Thanks to a generous donation from our partner @soles4souls, students in our network schools will have access to new shoes and socks! Our amazing volunteers have been hard at work sorting and organizing. These shoes and socks will play a vital role in the students’ ability to fully participate and...
Answer: They are priceless if they are “heat maps” showing the concentration of poverty in Baltimore County. A years-long dream to create maps showing poverty concentrations, legislative districts, and the locations of public schools in Baltimore County has become a reality. These...
Another successful Raven’s Caw to Action Day!!! Yesterday’s incredible team of volunteers, coordinated by United Way, packed 300 weekend food bags! The bags are full of non-perishable food items that were generously donated to us from Wegmans in Hunt Valley. These weekend food bags play a vital...
Congratulations to all the Baltimore County “Community Heroes”, especially to Student Support Network founder and Board member, Laurie Taylor-Mitchell! Laurie is described as:” An ‘amazing advocate for students living in poverty in Baltimore County,’ Taylor-Mitchell...
With the 2023-2024 BCPS school year fast approaching, we are busy getting our network schools ready! Thanks to Constellation Energy and their ongoing DEI initiatives, we are able to ensure that hundreds of students will be prepared for the upcoming school year. Employees from their Power Trading...
Thank you to the WMAR-2 News Baltimore news team for having the Network out August 16 at their Towson studio and offices and holding a back-to-school drive for local nonprofits, including the Student Support Network! We are so grateful for the help of WMAR and the community in providing...
WMAR-2 News Baltimore focused their coverage today on the Student Support Network, one of their partners in providing much-needed supplies to students returning to school this fall. To watch the excellent film report and read the accompanying article, including quotes from our own Program...
Let’s stock our schools for September! It’s time for our annual School Supply Drive! Join us in equipping students in need with the full list of items on their school supply lists. Here’s how you can help: Order items from our Amazon or Right Gift wish list. When you use these...
To help stock our shelves with new toiletries, the Battle of the Towson Neighborhoods was held May 22 – June 5! As the school year came to a close, the needs of students living in poverty within BCPS continued. In the spirit of competition and giving, the Network challenged Towson...
Thanks to a donation from a Network supporter, we were able to purchase some brand new athletic shoes from Feet First Sports in Columbia, MD. Not only were the staff at Feet First Sports helpful, but they were very generous too! Shoes can do so much for a student, providing confidence and the...
Baltimore County has updated its list of food pantries, with addresses, schedules of operation, and in some cases, contact information. For the complete list of food pantries, click...
A Time of Transition: New Leadership for Student Support Network Board By Laurie Taylor-Mitchell The Student Support Network began with one school, Loch Raven High School, in late 2015. I never thought it would grow beyond one school; in fact, the original name of our nonprofit was “The Loch...