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Give A Shout-Out To The Loyola Blakefield Community!
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 you!
Welcome Wendy Stringfellow, Our New Executive Director!
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...
Help Us Restock Our Shelves!
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...
Give a Shout-Out to Soles4Souls!
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’...
If One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, What Are 60 Pictures Worth?
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...
We Are So Grateful For A Raven’s Caw To Action Day!
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...
Network Founder, Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, Named Community Hero!
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...
Constellation Energy’s Volunteer Day Provided School Supplies For Network Students!
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....
Shout-Out to WMAR-2 News Baltimore For Holding A Back To School Drive
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...