CIIP Blogs

CIIP 2023 Featured Blogs

The Community Impact Internships Program is a competitive, paid summer internship, that pairs 50 JHU undergraduate students with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to work on community-identified projects in Baltimore. During the program, students create blogs about their experience. These blogs are not just a chance for students to document what they are…
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Nicole Rivas | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Orientation was challenging in a few ways for me. On practical note, waking up earlier than usual and getting into a routine was tough at first, but I’m grateful that orientation week forced me to get into a rhythm and I know it’ll help me long term with being…
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Layla Salomon | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week In full honesty, I was a bit unsure about the cohort part of CIIP. I liked the idea of the supportive community, but part of my brain was worried it would be awkward and I would just feel out of place and disconnected. I am so happy I…
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Youth and Education

DENT EDUCATION Rachel Baffoe-Bonnie MOMCARES Fatima Baloul REC2TECH Nathan Dozier THREAD Stephanie Ho CODE IN THE SCHOOLS Abby Swamidoss CALVIN M. RODWELL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL Clayton Turner VILLAGE LEARNING PLACE Jotrina Vamboi

Nonprofit Management

FREESTATE JUSTICE | Diksha Iyer   IMPACT HUB | Jennifer Li BALTIMORE URBAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Abhinav Mahesh   FUSION PARTNERSHIPS INC. | Nicole Rivas   NATIONAL GREAT BLACKS IN WAX MUSEUM Bersabe Tilahun   ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY | Sharada Vishwanath  

Neighborhood and Community Organizing

ST. FRANCIS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Yasin Afrida   STATION NORTH ARTS DISTRICT Jayla Butler   CORNER TEAM Samson Dessalines   CENTRAL BALTIMORE PARTNERSHIP Carlos Gamboa   NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN CENTER Eliza Principe Garcia   GREENMOUNT EAST LEADERSHIP PROJECT Joshua McGrew   FRANCISCAN CENTER Rachel Oh

Healthcare

MARTHA’S PLACE Mimi Avril CHASE BRAXTON HEALTHCARE Aamilah Chowdhury   ESPERANZA CENTER Sarah Marquez SHEPHERD’S CLINIC Anusha Sarkar   BALTIMORE HARM REDUCTION COALITION Atri Surapaneni   KESWICK MULTI-CARE CENTER Natalie Wang  

Government and Policy

MADE IN BALTIMORE Olubusola Babalola   OUT FOR JUSTICE Maria Harar   BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE OF MARK CONWAY Makaila Hyman   BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE OF ZEKE COHEN Alex Paolucci MARYLAND IMMIGRANT LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT OF PRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND Michelle Sicard MAYOR’S OFFICE ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS Estelle…
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Environment, Sustainability, and Community Health

BLACK YIELD INSTITUTE & BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE Brahein Richardson BLACK CHURCH FOOD SECURITY NETWORK Valeria Leal Serna FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE Layla Salomon   CIVIC WORKS REAL FOOD FARM Eden Teodorovici  

Family Wellness

HAMPDEN FAMILY CENTER Emily Baca   Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Baltimore (CASA) Hadeed Habib   Baltimore SquashWise Karen Linares Mendoza   Episcopal Refugee & Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA) Frank Meng   MissionFit Inc. Isabella Tasser   By Peaceful Means Renee Wu  

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