2022

2022 Week 1: Youth and Education

Cionne Gates | By Peaceful Means During the first week, my supervisor notified me she had COVID, so I worked remotely on a couple of planning tasks for staff orientation next week. While preparing for the summer program to be in person, I wanted to get fully acquainted with the…
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2022 Week 1: Non-profit Management

Genesis Aire | Public Justice Center I’ve been looking forward to this week for months. Selecting my placement this summer differed from last because I was able to do my own research and reach out to CIIP alums for their input. Based on my conversations, I was certain that I…
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2022 Week 1: Neighborhood/Community Organizing

Aiman Altaf | 29th St Community Center When I stepped in on Tuesday, my supervisor said “We have an event tonight, wanna help out with that or start on something else?” Being thrown into an event on my first day was probably the best introduction to the community center because…
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2022 Week 1: Healthcare

Fatima Baloul | Shepherd’s Clinic Shepherd’s Clinic is a free, comprehensive clinic for the uninsured in Baltimore. Patients are provided with clinical services [ primary and / or specialty care ], behavioral health services, and mindfulness programs. Given that all the providers, nurses, and a majority of the staff at…
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2022 Week 1: Government/Policy

Kerim Bali | Office of Councilmember Mark Conway The first week of working in Councilman Conway’s office has been very exciting and interesting. I started out the week learning about my day-to-day tasks in the office. While I thought that responsibilities such as answering the phone or returning voicemails would…
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2022 Week 1: Family Wellness

Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center Although I’ve only been at the Franciscan Center for four days, it is clear to me what a significant role the organization plays in the surrounding community. Not only does the Franciscan Center provide resources for those who may need them, but also serves as…
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2022 Week 1: Environment, Sustainability & Community Health

Angelica Brooks | Farm Alliance of Baltimore Throughout my first week at the Farm Alliance of Baltimore, my supervisor and I spoke about the removal of an urban garden near my neighborhood. I asked my supervisor why the Cherry Hill Urban Garden was demolished so quickly, and she told me…
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2022 Week 1: Arts

Liesel Arauz Vallecillo | Art With A Heart Every day at Art with a Heart (AWAH) is so vastly different from the one preceding it. I really like that about my placement. I technically got a bit of an preview of what my week would be like beforehand because I…
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2022 Featured Blogs

Aiman Altaf | 29th St Community Center – Week 7 I see intersectionality at 29SCC through the activities I do with the kids and adults who come to the community center, and in the ways the center interacts with other local nonprofits. One of the first times I noticed it…
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2022 Orientation: Healthcare

Fatima Baloul | Shepherd’s Clinic There are very few things at Hopkins that have made me feel wholeheartedly comfortable and safe inside: 1 ) honey graham ice cream and 2 ) my peer – mentor group :). It took me a while to know how to start my post. There…
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