Baltimore City’s oldest youth enrichment center is celebrating as its multimillion-dollar expansion project nears completion. Today, St. Francis Neighborhood Center serves more than 500 people regularly through its community programs each year. After the renovations, St. Francis’s staff and volunteer team will be able to triple that amount according to …
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Best Kids’ Cooking Classes in Baltimore
Is your child a budding gourmet? Soon your little one could be making you pancakes every morning! Just kidding … but your little chefs will love the opportunity to learn—and eat—more at these cooking and baking classes in Baltimore. Baltimore Chef Shop Three kitchens at 807 and 811 W. 36th …
Read More »Fancy the Sport of Fencing? This all-ages activity promotes fitness, encourages self-confidence for kids
You might remember this portion of a famous monologue from Inigo Montoya in “The Princess Bride.” “‘I was 11 years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail.’” Eleven-year-olds today might …
Read More »Remembering Neil Berlin, a Lifelong Fixture of Camps Airy and Louise
When thinking about her late husband Neil Berlin, Alicia Berlin remembers a man who allowed his personality to shine through in his work for the Jewish camp he loved. Neil Berlin, who died Feb. 25 at 44 years old, had previously been the director of operations at Camps Airy …
Read More »Giveaway Benefits More Than 100 Baltimore Families Toyota partners with the Salvation Army in Central Maryland for the 6th Year
Toyota, in partnership with the Salvation Army of Central Maryland, is donating warm boots and socks to more than 150 families in need on Saturday, Jan. 29. The giveaway is presented in conjunction with the Maryland Auto Show, held at the Baltimore Convention Center Jan. 28-30. This is Toyota’s …
Read More »Small Steps, Big Differences: The Power of Mentoring
The idea of starting a mentor-mentee relationship can be daunting. Gabrielle Moore remembers it well. She laughs as she recalls the sight of a 5-foot, 10-and-¾-inch woman approaching a petite little girl in a pink jacket holding a puppy dog. Both were nervous, and the transition to what they …
Read More »‘Growing up’ in Baltimore
Despite being born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, I like to claim Baltimore as the city where I grew up because it is … literally. I grew up off Northern Parkway on West Belvedere Avenue in a house called the Hackerman-Patz House on the Sinai Hospital campus. The …
Read More »The ABC’s of Special Needs
Click the image below to download as a PDF. This special needs glossary appears in the B’More Inclusive section of the October 2021 issue of Baltimore’s Child.
Read More »Harbor Harvest Fall Children’s Festival Brings a Bit of Country to the City The 14th annual festival features children's musicians, pumpkin decorating and a hay maze
Families looking for a little bit of country harvest flavor without leaving the city will find it in Baltimore’s own Inner Harbor. The Harbor Harvest Fall Children’s Festival is back for its 14th year running. Presented by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Verizon, the festival will take place …
Read More »Finding Their Place on the Mat and in Life Holistic Life Foundation promotes healing and wellness in youth through yoga and mindfulness education
Twenty years ago, Andres Gonzalez set out on a mission to address suffering in the world. With his experience teaching yoga to diverse populations in the Baltimore area and beyond, he began to witness the transformative power that breath work, movement and off-the-mat practice could have in people’s lives. Together …
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