10 outstanding African American volunteer groups recognized in celebration of Black History Month have served nearly 2,500 Marylanders, impacted more than 11,000 of our citizens, committed more than 14,000 service hours, awarded 16 scholarships, and recorded 175 oral histories of African Americans in our state.  Read more and watch a recap video.

About the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives

The Maryland Governor's Office of Community Initiatives mission is to serve as an executive branch coordinating office for the governor that connects Marylanders to economic, volunteer, and human service opportunities by meeting with Marylanders at over 700 engagements every year. As a community outreach arm for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, this office also houses the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism , Volunteer Maryland , Banneker-Douglass Museum , as well as faith-based outreach , and the governor’s ethnic and cultural commissions . Learn more by visiting our website at goci.maryland.gov .

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For more information: soo.koo@maryland.gov