Without a doubt, everyone's lives have changed immeasurably during the past eight weeks.
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a worldwide pandemic, and on March 12, Maryland's Governor ordered all public schools to close for two weeks.
Yet during the time between then and now, our Promise Heights teams have developed significant new platforms and wide-reaching communications methods and assisted our core communities in Upton and Druid Heights in all possible ways.
Most recently, on Thursday, May 7 in collaboration with staff from
the Housing Authority of Baltimore City
and the
Enoch Pratt Free Library
, we delivered 150
Early Childhood Activity Kits
to families with children 0-5 who live in the
McCulloh Homes
.
These kits included an activity book that we produced to encourage interaction between caregivers and kids, plus a package of other books, informative flyers, and crucial ways for families to find direct help from our teams and other organizations.
Each kit also included fun things for young kids: a new hardback book, bubbles, crayons, playdough to encourage families to explore, and play with their kids.
On May 6, Governor Hogan announced that schools will continue distance learning at home for the remainder of the 2019/20 school year. A
s we move forward into the unknown, we will continue bringing much-needed innovation and one-on-one support to our students and their families. We'll continue to build opportunities to help our community.
