Good news for Maryland’s children! Maryland was recently approved to issue summer 2022 Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) food benefits – over $221 million dollars in federal food benefits are on the way to more than 560,000 children in Maryland living in poverty! The Network’s advocacy...
Summer is flying by and we’ll be back to school before we know it! So it’s time for the Network to collect the most-needed items to get our students in need ready for another great school year! This year we need good quality backpacks and reusable water bottles. You, our amazing...
The Network was the Charity of the Quarter for PAWS and THINK! Books this past quarter. Thank you to Miranda Mittleman, a Network school alumna and children’s book author, for supporting our work at her alma mater and our other Baltimore County schools! We appreciated the donation and...
The non-profit Vision To Learn provides free eye exams and free eyeglasses to elementary school students in need. The organization has teamed up with the Baltimore County Public Library to hold clinics at various branches this summer. Vision To Learn’s mobile clinic will visit 12 branches over...
A fourth grade BCPS student spoke to the school board and came armed with photos showing the disgusting and inedible school lunches that also frequently lack sufficient nutrition. WYPR expanded its coverage of the presentation to include a discussion of food insecurity and the end of the federal...
Baltimore County agreed to provide additional funds to cover eligible 5 and 6 year-olds, meaning 2,000 MORE children living in extreme poverty will receive additional food assistance this summer. Now, a total of 30,205 Baltimore County children will have fuller bellies, and therefore less stress,...
We are thrilled to have partnered with Soles4Souls, who recently provided us with 500 brand-new, brand-name shoes and Bombas for our students! 500 kids are now feeling more confident, participating in gym, and playing outdoors thanks to this donation! Pictured: Stemmer’s Run Middle Social Worker,...
Baltimore County is publishing monthly a list of food pantries, with addresses, schedules of operation, and in some cases, contact information. For the complete list of food pantries, click...
In honor of #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay, our Period Project Volunteer, Phoebe, accepted large donations of period supplies for our Rooms of Support! The Baltimore County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Bcacdst1984, was kind to us again this year with their donation of products in Cycle Bags for...
We already know that our founder and president Laurie Taylor-Mitchell is extraordinary, but we are happy to see that the Baltimore County Commission for Women has recognized her as a “Woman Making A Difference”! Laurie, along with two other remarkable women, will be honored in a...
The Network obtained refurbished laptops that allowed us to provide AVID program graduating seniors, most of whom are the first to attend college in their family, with this college essential! Even if students manage to get tuition money together through scholarships and financial aid, there are...
The need for unexpected car repairs can be a stressor for anyone, let alone a family in need. Recently, a Network School family ran into this issue and Hollenshade’s Auto Services didn’t hesitate to come to the rescue! Not only did owner Tim Hollenshade and automotive services...