We are so grateful for Towson University and their Health Education and Promotion Center for their recent donation of period products! Period poverty is an issue of public and personal health, dignity, and well being. These period products will help to ensure that our network students have...
WMAR interviewed Ron McDade, Network Board President, about the new Baltimore County Food Pantry Locator map. According to WMAR, “BCSTAT- the county’s data team – has launched an online Food Pantry Locator, which maps out all the county’s partner food distribution sites...
We are so thankful for our partnership with Constellation! Employees recently packed 150 weekend food bags for our network schools. This generous donation ensures that students in our network schools have nutritious meals on the weekends, when schools are not in session. Not only did Constellation...
We’ve been busy getting ready for BCPS’ winter break! HUGE thank you to the Loyola Blakefield community for collecting non-perishable food to benefit the network. These items will be used to pack weekend food bags for our network schools. Thank...
We are thrilled to announce that the Student Support Network has hired a new Executive Director! The Board and Staff welcome Wendy Stringfellow, a deeply experienced leader of Maryland nonprofit organizations. In addition to her experience, Wendy has consistently shared her passion for our...
Our shelves are feeling pretty bare as we roll into the busy holiday season. If you are out and about and able to pick up any of the listed items, we would be extremely appreciative! Open drop off hours are on Wednesdays from 4:30pm-6pm as well as Saturdays from 10am—11am. Our warehouse/Hub is...
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...