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901 Arts is a community-based youth arts center dedicated to providing art and music programs to the children and teens of the Better Waverly neighborhood. We are a supportive and community-focused space for developing one’s creative and leadership abilities.
901 Montpelier St Baltimore MD 21218
Access Art is an after school arts and media center that empowers youth to use their artistic ability and their unique understanding of their environment as catalysts for social change in their communities.
2446 Washington Blvd Baltimore MD 21230
The mission of Art with a Heart is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a Heart brings its interactive visual arts classes to schools, community centers, group homes, shelters, hospitals, permanent housing facilities, and senior housing facilities. We also provide youth leadership programs for 10th and 11th graders and job programs for youth aged 14-24 years.
3355 Keswick Rd, Stable building Suite 104 Baltimore MD 21211
Arts Every Day strengthens learning by making arts education and cultural experiences an integral part of classroom instruction for all students in Baltimore City Public Schools.
AZIZA/PE&CE Youth Programming (10yrs) is a progressive, social, entrepreneurship model developed to improve the quality of life of marginalized youth ages 12-24. It serves as an in-school, OST (out-of-school time) and summer program. AZIZA/PE&CE uses fashion, fitness, arts, music, mentoring, entertainment, and education to develop social, emotional, cultural, life, and critical thinking skills.
3503 N. Charles St Baltimore MD 21218
The Baltimore Art +Justice Blog is a place for artists, advocates, researchers, community members and granters to talk about the impact of community art on Baltimore neighborhoods. By sharing resources, ideas and even a few solutions, the Baltimore Art + Justice blog opens a much needed dialogue among our communities that will help us build a Better, More Just Baltimore.
The Baltimore Bike Experience creates a safe environment by allowing youth a space where they build friendships, learn repair, maintenance, and artistic expression, teach safety, and go on bike rides. Members acquire a set of specific skills, vocabulary, and artistic methods that generate a sense of empowerment.
500 S Highland Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
Baltimore Clayworks is a ceramic art center that exists to develop, sustain, and promote an artist-centered community that provides outstanding artistic, educational, and collaborative programs in ceramic arts. Classes for youth are available.
5707 Smith Ave Baltimore MD 21209
The Baltimore Data Jam Competition is an art and science competition which challenges middle and high school students to analyze local scientific data and present their findings to a non scientific audience in a creative way (video, sculpture, song, poetry, etc.)
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, University of Maryland, 1000 Hilltop Circle TRC Room 173 Baltimore County MD 21250
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) serves as Baltimore City’s official arts council, events agency and film office. By providing funding and support to artists, arts programs and organizations across the city, and by producing large-scale events such as Light City, Artscape and the Baltimore Book Festival, BOPAs goal is to make Baltimore a more vibrant and creative city.
Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a four-year high school with a unique mission: to provide young people who aspire to a career in the arts with intensive, pre-professional training in the arts combined with a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum. Students at the school pursue one of four disciplines – the visual arts, music (vocal or instrumental), theatre (acting or theatre production), and dance – along with a challenging academic curriculum.
712 Cathedral St Baltimore MD 21201
The BSYO comprises three orchestral ensembles of the Mid-Atlantic Region’s most talented musicians. The BSYO serves as ensemble-in-residence at the state-of-the-art George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland.
1212 Cathedral St Baltimore MD 21201
BUDL uses the art of debate to change lives. BUDL brings learning to life by making it relevant, real, and fun. In competitive debate and in the debate classroom, students do more than just memorize and spit back facts. They own and direct their learning, and they approach a topic from where they are, and by doing so they find their voice, their purpose, and their power. Students in BUDL develop a thirst for knowledge and become inspired to seek and utilize new information.
Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL) provides debate-based education for 3rd through 12th graders. We partner with schools to have extracurricular debate practices and monthly weekend debate tournaments.
2601 N Howard St Suite 150 Baltimore MD 21218
Baltimore Youth Arts (BYA) is an arts education and job readiness program that providescreative and entrepreneurial opportunities to youth, with a focus on those who have contact withthe juvenile or criminal justice systems. Our mission is to assist young people in gaining thecreative, personal, and educational skills that will enable them to become leaders in theircommunities.We believe that the arts are a path towards social, emotional, and educationaldevelopment
116 W. Mulberry St. Baltimore MD 21201
The Baltimore Youth Film Arts Program offers city residents ages 16-29 the opportunity to learn camera skills, refine storytelling techniques, and create films and photographs to be shared at public screenings and exhibits and on the program website.
10 E North Ave Baltimore MD 21218
BGCMB works to create opportunities for all children & youth to get involved in the community and to reach their full potential. We provide a safe place for youth to learn and grow, fostering genuine and ongoing relationships between our youth and caring adult professionals, sponsoring positive, life-enhancing programs, and by promoting character development, hope, and opportunity.
We provide after-school programs in the areas of Academic Success, Good Character & Leadership, & Healthy Lifestyles. Club hours and activities vary from club to club.
1201 S Sharp St Suite 302 Baltimore MD 21230
This program is an opportunity for Baltimore City Public School high school students to work alongside graduate students in the MICA Master of Fine Arts in Community Arts Program to develop innovative arts and social justice based programs with and for community.
1430 Carswell St Baltimore MD 21218
Center Stage is an artistically driven institution committed to engaging, educating, and expanding the horizons of diverse audiences through challenging, bold, thought-provoking classical and contemporary theater.
700 N Calvert St Baltimore MD 21202
Chesapeake Arts Center uses the arts to excite, educate, engage, inspire, and grow this community’s people, its artists and the region through performances, exhibitions, classes, and collaborations with artists, educators, business and community leaders, and organizations. The center provides educational classes for all ages and all arts interests.
194 Hammonds Ln Brooklyn Park MD 21225
YouthBuild gives a second chance to Baltimore City youth who have dropped out of high school. We provide construction training and certifications, assistance in earning a high school diploma or GED, and job placement services. Civic Works strengthens Baltimore communities through education, skills development, and community service. We are a non-profit working in Baltimore communities for over 20 years, and we are deeply committed to service.
2701 St. Lo Drive Baltimore MD 21213
Everyman Theatre has a resident ensemble of artists from the Baltimore/Washington area dedicated to presenting high quality plays that are affordable & accessible to everyone. Students in grade K-8 can sample from skill building classes focused on drama, music, dance, and design building connections between the professional process and their unique creative energies.
315 W Fayette St Baltimore MD 21201
CAC is the only program of its kind in Maryland that links artists, communities, and institutions of higher education. Housed in the Office of Community Engagement at MICA, this program places community artists in year-long residencies with nonprofits, schools, and community centers in Baltimore City.
1300 W Mount Royal Ave Suite 110 Baltimore MD 21217
The Creative Alliance builds communities by bringing together artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds to experience spectacular arts and education programs and engage in the creative process. We provide support to area artists, promote Baltimore as a center for creative production, act as a positive force in our community, and advocate for cultural expression rooted in a sense of place.
3134 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD 21224
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center brings artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds together. We support, develop, promote and advocate for cultural and educational programming in the visual and performing arts.
Raynfall Dance Program: The Professional Training Program (PTP) is designed for serious dance students ages 7-18 who plan to pursue a career in dance or the allied arts.
The Urban Choral Arts Society is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the achievement and esteem of Baltimore youth through the arts. The program includes weekly arts workshops designed to build discipline, self esteem, and opportunities for achievement along with a mentorship component to teach, mentor, and encourage under-served Baltimore youth who have faced the challenges of neglect and a lack of community resources for decades.
847 N Howard St Baltimore MD 21201
FAZAFAM is an innovative dance fitness program designed by Dance & Bmore to help families ‘Bmore’ fit, fun, creative, connected, and free. Packed with original music you’ll love to dance and sing along to as well as classic grooves that remind you of a backyard Family Jam. Fazafam integrates lively games and easy playful moves in styles like Salsa, Disco, Hip-hop Caribbean, Motown, and more. We work at several locations around Baltimore including Movement Lab in Remington and City Arts 2 in Station North
120 W North Ave Suite 201 Baltimore MD 21201
The Liberty Rec And Tech Center provides a full slate of supports designed to provide services for students and parents. The center has GED classes, a full service food pantry, workforce development seminars, after school programming, technology classes, parenting classes, a Head Start program, league basketball and volleyball, ceramics classes, visual arts programming, zumba, dance, aerobics, and fitness classes, a community pool, a sewing circle, and space available for community rentals.
3901 Maine Ave Baltimore MD 21207
Offers free youth and family programming (including soccer, tennis, Zumba, and fitness groups), free events (including Día del Niño, Muevetón, concerts, and more) and volunteer opportunities in Patterson Park. The Friends serve to protect and advocate for Patterson Park as a green space promoting health and wellness where everyone is welcome.
27 South Patterson Park Ave. Baltimore MD 21231
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is the core of all of the activities and programs we offer girls. As girls participate in activities and experiences that include earning badges, selling cookies, going on exciting trips, exploring the outdoors and doing Take Action projects that make a difference in their communities, girls are developing leadership skills they will use throughout their lifetime.
4806 Seton Drive Baltimore MD 21215
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland is a community-based nonprofit organization founded in 1977. We provide support, education, outreach and advocacy for SGL/LGBTQ individuals and our allies, through programs, services, and resources.The GLCCB provides an affirming space, platforms for free expression, and resources for healthier living.
2530 North Charles St 3rd Floor Baltimore MD 21218
The mission of the Hampden Family Center is to enrich the lives of Hampden residents through education and professional support, and to encourage individual growth and community fellowship. We provide programs and support services for all who live, learn and work in the community. Here, children enjoy after-school and summer enrichment programs. Adults can participate in literacy classes to brush up on their math, reading and writing skills in preparation for the GED class and exam.
1104 W 36th St Baltimore MD 21211
Hearts & Ears, Inc. is a mental health and wellness center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning individuals with mental health issues and concerns in Baltimore city. We warmly welcome all sexual and gender minorities. People who are dually stigmatized can have a difficult time finding full acceptance from others. Hearts & Ears aims to be a community where LGBTQIA persons can feel safe, supported, and welcomed. Friends, family and community members are encouraged to attend. We are a wellness and recovery center open 32 hours a week as well as weekly support groups which address addictions, mental health and general concerns. Groups are confidential and are facilitated by caring and supportive members with knowledge of the struggles LGBTQIA persons with mental illness face.
We provide one-on-one peer support and have various support groups and activities for our members. We do not require insurance at this time and no appointments are necessary. We work with people ages 18 and older.
611 Park Ave Suite A Baltimore MD 21201
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Youth Opportunity Center (HEBCAC-YO) addresses the education, counseling, and career development and training needs of out of school youth in East Baltimore. Our caring and knowledgeable staff provides: on site GED and pre-GED classes; individual and group counseling; career training in high growth industries (such as healthcare, hospitality, and construction); life skills workshops and clubs and other fun social activities. YO! serves out-of-school youth and young adults by providing wide-ranging support services and opportunities for participants to reach their academic and career goals. We also connect youth to other needed wrap-around services such as housing, family support and healthcare by referral.
1212 N Wolfe St Baltimore MD 21213
The Holistic Life Foundation is a Baltimore-based 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the wellness of children and adults in underserved communities. Through a comprehensive approach which helps children develop their inner lives through yoga, mindfulness, and self-care HLF demonstrates deep commitment to learning, community, and stewardship of the environment. HLF is also committed to developing high-quality evidence based programs and curriculum to improve community well-being.
2601 N Howard St Suite 130 Baltimore MD 21218
Jubilee is a community program providing arts classes to the residents of the Sandtown-Winchester, Upton, and surrounding neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. We offer programming in dance, visual arts, creative writing and ceramics in partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore Clayworks, area artists and writers, and dancers.
1947 Pennsylvania Ave Baltimore MD 21287
We specialize in the implementation of high quality music enrichment programs and curricula. Our staff of instructors are all currently working and professionally established recording artists, music producers and musicians. From the stage to the classroom these rock star teachers are passionate about their community and focused on positive change in our youth. At the end of the programs, students walk away with their own product in form of a CD and their music gets uploaded for sharing.
239 N Franklintown Rd Baltimore MD 21223
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC) supports youths, ages 5-18, in the state of Maryland with arts programs that empower them to excel in the arts, academics, and social development. By providing opportunities and resources that otherwise would not be available, LTYC programs build higher self-esteem and self-worth in young people who are yearning for success.
P.O Box 1213 Owings Mills MD 21117
Living Classrooms Foundation strengthens communities and inspires young people to achieve their potential through hands on education and job training, using urban, natural, and maritime resources as “living classrooms.”
Program Locations (after-school programs):
The UA House at Fayette (1100 E. Fayette St),
The POWER House Community Center (316 S. Caroline St),
The Park House (200 S. Linwood Ave),
BUGS (802 S. Caroline St),
Fresh Start (802 S. Caroline St),
Workforce Development Center (1100 E. Fayette St),
The Adult Resource Center (901 N. Milton Ave),
Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center (1000 Frankfurst Ave)
1417 Thames Street (main offices) Baltimore MD 21231
Loving Arms, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) community based organization located in Baltimore City, Maryland. We provide short term, safe and nurturing shelter and supportive services (both residential and non-residential) to unaccompanied, homeless children, and young adults, age 12 to 24. These children are known as throwaways, runaways, homeless, or unstably housed children, many who are victims of human and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST).
3313 Oakfield Ave Gwynn Oak MD 21207
Muse 360 Art’s mission is to provide Baltimore youth of diverse backgrounds with high quality arts education that inspires them to reach their full potential. We achieve our mission through our three signature programs: Rayn Fall Dance Studio™, Spark of Genius: Youth Entrepreneur Project™, and Dancing Many Drums: Arts Education Project™.
847 N Howard St Baltimore MD 21201
New Lens is a youth-driven social justice organization working to assist youth in making art and media about often-underrepresented perspectives that makes art and media about issues where a youth perspective can inspire change. The work is used to address systemic problems, facilitate dialogue, shift perspectives, and stimulate action. We work on a variety of social issues including employment, justice, health, and education issues. We produce art and media on commission, teach youth in schools and communities and advocate for issues that impact young people’s lives, and employ youth as leaders.
2401 Eutaw Place Baltimore MD 21217
Paul’s Place is a catalyst and leader for change, improving the quality of life in the Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood and the surrounding Southwest Baltimore communities. Paul’s Place provides programs, services and support that strengthen individuals and families, fostering hope, personal dignity and growth.
1118 Ward St Baltimore MD 21230
The Baltimore City Community College Refugee Youth Project seeks to improve the lives of Baltimore’s youngest refugees by supporting their academic needs and making their integration simple and meaningful. RYP is committed to its mission of creating a safe environment for refugee children to improve their literacy skills, enhance their knowledge of American culture, engage in enriching extracurricular activities, and grow to be confident, caring individuals.
710 E Lombard St Baltimore MD 21202
Root Branch Film Academy (RBFA) is a media institute for youth. We offer training in filmmaking, video production, creative writing, photography, acting and more. Founded under parent company Root Branch Productions, LLC, RBFA serves as a medium for young media makers to express themselves in an artistic and meaningful way.
10 E. North Avenue Baltimore MD 21202
School 33 Art Center is the bridge between contemporary artists and the viewing public. Through our exhibitions, studios for artists, classes for adults and children and special events and workshops, we work to insure a vibrant future for contemporary art and artists in Baltimore. A new eco-friendly outdoor garden fed by a rainwater collection system, and renovated gallery spaces are examples of School 33 Art Center’s commitment to improve inside and out.
1427 Light St Baltimore MD 21230
We offer range of programs and services to meet the needs of Reservoir Hill residents. We help by providing programs, information and resources to assist in their journey. Programs include youth development, job readiness courses for youth and adults, personal finance courses, free book exchange, literacy program, STEM, and summer service program for youth. We provide education through our after school and Summer academic and enrichment programming.
2405 Linden Ave Baltimore MD 21217
7111 Park Heights Avenue Suite 503 Baltimore MD 21215
The 29th Street Community Center offers a variety of programs for kids, adults, and all ages as well as community based projects. The mission of the Center is to offer a space for meaningful community building and high quality enrichment programming that adds value and vibrancy to the neighborhoods of Charles Village, Abell, Harwood, Oakenshawe, Better Waverly, Old Goucher, Remington, and Barclay.
300 E 29th St Baltimore MD 21218
The Living Well is a center for Social & Economic Vibrancy that rents space for workshops, open mics, circles, baby showers, milestone celebrations, art shows and more.
235 Holliday Street Baltimore MD 21202
The heart of Peabody Dance’s philosophy is the expectation that all students, whether they are professional aspirants or young children and adults exploring the joys of dancing, will have the opportunity to reach their own desired level of achievement. In return, a nationally respected faculty are dedicated to meeting the needs of their students on an individual basis and to offering them exemplary training, inspiration, and encouragement.
1 E Mt Vernon Pl Baltimore MD 21202
Participants learn practical life skills through 4-H leadership and citizenship training, civic education, healthy lifestyles, nutrition, entrepreneurship, workforce development, service-learning, photography, STEM, public speaking, gardening, fashion review and the Clovers Program.
6615 Reisterstown Road Suite 201 Baltimore MD 21215
Through media arts education, Wide Angle Youth Media cultivates and amplifies the voices of Baltimore youth to engage audiences across generational, cultural, and social divides. Our programs inspire creativity and instill confidence in young people, empowering them with skills to navigate school, career, and life.
2601 N Howard St Suite 160 Baltimore MD 21218
The mission of WombWork Productions, Inc. is to heal and empower youth, their families, and communities to preserve cultural legacies through the social change performing arts. WombWork Productions, Inc. is comprised of three art ensembles: a professional adult theatre company Nu World Art Ensemble, a young adult theatre company Nu Generation Art Ensemble, and a youth theatre company Next Generation Art Ensemble. These three art ensembles engage participants as well as audience members in social change theatre covering topics such as: gun violence, racial equity, drug/alcohol abuse, sexual assault, handling grief/loss, etc.
3123 Walbrook Ave. Baltimore MD 21216
Writers in Baltimore Schools (WBS) is a program that provides low-income middle school students with a vibrant environment for literary development through in-school, after school, and summer creative writing workshops taught by Baltimore college students.
10 E. North Ave Baltimore MD 21202
YES Drop-In Center is Baltimore City’s first drop-in center for homeless youth. YES Drop-In Center is a safe space for youth who are homeless and between the ages of 14-25, to get basic needs met and establish supportive relationships with peer staff and allies that them make and sustain connections to long-term resources and opportunities.YES prevents and eliminates youth homelessness through the synergy of youth, peer and ally partnerships. The organization’s vision is that all of Baltimore’s youth will easily access supportive services and stable housing to become powerful in their own lives.
2315 N Charles St 1st floor Baltimore MD 21218
The Youth Resiliency Institute seeks to create a critical mass of individuals, more specifically, children and youth in Baltimore City, who are self-actualized in ways that allow them to stimulate productive, healthy, authentic lives in thriving communities. Through a creative, arts-based, culturally rich rites of passage process, YRI offers mentoring, training and an array of human and character development services to children, youth and adults with the aim of creating civically engaged, cross-generational teams of community-based advocates and leaders who work toward forming healthier, safer and stronger communities in Baltimore City.
2103 N Charles St Baltimore MD 21218
The Youth Sports Program (YSP)is a 501 C (3) Non-profit organization that provides a variety of exciting sports activities for children and their families. We are dedicated to the provision of extra-curricular sports and activities to support family involvement and physical and social skill development for children.
4633 Furley Ave Furley Recreation Center Baltimore MD 21239
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