When you are recruiting long-term volunteers, it’s not unlike having part-time staff. You’re looking for someone to show up regularly at pre-scheduled times, for a certain duration, and to serve…
There are three essential components to the Badges for Baseball program: consistent law enforcement and adult mentorship, the Badges for Baseball curriculum, and a team sport. The program was created…
Let’s Talk About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Most commonly known as a concussion, TBI is an injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head or body. The blow…
“To feel good from your head to your feet, keep a healthy heart beat!†- UnknownThe easiest and most convenient way to having a healthy heart is to educate yourself!…
Whose stories are not being told, are not known, but should be? And more importantly—to whom are we not speaking? No individual’s story ever tells the whole story. History is sorely lacking…
Last weekend I attended a screening and panel discussion of In Football We Trust, a documentary that follows four Polynesian American high school football players in Utah. They come from…
Many of us take an interest in sports from a young age. Â When we are little, we have no idea how long we will play sports or how far it…
Today, we honor one of our nation’s most influential heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Known as a brave man, he devoted his life to help transform the racial differences…
Today is "I Am a Mentor Day" and January is National Mentoring Month, so we thought we would share why we mentor or why we feel mentoring is important.What's your…
Juwan N., a former member of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Baltimore and Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation camper, has received acceptance letters to two colleges, University of Maryland-Eastern…