Did you know that the Student Support Network has a new Advocacy Committee? Our first meeting will be on Monday, November 22 at 7:30 and we’d love for you to join us! One of our goals is to expand access to healthy food and other basic necessities that children and adolescents need to grow...
Chris Diehl has done a lot for our neighborhood (the Chatterleigh Association) but one of her greatest contributions to the well-being of hundreds of children was surely her service to the Student Support Network, especially in the early days when it barely existed. As you may know, the idea of...
After COVID-19 forced students to learn from home for more than a year, they are now back to school in-person! However, as “normal” as life may seem again for some of us, many students are still living in a state of great and urgent need. We aim to meet the increased needs of students...
Please help us welcome to our Board of Directors, Michelle Corbett! Michelle comes to us from CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield Baltimore and brings along skills in strategic planning and process/policy development to help the Network thrive! Read more about Michelle below: Currently reading? ...
The Network is holding a Winter Coat Drive to provide coats, hats, gloves/mittens, and scarves to students in need. We are looking for community members who can post the flyer shown below to their neighborhood listservs/social media pages, at their place of employment, or place of worship and ask...
The Student Support Network is pleased to welcome Baltimore Highlands Elementary School, our 14th partner school, to the Network! Located in Halethorpe, the school serves students in Pre-K to 5th grade. BHE is our first school on the west side of Baltimore County and is designated as a Title I...
Our Founder and President Laurie Taylor-Mitchell joined Baltimore County Government Executive Johnny Olszewski and Baltimore Community Foundation President & CEO Shanaysha Sauls at a press conference to announce the distribution of $2.47 Million in emergency grant funding awarded to local...
On October 15, 2021, the Student Support Network will be hosting our first-ever formal fundraiser event: A night of drinks, dining, raffles, music + dancing, and a celebration of what’s been and what’s to come for the network! A Night for the Network, taking place on October 15 from 6:30 – 10:30...
This past week marks the 6th month that the Network has received 1,000 books a month from the The Maryland Book Bank! These 6,000 books for children have been distributed by volunteers happy to give them out, and received by delighted children and their families. Some of the books have already...