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February 7, 2023
The Baltimore Beat Features B’more for Healthy Babies Advancements in Black Maternal Health
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January 14, 2023
Promise Heights YouTube Literacy Video Gleans 34,000+ Views!
October 25, 2022
WYPR NEWS: Here's what Baltimore’s public schools are doing to combat a mental health crisis
JULY 30, 2021
Read our July 2021 Newsletter
Summertime, and the Living is BUSY! (So Much is Happening in Upton/Druid Heights)
“…In Baltimore, there’s a program that works with students to help them heal from trauma caused by racism in daily life.
The Health Youth Alliance is a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Social Work, the Black Mental Health Alliance, and Heartsmiles….”
JULY 22, 2021
Bronwyn Mayden Featured on WEAA's "Two Way Talk" Show
WEAA’s “Two Way Talk” is a daily weekday show hosted by Anthony McCarthy and Cara Williams that, “brings the best guests, interesting topics and calls from listeners about the hot topics.”
On Wednesday, July 21, our Executive Director was the featured guest of the 6PM hour., and shared important news about Promise Heights. We hope you’ll listen to this discussion!
JULY 15, 2021
WMAR-TV News Features:
“B'more for Healthy Babies growing West Baltimore Neighborhoods”
JUNE 23, 2021
The Elm Features YouTube Recording of the Final 2021 Winter/Spring 'From the Heights' Juneteenth Event 'Pipeline: An Essential Conversation'
June 21, 2021
The Annie E. Casey Foundation:
“Initiative’s Work in Baltimore Neighborhood Leads to Drop in Infant Mortality”
Click here to read the story about news from B’more for Healthy Babies U/DH
JUNE 18, 2021
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JUNE 15, 2021
Mayor, Health Department and Partners Celebrate Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate in Upton/Druid Heights Neighborhood Through Work of B’more for Healthy Babies
JUNE 15. 2021
PRESS RELEASE:
Mayor, Health Department and Partners Celebrate Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate in Upton/Druid Heights Neighborhood Through Work of B’more for Healthy Babies
Through Sustained Outreach and Investment, Infant Mortality Rate Has Decreased by 75 Percent
APRIL 1, 2021
Join us April 12: "From the Heights" presents
"The Black Maternal Health Crisis in the United States"
March 22, 2021
The Elm Features YouTube Recordings Promise Heights “From the Heights” Talks
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Want to hear Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead’s featured Feb. 19 interview that broadcast on the “Today with Dr. Kaye” show on WEAA- 88.9FM?
Click here to hear it on our Promise Heights YouTube channel.
February 15, 2021
The UMB Elm features Dr. Satcher Webinar
February 22, 2021: Overcoming the Stigma of Treating Mental Health Concerns in the Black Community: click here to read story
january 29, 2021
Read our January 2021 Newsletter
Promise Heights--Celebrating Community: Sunrises, Sunsets, and Heroes
December 22, 2020
Promise Heights & Atwater’s Food Featured on WJZ News
Atwater’s Christmas Cookie Decorating Kits Helping Families in Need This Holiday Season: click here to see feature story
December 11, 2020
Press Release: BUILDING COMMUNITY
ATWATER’S COOKIE KITS TO BENEFIT PROMISE HEIGHTS FRONTLINE WORK
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Promise Heights is Featured in the Fall 2020
University of Maryland Baltimore Connections Magazine
Our team has managed a vast number of projects and incentives throughout the pandemic, and we’ll continue offering these special services for as long as they are needed. Please click here to see the feature story on pages 5 — 9.
November 30, 2020
Promise Heights Team Honored as Champions of Excellence
On November 30, 2020, The Elm, a publication of the University of Maryland, Baltimore released the story, On the Front Lines: UMB Champions of Excellence: Promise Heights Team, honoring the entire Promise Heights team for our “ingenuity and resilience” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Please be sure to also see the video of our Executive Director Bronwyn Mayden.
September 26, 2020
Free Vaccination Clinic Held In Baltimore
On September 26, 2020, WJZ-TV featured the UMB-Sponsored Vaccination Clinics offered in three open-to-the-public sessions, after Baltimore City health officials said they've noticed an alarming number of students without proper vaccines against childhood diseases. See the feature: WJZ-TV Feature Story
June 9, 2020
Read our June 2020 Newsletter
Promise Heights Celebrates June, Father’s Day, and Graduations
MAY 8, 2020
‘Anybody Can Do It’ | Baltimore Senior Overcomes Obstacles On Road To Graduation
BALTIMORE (WJZ-NEWS) / See Full Feature
MAY 6, 2020
Baltimore AmeriCorps Member Gives Back By Making Face Coverings For Families During COVID-19 Pandemic
BALTIMORE (WJZ-NEWS) See Full Feature
MAY 1, 2020
Community Outreach Group Stronger Than Ever Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
BALTIMORE )WJZ-NEWS) / See Full Feature
APRIL 17, 2020
After rioting shook Baltimore five years ago, some seeds of change were planted. Only a few took hold.
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
December 2019
High Schooler Collects 200K Diapers for Baltimore Families In Need
WBAL-TV / Read Full Article
December 2019
‘When I learned to tie a tie, I thought I was a man’: In West Baltimore, a school lesson in neckties, manhood
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
November 2019
As homicides climbed, Baltimore’s mayor asked, ‘How can you fault leadership?’ Here are the questions he should have been asking.
Washington Post / Read Full Article
November 2019
Survey of Baltimore's youth looks to access their needs from city leaders.
WBAL-TV / Read Full Article
November 2019
As Baltimore nears 300 homicides, here are some tips on talking to children about the unrelenting violence
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
September 2019
UM System Chancellor: Universities Should Be Involved in Making Baltimore Better
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
August 2019
Dr. Liggett-Creel Provides Baltimore Viewers Tips to Cope With Feelings Following Mass Shootings
NBC WBALTV / Read Full Article
July 2019
‘It’s Going To Be Very Meaningful’ | Volunteers Work To Construct Playground For Kids In Baltimore In One Day
CBS Baltimore - WJZ / Read Full Article
December 2018
Promise Heights Praised as UMB Wins Award
University of Maryland Baltimore News Archive / Read Full Article
September 2018
UMB’s Promise Heights Initiative Receives $30M Federal Grant
University of Maryland Baltimore News Archive / Read Full Article
September 2017
Renaissance Academy: What a school building tells its students
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
September 2016
This is all I ever wanted: A Baltimore teen’s new life after years of hardship and violence
Washington Post / Read Full Article
June 2016
[Article] Coming of age in a city coming apart — Khalil Bridges
Washington Post / Read Full Article
JUNE 2016
[VIDEO] Coming of age in a city coming apart — Khalil Bridges
Washington Post / Read Full Article
June 2016
I don’t know if people understand what is happening in Baltimore
Washington Post / Read Full Article
June 2016
Mantra for graduates of troubled Baltimore high school: ‘You can make it’
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
March 2016
While Renaissance Academy students, teachers and staff confront a crushing spate of grief, they find themselves in a surprising posture. They see possibility, even hope
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
2016
Collateral Damage: Community voices on hardship and healing in Upton/Druid Heights
Baltimore Sun / Read Full Article
October 2015
For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help
NPR / Read Full Article