A Can Can Make A Difference Made A Big Difference To Our Students!

A bright idea by Daniel Epps of “A Can Can Make A Difference”!  Thanks to Daniel for donating and delivering light bulbs to the Network recently! Some students have trouble doing homework or reading due to poor or no lighting at home, so these bulbs will be going into our Rooms of...

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Student Support Network Publishes 2020-2021 Annual Report

There is no way a single report could capture the unfathomable scope of the need that this pandemic created, nor the extent of the empathy, generosity, and determination that was shown in this year (July 2020 – June 2021).  Likewise, no words can adequately express the Network’s...

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To Reduce Violence in Schools, Fund Food Insecurity Programs

Every year there are dozens of articles and letters to the editor about the violence plaguing our streets and our schools (just two: Hines, “Baltimore crime initiatives a good start, but do they go far enough?” from 2021, and  “All of these people have died in school shootings since Columbine....

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The Network Hosts An Open House At Its Goucher Storage Facility

The Network had a great morning at our Open House helping our Network Schools stock up their Rooms of Support with coats, books, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes/toothpaste, hand sanitizer, clothes, shoes, food and much much more! We also welcomed BCPS staff from non-Network schools to come by and...

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State Funding For Summer SNAP For Children Increased!

Great News! Tam Lynne Kelley, Chair of the Advocacy Committee, and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, President, have been working over the past few weeks to advocate for increased financial support for anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs. The attached “Road Map to End Hunger” in Baltimore...

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Student Support Network Welcomes New Board Member

Welcome to our newest board member, Veneeta Eason!  Veneeta comes to us from BD Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, headquartered in Sparks, MD, bringing with her an impressive skill set in marketing and strategic growth.  Read on to learn about why the Network’s mission personally resonates with...

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Baltimore County Weis Markets Presented The Network With A Check

Baltimore County Weis Markets presented the Network with a check for the funds they raised on Giving Tuesday 2021!  Eight Baltimore County Weis stores each donated $500 plus money raised at the register via their customer donations. Thank you to all the Baltimore County Weis managers, especially...

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