Annie E. Casey Foundation

Support grows for innovation hub in Baltimore

2012-04-30 13:57:29

A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" — akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences...

Institutions organize to boost Baltimore's 'next economy'

2012-04-26 15:02:00

The Annie E. Casey Foundation and other Baltimore institutions are organizing to help accelerate the growth of well-paying jobs and make sure more residents are qualified to land them, building on the recommendations of a new study that envisions the...

'Next economy' envisioned for Baltimore region

2012-04-25 22:41:00

A new report being released today calls on the Baltimore region to rethink economic development, pointing to a worrying trend: a mounting share of low-wage jobs shutting more and more residents out of the middle class. The number of jobs in largely low-...

New city plan aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS infections by 25%

2011-11-29 03:14:00

A group of Baltimore's health care leaders has crafted a plan to cut new cases of HIV infection by 25 percent by 2015, as part of an overall strategy to cope with a disease that has plagued the city for decades. The plan, scheduled to be given to Mayor...

Free tax preparation, plus a lot more

2012-01-29 00:00:00

If you don't make a lot of money, the Baltimore CASH Campaign thinks you shouldn't be forking any of it over to get your tax returns prepared. The nonprofit group is heading into its 11th tax season, offering free help for low- and moderate-income area...

Horizon Foundation in Columbia hires new president

2012-01-23 13:55:21

The Horizon Foundation, Howard County's largest philanthropic organization, has hired a new president and chief executive officer to replace founder Richard Krieg, who is retiring this week after 13 years at its helm. Nicolette Highsmith Vernick,...

Networking group aimed at LGBT community launches this week

2012-01-16 13:02:00

One day in the fall of 2010, Scott Marder, a partner at the law firm of Duane Morris in Baltimore, received a cold call from a young lawyer in Maryland seeking advice. The lawyer had found Marder's name in a directory maintained by the National LGBT...

Library Awards Top Summer Readers

2011-10-12 11:43:00

Jarrettsville Elementary School, Patterson Mill Middle School and Patterson Mill High School are the recipients of the Harford County Public Library 2011 Summer Reading Trophies. The trophies were awarded to the elementary, middle and high school with...

High cost of progress in Maryland schools

2011-10-17 10:16:00

Maryland schools are spending a fortune to raise achievement — $60,000 for each additional student who becomes proficient. It's too high a price for the results we have been getting. We need to do better. Between 2003 and 2009, Maryland increased...

A testy reception for new East Baltimore plans

2011-07-28 18:35:00

Scott Levitan, development director of the 88-acre redevelopment project north of Johns Hopkins Hospital, was ready Thursday night to present area residents with new ideas for the project — a new park, a new school, a grocery store and other...

Downsizing juvenile jail

2011-05-12 13:21:44

Baltimore needs a better way to handle juveniles who are charged as adults. The current system of housing them in a wing of the city's detention center is dangerous and inefficient. But a new report from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency...

Charity event tied to Dixon case disbanded

2009-12-08 00:00:00

The Baltimore housing department holiday charity event at the heart of three criminal charges against Mayor Sheila Dixon has been discontinued, city officials said Monday. Dixon declined to comment on the end of the Holly Trolley program, which was...

A check-cashing business on Chicago's North Side is featured in "The Money Trap," the Annie E. Casey Foundation's documentary video on financial services that charge exorbitant rates.

2003-08-12 00:00:00