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NEW TEAM IN TOWN

by Strong City Baltimore

Charles Barton

Changing young lives changes everyone's future.

The Club at Collington Square is an after school and summer program currently serving 90 children in the Collington Square neighborhood of East Baltimore – with a waiting list of 40. Operating out of four connected rowhomes with colorful doors on Mura Street, Program Director Vanessa Williams is a specialist in urban education and understands how to develop children as learners and leaders. She has intentionally recruited and developed a staff of teachers and assistants, almost 100% of whom live in the neighborhood The Club serves. We're working to create a sustainable fund for this great work - and we need your help.

What you can do:

We're recruiting captains to cover ground quickly. If just 10 people commit to finding 9 others each we'll be 100 strong. 100 people willing to give $100/month for a year will generate $120,000 to change lives. Let's show ourselves how working together for the common good lifts everyone. 

Daily miracles are happening at The Club at Collington Square. Strong City Baltimore, The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and Episcopal Community Services of Maryland have teamed up to make the Club stronger...and you're invited to join the team!

After many years at the helm, this past spring, Episcopal Community Services of Maryland (ECSM) shifted its focus from directly operating their two community programs, The Ark, a pre-school in West Baltimore for projects experiencing homelessness, and The Club at Collington Square. Committed to the sustainability of these programs that serve some of Baltimore’s most vulnerable projects, ECSM worked to find like-minded organizations to take on operations. The Ark was absorbed as part of Saint Vincent De Paul’s Head Start program – and Strong City Baltimore assumed management of The Club at Collington Square starting October 1, 2017.

The Club’s dedicated staff provide a highly structured program between the hours of 3:15 and 6:30 of academics, enrichment, play and homework help. The Club also provides a snack and hot dinner cooked by the wonderful Chef in an on-site industrial kitchen. The program emphasizes student voice and leadership with intentional roles for older scholars to mentor and serve younger scholars, as well as serving on an elected Youth Board of The Club. Male scholars and staff also work with Mr. Munir Bahar’s COR (Committed, Organized, Responsible) leadership program and train in martial arts.

You can join the effort through the donation links on this page - and to find out more, visit the ECSM website.
 
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