of Poppleton neighbors coming together over shared meals resonates deeply this Thanksgiving seaso
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) has launched the Food Insecurity Fund, a new initiative dedicated to addressing the urgent and ongoing challenge of hunger throughout Anne Arundel County.
This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at our April Housing Funder Huddle.
This quarterly Roundtable will focus on how funders are shifting philanthropic behavior, norms, narratives, and governance policies particularly around the calls to action found in the Level Up Campaign. The Level Up campaign is proudly hosted by CHANGE Philanthropy and its ten partner Philanthropic Infrastructure Organizations. Jaqueline Tucker, Vice President of Community Partnerships and Strategy at the Meyer Foundation, will kick off the conversation by sharing the Foundation’s work in this area.
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The Horizon Foundation has announced three new members to its board of trustees: Jonathan Ilsong Ahn, Esq., an attorney and Korean American community leader; Catherine Hamel, president of Gilchrist Hospice Care; and Brian Hepburn, MD, executive director of the National Maryland Philanthropy Network of State Mental Health Program Directors.
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Baltimore City and Anchor Presidents Announce New Commitments
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Not all young people have the benefit of growing up in a safe and stable home.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Hosted and presented by United Philanthropy Forum in partnership with the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector, Foundations on the Hill is intentionally designed as a forward-looking advocacy conference and experience. After a year marked by rapid policy shifts, heightened scrutiny, and growing demands on charitable institutions, philanthropy is gathering to collectively strengthen the sector’s independence and its ability to serve communities in the years ahead.
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Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
