& the Living is BUSY!

Left: Mayor Scott presiding with community members at the June 15 B'more for Healthy Babies Upton/Druid Heights Press Conference at the Cut Styles Barber Shop (photo by Mary T. Phelan); Right: Also on June 15, proud families affiliated with Renaissance Academy High School celebrated the school's first in-person graduation since 2019

"It is no secret that there’s a significant racial disparity in infant mortality with Black babies, but these are more than just statistics."

Celebrating the June 15 Press Conference at the Cut Styles Barbershop on McMechen Street

On the morning of Tuesday, June 15, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, and community partners held a press conference outside the Cut Styles Barbershop in West Baltimore.

They came to celebrate a recent report that Bmore for Healthy Babies (BHB UDH) has significantly reduced infant mortality in Upton/Druid Heights over the past eleven years, dropping deaths to a record-low rate.

This outcome is directly tied to years of local investment, focused outreach, and multi-faceted educational programs that we've helped lead in the neighborhood. Click to learn more and here to see a short video.

Now that summer is here, it's only natural that the school year seems far-off in the future. Yet in 31 days classes begin, so this is the perfect time to gather enrollment documents and choose a Head Start site. We're helping families manage these logistics at the Union Baptist Head Start and the Dayspring Head Start in Baltimore. Learn more!

Proud families, teachers, students, and friends of the Renaissance Academy High School 2021 Class gathered outdoors on June 15 to celebrate a joyous Baltimore City Public Schools graduation. Principal Tammatha Woodhouse, Bronwyn Mayden, Founder and Executive Director of Promise Heights, and other school officials presided over the school's first in-person graduation since 2019. Look at those smiles!

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"Someone told me it's all happening

I do believe it's true!"

What's better than getting outside to explore someplace special? How about a visit to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, thanks to the State of Maryland that gave 100 free tickets for Zoo admission to Early Childhood programs? On Saturday, June 26, families from Furman L. Templeton Preparatory Academy # 125, Union Baptist Head Start, and Dayspring Head Start received free tickets to enjoy the day.