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Thinking about applying to the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program? 🏙️Join us Monday, March 23, from 5 to 6 PM (virt...
03/09/2026

Thinking about applying to the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program? 🏙️

Join us Monday, March 23, from 5 to 6 PM (virtual) for our first 2027 BNLP Information Session. Learn what the program is all about and get your questions answered before applications open on March 30.

Hear from BNLP alumni Minju Zukowski ‘24, Donna Bruce ‘23, and Rudy Lee Daniel ‘18, with the conversation moderated by fellow alum Darryl Perry ‘21. 💬

It’s a great chance to get a head start and see if is the right fit for you. 🚀

🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/j_fGqyE

We’re one week into March, and there’s a lot happening at UHI you won’t want to miss. 👀✨Here’s what’s still ahead this m...
03/06/2026

We’re one week into March, and there’s a lot happening at UHI you won’t want to miss. 👀✨

Here’s what’s still ahead this month:

📝 Capacity-Building Grant Workshop - March 13
🏆 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award nominations opening - March 16
💬 2027 BNLP Information Session #1 - March 23
🚀 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program (BNLP) applications opening - March 30

If any of these opportunities are for you (or someone in your network), now’s the time to mark your calendar. 🗓️⏰

Find details and access links here: https://loom.ly/HAUZYg4

03/04/2026

Our next Baltimore Voices: features Melvin Wilson, Executive Director of Turnaround Tuesday and 2017 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. ✨

Melvin reflects on creating real pathways to employment for returning citizens, the power of partnership with anchor institutions, and how one opportunity can change an entire family’s trajectory. 🤝🙌

Watch his full reflection 🔗 https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo

Are you leading change in your neighborhood and ready to grow your impact? 🌱 Mark your calendars for March 30, when appl...
03/02/2026

Are you leading change in your neighborhood and ready to grow your impact? 🌱 Mark your calendars for March 30, when applications open for the 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program. 🚀

BNLP supports community leaders with the tools, resources, and network to turn vision into action right here in .

💬 Curious if it’s for you? Hear directly from past fellows at an upcoming info session: March 23 | April 25 | May 21
🔗 Learn more: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/BNLPapply

The snow may have delayed our MLK Day of Service, but the commitment is always on time. 🙌❄️💙Last night, the UHI team sho...
02/27/2026

The snow may have delayed our MLK Day of Service, but the commitment is always on time. 🙌❄️💙

Last night, the UHI team showed up at Helping Up Mission to support the Men’s Kitchen Center. From fall service efforts to this MLK Day gathering and more to come this spring, this is part of how we continue to honor Dr. King’s legacy through action.

As we celebrate 25 years of UHI, we remain committed to showing up for , not just in words, but in action. ❤️

We closed out in the best way possible, celebrating Black leadership, legacy, and impact across Johns Hopkins. ✨Dr. Li...
02/27/2026

We closed out in the best way possible, celebrating Black leadership, legacy, and impact across Johns Hopkins. ✨

Dr. Lisa Cooper was honored with the Vanguard Award at the Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA) East Baltimore Caucus’s first Annual Community Awards Ceremony, alongside other remarkable Black leaders across the institution, such as Michael Preston, Director of Community Affairs & Engagement, and Dean Keshia Pollack Porter of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 🌟

UHI and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity (CHE) were proud to be in the room, celebrating our director and the community of scholars and changemakers who continue to move this work forward. 💙

02/26/2026

Our next Baltimore Voices: features Dr. James Calvin, CUCC member, faculty at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and instructor in the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program. ✨

Dr. Calvin reflects on the early conversations that shaped UHI’s commitment to being truly collaborative, not just in words, but in action, and why listening to community voices remains essential to innovation and accountability. 🤝

Watch his full reflection 🔗 https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo

🚨 Calling all collaborative research teams! 🚨The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (Johns ...
02/24/2026

🚨 Calling all collaborative research teams! 🚨

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (Johns Hopkins ICTR) Team Science Awards are back for 2026! 🧪🤝

This award recognizes outstanding multidisciplinary teams across Johns Hopkins and comes with:
☕ A celebratory coffee break from a local bakery
💰 $2,000 for team functions or ICTR services
🎥 A professionally produced promotional video

🗓️ Applications are due this Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 5 PM.

If your team has been collaborating across protocols, this is your moment. Learn more and Request for Applications. 🔗 https://loom.ly/B-hJWLQ

📢 Want to Win More Grants? 📢After a strong turnout last year, Writing for Success: Preparing Winning Grants is back! Joi...
02/19/2026

📢 Want to Win More Grants? 📢

After a strong turnout last year, Writing for Success: Preparing Winning Grants is back! Join us for this free, hands-on workshop designed for community-based organizations, city agencies, and nonprofits ready to strengthen their grant-writing skills. 💡✨

In this interactive session, you’ll learn:
✅ Key elements of a competitive proposal
✅ Budgeting strategies that strengthen applications
✅ Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

🗓️ Friday, March 13 | ⏱️ 12–3 PM | 📍Johns Hopkins

⏳ Space is limited—1 participant per organization. Learn more and register today! 🔗 https://loom.ly/1GF-lNM

Our next Baltimore Voices: features Pastor Gary Dittman, CUCC community member and Pastor at Amazing Grace Lutheran Ch...
02/18/2026

Our next Baltimore Voices: features Pastor Gary Dittman, CUCC community member and Pastor at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church. ✨

“In this political moment, Baltimore’s values of celebrating cultural diversity and opportunity, especially for our immigrant neighbors, are being challenged,” he shares. “UHI’s work to strengthen health equity and safety is especially important right now.”

As UHI marks 25 years, Pastor Gary reflects on the courage it takes to build trust between Johns Hopkins University and East Baltimore, and the responsibility to keep dialogue, accountability, and community at the center of that work. 🤝

Read his full reflection and be part of the story. 🔗 https://loom.ly/lXDgMKE

SAVE THE DATE 🗓️✨ The 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award nominations open March 16!This award honors the legacy of Mrs....
02/16/2026

SAVE THE DATE 🗓️✨ The 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award nominations open March 16!

This award honors the legacy of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks and recognizes impactful, long-term collaborations between Johns Hopkins University and community-based organizations advancing equity in Baltimore. 🤝🏙️

If you’re part of a collaboration that has been active for at least two years, we invite you to stay tuned and consider submitting a nomination. 🙌
🔗 https://loom.ly/K33Wh68

Join DMC Empowering Health Services for a community fundraiser at the White Marsh Texas Roadhouse. When you show the fly...
02/12/2026

Join DMC Empowering Health Services for a community fundraiser at the White Marsh Texas Roadhouse. When you show the flyer (on your phone or printed) to your server, 10% of your meal will directly support their mission.✨

Proceeds will help fund their 2nd Annual Postpartum Shower on April 17, an event UHI is proud to co-sponsor again this year. And every meal will help them continue “building the village” for local families who need care, connection, and support.

Dine in or order To-Go — either way, you’re making an impact. 🙌

🗓️ Monday, February 16
⏱️ 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
📍 Texas Roadhouse, 8207 Town Center Dr, Nottingham, MD 21236

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