November is here! Check our family fun events we have in store for you this month, including spotlights on Native American heritage and charitable giving. Expand text and images by reading the digital version of this calendar here: https://dmag.baltimoreschild.com/November-2023/index.html
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How to Talk to Kids about Homelessness
What You Need to Know As of 2019, more than half a million people experienced homelessness in the United States, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. As a parent, you want to protect your child from the harsh realities of the world and let them be a …
Read More »Parent You Should Know: Shari Bailey
Shari Bailey knows birthdays can be among the most special celebrations in a child’s life—especially for children who don’t know how many of them they will have. Of her 8-year-old twin girls, Lana and Laila, the latter has a rare congenital disorder, Jacobsen’s Syndrome, which occurs in only one …
Read More »North Bend Elementary Bike Donation Spreads Smiles Bicycles will provide accessibility and promote an active lifestyle for Baltimore City students
Sixty-five first-graders received free bicycles at North Bend Elementary/Middle School earlier this month, where professional mountain biker Jeff Lenosky shared safety tips and encouraged the kids to get outside and stay active. Early on Friday, Oct. 14, volunteers showed up again, after having helped build the bikes the previous evening, …
Read More »Community-Minded Kids: Jake Rusnak This Baltimore teen exemplifies that you're never too young to give back
Jake Rusnak challenged himself to the longest swim of his life in October—10K (6.2 miles), or 438 laps around the pool. Thankfully, the Baltimore teen didn’t have to count all the laps—his all-in-one training partner, coach and former lifeguard dad, Andrew, took on that task. Aside from the physical …
Read More »Purse Power Today, more women control household giving
Philanthropy is important, and not just by save-the-world standards. It’s also big business in the United States — nearly $400 billion big. But while most big business is still male-dominated, it’s women who are changing the face of charitable giving. “You could make the argument that women are becoming the …
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