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Our mission as a student group is to provide health advocacy to the surrounding Baltimore community and offer assistance to Baltimore clinics and nonprofits in achieving their respective goals of delivering accessible healthcare, promoting healthy living, and alleviating human suffering.

Among other activities, we participate in monthly trips to the local farmerÔÇÖs market, in which members assemble pertinent health information, preventative care tips, and free resources like brochures and present them to the community. On top of that, our members volunteer at clinics that offer free or reduced services to patients who are uninsured or underinsured. Finally, we engage in community service that aims to aid those in need throughout the Baltimore community.

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Members have to opportunity to venture outside the classroom and into the Baltimore community to do meaningful volunteer work with a group of students who are all passionate about community health. Members receive information about clinical/shadowing experiences near Hopkins and also have access to leadership opportunities within the club.

ABC Health accepts applications at the beginning of the fall semester. Stay tuned for our next application cycle!

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The American Red Cross JHU chapter is an active volunteer organization that works under the broader American Red Cross Central Maryland Chapter and the Center for Social Concern at the Johns Hopkins University. We aim to extend the services of the American Red Cross on our campus and in the local community by providing regular blood drives, disaster action services, CPR and First AID classes, and domestic and international relief awareness. We also organize community service events in the Baltimore community and take part in the Red Cross's Homefire Campaign and Vaccinate a Village initative. 

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ASK is an organization dedicated to teaching young students the excitement and wonders of science! Nowadays, Science and math classes can be disconnected from first-hand experience which can discourage students. We believe that the learning experience can be more effective if the students are given a more hands-in approach.

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Our mission is to create a culture of active citizenship at Hopkins through meaningful volunteer experiences, education & reflection, and reciprocal relationships with community organizations and local nonprofits.

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Members of Baltimore First are able to work with local organizations and non-profits to become better acquainted with the Baltimore community and engage in workshops to help make them more cognizant of the underlying social justice topics that pertain to their volunteer work.

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Art therapy is a growing field which involves creative outlets for personal and emotional support. It's an evidence-based therapy practice that focuses on improving well-being and emotional health through expressive arts projects. There have been countless studies proving the benefits of expressive arts and art therapy in many populations and we're excited to share art activities with a wide range of people in the Baltimore community. With the unique opportunity of partnering with the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Believe in Tomorrow Children's House, Ronald McDonald House, Keswick Assisted Living Center, Gilchrist Center Baltimore, and Karina Cafe, Believe in Art focuses on serving the community through art therapy to alleviate levels of pain and anxiety and provide emotional care. Members are closely involved with patients and family members by facilitating arts and crafts projects. Service trips occur weekly, biweekly, or monthly depending on the community partner. The service opportunities expose our volunteers to various levels of patient contact, as well as provide experience in both the medical and artistic fields. Another facet of the club works with spreading awareness of art therapy within the Hopkins community through arts events, club collaborations, and on-campus events. Everyone can benefit from art therapy, whether it's patients at the Hospital, people with disabilities, our volunteers, or undergraduates on campus.

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Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). As a partner organization, we strive to take this mission to our university chapter at Johns Hopkins University.

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The mission of Kesem at Johns Hopkins University is to support individuals ages 6-18 through and beyond their parent's cancer. This is done through year round programming such as cabin chats, friends and family days, and a weeklong summer camp, free of cost to our camper families.

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Circle K at JHU is a fun and flexible community service group geared towards exposing our members to a variety of volunteer opportunities around Baltimore. Our 3 main tenets are service, fellowship, and leadership. We work with many different populations (children, elderly, homeless, etc.) and engage in a multitude of activities (gardening, carnivals/fairs, cooking, healthcare/blood drives, tutoring, fundraising, and many others). We offer our members a way to make a large impact on the community, gain service and leadership skills, and of course, have fun!

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Circle K benefits from its place in a global community. Like Key Club, Circle K is an international service organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Joining this organization puts you in contact with members of a community dedicated to service around the world and will allow you to continue volunteering even after graduating, as there are chapters outside of the collegiate level. We want to be the leading global community service organization on college campuses and enrich the world- one member, one child, and one community at a time.

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CATCH Baltimore’s primary mission is to connect Baltimore citizens with resources to meet their needs through increasing awareness, long-term projects, and direct community service. CATCH Baltimore acts on the belief that community members and their local organizations know what is needed most for the community.

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We exist to find out what is needed most urgently for patients and providers in these healthcare centers. We then (1) connect them with nonprofits, student organizations, and other healthcare centers that can provide the resources they need, and (2) unite the student body in raising funds or supplies to address these needs.

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Music is a powerful mode of expression that serves as an outlet in times of stress, joy, and any other emotion. Beyond serving as a hobby, studying an instrument allows the student to practice important life skills, such as commitment and self-discipline. Thinking in terms of music helps expand one's current frame of mind, which promotes open-mindedness and new ways of seeing the world that may be applicable to many school subjects such as math and science.

Encore offers music lessons to students at schools in the Baltimore area. Lessons are provided on a voluntary basis, and they range from group instruction to private lessons. We seek to cultivate camaraderie with the students we serve as we introduce them to music theory and a variety of instruments.  For many of our students, EMP's various programs are the only musical instruction they will receive.

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In the past, Encore has provided lessons at Cardinal Shehan School, Waverly Elementary/Middle School, Hampstead Hill Academy, Abbottston Elementary School, and 901 Arts. Our volunteers are all Hopkins students, ranging from those who enjoy music as a hobby to those who pursue it professionally. 

We provide instruction for a variety of musical instruments, depending on the experience of our volunteers and students' access to instruments. For example, a volunteer might help lead group piano lessons for kindergarteners during an after-school program, or they may give a private clarinet lesson to a third grader in the middle of the day. Hours and skillsets vary among our volunteers.

Therefore, NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED of our volunteers. Instead of teaching music lessons, volunteers may choose to write lesson plans. They may also decide to lead lessons for our beginner students and learn techniques they will teach 15 minutes prior to the start of each lesson.

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Food as Medicine is a Johns Hopkins student group dedicated to improving health and wellness of the students at two Baltimore City Public Schools. The program partners with Barclay and Waverly Elementary/Middle Schools to provide: (1) interactive health and nutrition workshops for students, (2) a health-focused after school program, and (3) school-wide health events. The weekly workshops address the Maryland Common Core Curriculum Standards for nutrition. The Food as Medicine program aims to promote healthy behavior changes by not only empowering students to think critically about leading healthy lives, but to also act on the lessons learned throughout the program. Together, the Food as Medicine participants and volunteers strive to promote a culture of health and wellness at Elementary/Middle schools.

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HASA's mission is advocate for heart and stroke awareness in the Baltimore community and beyond. Through volunteering, fundraising for the American Heart Association, and presenting at health fairs, our groups spreads heart healthy habits and stroke prevention tips.

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Contribute to the health and well-being of one of the most vulnerable populations in our nation with free heart health screenings, education, and provide clinical outreach opportunities for students who wish to contribute to our effort.

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Volunteer at any H4H locations (in-state and out-of-state)
Receive volunteer hours as if they’re volunteering for a nonprofit organization
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It is our mission as Hop Help Tutoring to provide academic support and act as exemplary role models to the students of Waverly Elementary School so that they are inspired to pursue learning. We tutor students from third to fifth grade three times a week during their after-school program with math and reading homework, while encouraging them to have fun. We work hard to ensure that tutor-student pairs are kept constant throughout the semester so that a strong rapport is built between the Hopkins and Waverly students. As the school is conveniently located around 10 minutes by foot from Barnes and Nobles, our members often build lasting connections as we travel back and forth every week. We work closely with the staff at The Y of Waverly to ensure the program runs smoothly and to the benefit of the students.

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Make sure to join the CampusGroups / HopkinsGroups page for Hop Help if you are certain about joining our club!

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Hop Outside partners with Baltimore Inspiring Connections Outdoors, a local chapter of the Sierra Club, to help lead cost free trips for inner city Baltimore City students. Members lead middle school and high school students on day-long or overnight hiking, canoeing, climbing, and biking trips. Outdoor activities can be prohibitively expensive for many students who may not have the money or access to resources, particularly in Baltimore where the economic disparity is a serious issue. These trips provide opportunities for students to experience the outdoors and yield the benefits this can have on individualsÔÇÖ mental and physical health. They are also educational opportunities that emphasize enjoying the outdoors in a way that minimizes human impact to foster environmentally-conscientious young adults.

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Humanitarian Organization for Medicine and Equity (HOME) is a student-led organization founded at Johns Hopkins University. HOME aims to bridge the gap between humanitarian education and application in health care by providing professional development and service opportunities to students and community partners. We are driven by the vision to mitigate the effects of humanitarian crises born out of conflict, neglect, disaster, and disparities in local and global populations. With compassion and determination, we hope to build a movement for global health equity.

HOME's mission is create educational and service opportunities for the JHU community to engage in ethical, meaningful, purposeful community work.

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Education and training, professional development, and community service and outreach opportunities

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IDEAL is an acronym which stands for Inform, Discuss, Enlighten, Acknowledge, and Learn. We are
a national, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization. Our goal, ambitious yet simple, is to change the way students think about politics and the way they interact with each other. In order to promote political discourse, IDEAL hosts campus events, implements an after-school program dedicated to civics and politics, and operates an online political magazine.

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To build a coalition of primarily women-identifying persons who are eager to become the new generation of political change makers.

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-Meet with a non-partisan network of primarily young women interested in civic engagement, politics, and running for office.
-Come to events hosted with local political officials, non-profit leaders, and activists.
-Come to networking events, coffees, and trips.
-This org primarily focuses on the experiences of women, including trans women and non-binary individuals who feel comfortable in a space centered on the experiences of women.

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The Johns Hopkins Jail Tutorial Program provides tutoring in GED and other subjects to incarcerated men, women, and juveniles at institutions across Baltimore and Maryland. Tutors have the opportunity to build unique relationships with inmates and develop a personalized curriculum for tutees. Many incarcerated in multiple institutions lack educational opportunities to prepare themselves after release, and Jail Tutorial Project aims to bridge this gap. Jail Tutorial Project focuses on building meaningful relationships between the tutors and students, and inspire academic excellence, challenge uninformed perspectives, and enrich the future of all participants. In addition, we focus some of our efforts on advocacy for educational opportunities in the incarceration system, as well as informing our community at large about the educational barriers that exist for incarcerated people.

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The Hopkins Pet and Animal Welfare Society Club aims to improve the quality of life of homeless animals in the Baltimore community through volunteering at the Maryland SPCA, fundraising to provide much-needed care and medical treatment for homeless animals, and awareness events to draw attention to animal neglect and abuse.

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The Johns Hopkins University Chapter of the Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness
Program (KDSAP) strives to provide students with the opportunity to participate in community
outreach events, promote awareness of kidney-related diseases, and increase interests in
nephrology careers among its members. JHU KDSAP also offers speaker series and programs
to expose its members to medical and scientific professions while building relationships with
mentors. Through this, the organization targets undergraduate students to gain leadership and
management skills as well as an early exposure to the lacking nephrology workforce. The goal
of JHU KDSAP is to essentially improve the health and lifestyle of under-served communities
while developing important skills and fostering interests in medicine among its members.

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Our members have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in screening patients for kidney disease, as well as shadowing opportunities with nephrologists at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Members are also able to attend Renal Grand Rounds to learn from physicians about how they handle cases, and they are able to attend speaker series that expose our members to medical and scientific professionals. Our members gain invaluable experience working with under-served communities and the opportunity to find mentors within the medical field.

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The mission of Maryland Science Olympiad at JHU (MSO@JHU) is to provide fun and challenging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competitions that build team skills and highlight the value that diversity brings to a team.

Science Olympiad is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of K-12 science education, increasing student interest in science, creating a technologically literate workforce and providing recognition for outstanding achievement by both students and teachers. These goals are achieved by participating in Science Olympiad tournaments, incorporating Science Olympiad into classroom curriculum, and attending professional development workshops.

The Maryland Science Olympiad is a "hands-on" K-12 science program including rigorous academic interscholastic tournaments. Scientists and engineers from Maryland corporations, organizations, and universities collaborate with K-12 science teachers to oversee the 46 teamwork-oriented tournament events.

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Teaching team skills and making science and technology fun.
Ensuring all students have an equal opportunity for high-quality STEM education regardless of their ethnicity, household income, or geographic location.
Motivating students to expand their knowledge and competence in STEM fields and increase their insight into the investigative process by enabling them to "do" science through hands-on and inquiry-based exploration.
Nurturing students' enthusiasm for science and technology.
Getting students interested in pursuing science and science-related careers.
Increasing community involvement in schools.
Providing recognition for outstanding achievement for both students and teachers.

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Musicare is an organization that brings together Hopkins students to play music at hospitals and nursing homes. We perform in a variety of different styles with a range of instruments and also emphasize personal interaction with the audience. We have coordinated with Roland Park Place, Mercy Medical Center and Keswick Multi-Care Center

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NAB aims to address the social isolation experienced by AlzheimerÔÇÖs through forming student-patient relationships. By pairing student volunteers 1-to-1 with dementia residents we not only hope to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents and their families but also to develop a stronger understanding of their personal identity, build new social skills, and make new friends.
At Hopkins, we want to leverage Hopkins clinical and public health expertise to educate and spread awareness about inequalities surrounding AD. Our group invites guest speakers from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Public Health who share their clinical and academic insights. Within NAB, there will be monthly journal clubs to discuss racial disparities encompassing AD to further educate ourselves on social and racial injustices.

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To deliver the healing power of play to children with medical needs through trained and dedicated volunteers.

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The Ready, Set, Design! program provides introductory engineering experiences for middle school and elementary school girls in the Baltimore area through half-day, weekend programs held at the Johns Hopkins University campus. Our goal is to familiarize young girls with the STEM industry and inspire them to pursue further STEM interests in a creative and educational environment. Girls have the opportunity to design their own prototypes, build models, and run test trials on their designs. This half day event allows girls to experiment with engineering and is intended to serve as an outlet for girls to explore engineering.

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We envision an empowered Baltimore Latino community that has equitable access to culturally-conscious healthcare.

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Salud partners with diverse community organizations to overcome cultural & linguistic barriers to health and to promote a healthy Baltimore Latino community.

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STEP (Special-Education Teen Empowerment Project) is a student organization with the aim of providing high school students with learning/developmental/cognitive disabilities in the Baltimore Public School System (who do not attend an exclusively special needs school) with individualized educational support that they may not otherwise receive. Currently, we are partnered with Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and Digital Harbor High School to provide weekly one-on-one tutoring/mentorship sessions for students in the special education program. This includes working with students on subjects they are struggling with (in particular, raising their reading level), resume/interview aid, helping students apply to Baltimore-sponsored job programs, and forming friendships.

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We aspire to create an organization that provides every member of the community the chance to play sports and be a part of a team. We will work hard to ensure that every participant has a safe and memorable experience that will enrich their lives.

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Joining this club provides you with the chance to enrich the lives of community members as well as yourself. Members of the club will be a part of a big team and will gain new friends, all while being a bright spot in somebody else's life!

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Splash at JHU is a student-organized, educational outreach program that offers a variety of courses to high school students from the greater Baltimore-DC metropolitan area. The teachers, who are JHU undergraduate and graduate volunteers, teach courses on topics that they are passionate about.
Courses range from traditional (Introduction to Game Theory; Poetic Meter and Scansion) to more
specialized or unique topics (How to Write a Song; Latin in Harry Potter). Splash at JHU provides an
opportunity for high school students of all backgrounds and talents to explore topics they might not
normally have the chance to in school, while also exposing them to a college campus and its
academic environment.

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Our mission is to bring health and hygiene supplies to low-income and homeless individuals. We provide community service opportunities to our members by building kits consisting of hygiene supplies that we drop off at homeless shelters and other organizations. We also intend to educate our general body members with opportunities such as speaker events discussing issues that those suffering from homelessness and poverty face, especially in regards to public health and healthcare.

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Benefits of being a member of our organization include community service opportunities (building kits with hygiene supplies, fundraising, etc.), along with educational opportunities about public health and healthcare, and ways to help those suffering from poverty.

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SHH focuses on incorporating empathy and compassion in the health field through humanities-based discussions, interactive projects, and volunteerism. This organization thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration, and as such, all majors are welcomed and encouraged. Club experiences will revolve around topics such as:
-Narrative medicine
-Perceptions of illness and recovery
-Health representation in art, film, & dance
-Bioethics and religion, etc.

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Membership will cultivate a capacity for empathy through volunteering opportunities, discussions and guest speakers, writing and editorial opportunities within the health humanities publication, and contribution towards the end-of-year health humanities exhibition. Members also have access to the extensive intercollegiate SHH network and partnership opportunities with the Health Humanities Consortium (HHC).

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Students United for America's Toothfairy (SUAT) is a service club at Johns Hopkins University. SUAT aims to provide oral health education to the Baltimore community, including children, their parents, and other adults. We strive to improve the lives of as many people as possible through quality and compassionate treatment and preventative and educational services since oral health disparities are so profound in the United States.

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By joining SUAT, you will gain valuable knowledge on oral health, obtain more volunteer hours, create a stronger connection to Baltimore city, and you will become an agent of change by creating advocacy for the importance of oral health.

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SHARE aims to provide international medical relief and reduce medical waste. We collect unused clean medical supplies from the operating rooms at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and distribute them to clinics in developing nations. Since the pandemic, SHARE has expanded its mission and launched the Mask Making Program, providing students with kits to sew masks to donate to Baltimore organizations in need.

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SHARE members who meet the requirements are given the opportunity to attend physician lectures, clinical workshops, and shadow physicians and surgeons in over 8 specialties. They are also able to collaborate with like-minded pre-medical students as well as medical students.

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The mission of TBBP is to foster a deep-rooted commitment towards preserving and bettering the environment within Baltimore's communities. We are dedicated to creating a sustainable, vibrant, and enriching environment that benefits the lives of all its inhabitants, present and future. We aim to raise awareness and educate our community members and Hopkins peers about the importance of environmental conservation. Through workshops, seminars, and outreach programs, we empower individuals with the knowledge and tools to make informed, sustainable choices. Our club is committed to preserving, restoring, and expanding local ecosystems, parks, and green spaces. We organize regular clean-up events, gardening initiatives, and habitat restoration projects to rejuvenate and protect our natural environment. We aspire to be a catalyst for positive environmental change, not only in our community but as a model for others to emulate.

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Thread harnesses the power of relationships to create a new social fabric of diverse individuals deeply engaged with young people facing the most significant opportunity and achievement gaps. Our community is committed to ending social isolation and building a more equitable culture in which everyone thrives.

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Originally founded in 1958, under the auspices of the JHU Chaplain’s Office, the Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is an after-school tutoring program housed at the Center for Social Concern that provides academic support for elementary school students (grades 1-5). Children are paired with Johns Hopkins University students and receive one-on-one tutoring in reading and math.
For nine to ten weeks each semester, approximately 120 children come to the Homewood campus twice a week for tutoring. The children are transported by either the program’s bus or by their families. An assessment is given to each child at the beginning of each semester. Based on the results of the assessment, trained tutors plan an hour and a half of activities and educational games that are specifically selected to meet each child’s needs. The children are also encouraged to express their creativity.

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The mission of the YO! Baltimore Tutoring Project is to help Baltimore City youth obtain the proper education needed to succeed in life. YO! serves out-of-school youth (16-22 years of age) by tutoring and helping them with academic classes, GED prep and job training. The YO! Center is a short, 5-minute, walk from the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus.

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Members gain valuable experience engaging with the Baltimore community.

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Youth Library Tutorial (YLT) is a tutoring-based program in which elementary to high school students come to the Enoch Pratt Free Library - Waverly Branch each Saturday for help with homework and individual tutoring. YLT also offers tutoring services on Sundays via Zoom. We emphasize one-on-one based learning with the goal of teaching students how to reason through problems and to think independently. To accomplish this, we adjust teaching methods to cater to individual students in hopes of increasing the students' confidence in their learning abilities while also giving them a productive space in which to ask questions and complete their school assignments. Many students in the Baltimore area do not have the financial means to seek additional educational resources outside of school. The Waverly Branch Library is situated in a neighborhood with a high percentage of such underprivileged families. With this concern in mind, YLT aims to provide students K-12 with educational help they otherwise would not be able to receive.

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