PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Baltimore Conservation Leadership Corps
The Baltimore Conservation Leadership
Corps is an innovative summer program promoting enviornmental stewarship
and meaningful skills development among Baltimore youth. In partnership
with Johnson Controls and the Student Conservation Association, Civic
Works recruited 40 motivated high school students to undergo a one-week
lifeskills and job-readiness course, followed by six weeks of intense work
improving Baltimore city parks. Participants will develop leadership and
teamwork skills and enviornmental education while working on projects such
as building bridges, removing invasive plant species, and repairing
trails. Contact
Staff.
B'more Green
B'more Green is an innovative "green" jobs-trainning program designed
to prepare unemployed or underemployed Baltimore residents for entry level
careers in the field of environmenal technology and brownfields mitigation. Upon completion,
graduates will receive assistance with securing entry-level career positions that build on their
training. Contact
Staff. Visit our
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Community Lot Team
AmeriCorps members transform vacant city lots into parks and community gardens
and make improvements to other public spaces. They work with neightborhood residents to identify, plan,
and maintain projects. Contact Staff.
Cool Roofs
Civic Works’ Cool Roofs program is a new project in our commitment to energy
efficiency and community service in Baltimore. Using an innovative and well-tested roofing process,
we will create roofs that improve individual buildings’ energy efficiency and decrease the city’s overall heat
island effect.
Thanks to a grant from the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust, Civic Works has applied cool roofs to a number
of low-income homes requiring service by the City’s Weatherization office. Civic Works also provides this
service to individual homes and businesses. For an estimate or for more information, including details on the
roofing materials or process, articles regarding this type of work, or studies confirming the positive effects
of cool roofs, contact Kristin Richards at 410-366-8533.
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Education Teams
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: AmeriCorps members provide literacy instruction, homework assistance, academic
enrichment, and recreational programming for 425 students at goodnow PAL Center, Furley Elementary School, and
Moravia Park Primary School. Members also plan service-learning projects that involve parents and surrounding
communities.
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Development): A partnership with the Baltimore County Public Schools, A.V.I.D is
a national college-prep curriculum aimed at 9th and 10th graders with a GPA range of 2.00 and 3.00 AmeriCorps
members work with approximately 500 students in 15 schools on note taking, study skills, and time management.
TEACH BALTIMORE: In partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning and the Baltimore
City Public Schools System, college students are paired with mentor teachers to offer a six-week summer reading
program at Baltimroe City elementary schools. Each summer, 650 kindergarten through second grade students are
provided with literacy and math instruction in order to counteract summer learning loss.
Contact Staff.
Healthcare Careers Alliance
Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical
System, Life Bridge Heath, St, Agnes Hospital, and Rosewood Eldercare, 5
of Baltimore's leading not-for-profit health organizations, and Civic
Works, Baltimore's Urban service corps, offer a program "Healthcare
Careers Alliance" to serve youth age 18-21. The program features paid
training, skills development, life skills, on-the-job training, and paid
employment. Contact
staff.
Perennial Nursery Program
The Perennial Nursery Program, a project of Civic Works is
located at 600 N Port Street, behind the Amazing Grace Church. Since 2001,
this program has become an important and unique resource for groups
engaged in gardening projects in Baltimore City. Its mission is to provide
annual and perennial flowers, vegetable plants, shrubs and trees
free of charge to community groups involved in urban greening
initiatives. To date, over 35,000 plants have been distributed. The
Perennial Nursery Program offers free gardening workshops and provides
support for fledgling gardens in Baltimore. This program has contributed
to the sustainable revitalization of our inner city communities.
Volunteers are always needed and appreciated! Contact
Staff.
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