When Johns Hopkins announced the launch of a pilot program to assist well-established local minority- and women-owned businesses to expand their products or services into areas that position them to do more business with the university and other large employers in the region, officials hoped they'd garner interest from 20 or so applicants. Instead, nearly 50 vendors threw their names into the hat.

The Helping Up Mission provides a vast array of services to homeless men. The average age of the men served is 40, with an average length of addiction of 20 years. Approximately 60% of its clients are from Baltimore City, and others are from other jurisdictions in the Baltimore Metropolitan area including Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Harford County, and Queen Anne's County.

The Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award honors exceptional collaborations between community-university partners working together to improve the health and well­being of the city of Baltimore. The award, named in recognition of Henrietta Lacks, will carry with it a monetary gift to the community entity that is the central partner in that relationship. This inaugural award highlights the importance of community-university collaborations, recognizes the accomplishments which can be achieved by such partnerships, and continues to support the efforts of the partnership.

As community development efforts grow, a coordinated effort to attract resources for the revitalization of neighborhoods and shopping areas along Eastern Avenue, from Little Italy east to the City line, is shaping up. the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has provided some seed money for this program.

The primary liaison between the university and the members of the communities near the Homewood campus.

the Homewood Community Partners Initiative (HCPI) grows out of a greater understanding that the health and well-being of Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus is inextricably tied to the physical, social, and economic well being of its surrounding neighborhoods. JHU's response to that link comes from a combination of enlightened self-interest and a moral obligation that dates back to the founding of the university in 1876. Major urban universities, competing for talent, acknowledge that the off-campus experience in many ways rivals in importance a rich and well-established academic tradition.

The Homewood Community Partners Initiative (HCPI) grows out of a greater understanding that the health and well-being of the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Homewood campus is inextricably tied to the physical, social, and economic well-being of its surrounding neighborhoods. JHU’s response to that link comes from a combination of enlightened self-interest and a moral obligation that dates back to the founding of the university in 1876. Major urban universities, competing for talent, acknowledge that the off-campus experience in many ways rivals in importance a rich and well-established academic tradition.

Will accommodate up to 94 children, ages 10 weeks through preschool, and will be open all, including community members.

Homewood Museum offers visitors the chance to explore diverse interests in tremendous depth and provides an intimate look at life in early-19th-century Baltimore.

A full-service, on-campus resource for professional photography and photographic services, providing editorial and news photography, portraits, research photography, and more for university clients on the Homewood campus and beyond.

Hopkins Farmhands established a regular Hopkins volunteer-base to aid in the efforts at First Fruits Farm in Freeland, Md. The purpose of creating this group is to help plant and harvest more fruits and vegetables to feed the hungry of the local Baltimore/Washington area. Volunteers provide a service to the operations of the 100-acre farm and enable more efficient harvesting of produce. Food donations are made to the Maryland Food Bank in Baltimore City.

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The mission of House of Ruth Maryland is to eliminate domestic violence through intervention and prevention by providing shelter, counseling for adults, teens, and children, legal advocacy, abusers intervention, professional training, and com­munity outreach. Volunteers assist with shelter and youth programs, legal assis­tance, 24-hour hotline, and general office duties. House of Ruth also has been the recipient of Johns Hopkins March Food & Toiletry Drive donations. House of Ruth also offers a domestic abuse clinic run through the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Community Collaborations Program and is part of the JHSON East Baltimore Community Nursing Centers

Humanim has five core service areas: workforce development, mental health, neuro-rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, and deaf services. Services are available to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Humanim seeks to develop access to quality care for those in greatest need regardless of age, gender, geography, ethnicity or human service requirements.

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InterAction at the School of Medicine aims to provide Johns Hopkins’ medical students with the opportunities and organization needed to develop a unique and long-lasting niche in the Baltimore community. By linking already existing resources, InterAction aims to help students become more effectively involved in community service and social justice activities. InterAction works closely with SOURCE to accomplish similar missions. The aim is to develop community ser­vice projects that match medical students’ unique skills and interests with the needs of the community with institutional support in the forms of funding and faculty mentorship.

The International Rescue Committee provides varied and numerous relief services to refugees from across the globe, including assistance with health care, education, and reuniting families upon relocation to Baltimore. Here in the U.S., assistance is provided to new arrivals to help them become settled and self-reliant in their new community. Volunteer opportunities range from tutoring to ESL training to teaching basic household skills.

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The colors of the pride flag, signifying solidarity with the LGBTQ community, will light up the Johns Hopkins University gateway on Charles Street through June 28 in the wake of the attack on an Orlando nightclub—the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in American history.

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JH-U-Turn is designed to help reduce waste and support a great cause by ask­ing students, faculty and staff to donate their items including clothing, furniture, books, electronics, and household items and offer these items a second chance by selling them to benefit the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund and the United Way of Central Maryland. JH-U-Turn furthers a 2005 program to rapidly remove refuse resulting from student move out at non-university residences, thus almost eliminating the presence of scavengers and others looking for crimes of opportu­nity related to student move out.

BLocal initiative will invest $69M in programs to build, hire, buy locally

Founded to recognize those individuals who have made a significant contribution to Johns Hopkins Athletics.

Burn prevention educational materials and promotional items are provided at com­munity events, health fairs, festivals and exhibits.

Provides full support services for the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus, as well as planning, design, construction, and property management for the Peabody Institute, Carey Business School, School of Nursing, SAIS, Montgomery County, Nanjing, and Bologna campuses.

The Associated Black Charities recently presented three Johns Hopkins leaders with its Community Investors for More in the Middle Award in recognition of the university and health system's HopkinsLocal initiative, and for the health system's role in launching Maryland's Population Health Workforce for Disadvantaged Areas program.

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View the locations of Johns Hopkins and affiliated institutions in different legislative districts across Maryland.

At the request of former Johns Hopkins University President, William Brody, the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund was created and commenced operations in the fall of 2007 as an addition to the university’s United Way Campaign. The fund assists community-oriented organizations by making the most of the significant volunteer and financial contributions of Johns Hopkins entities and their employees in five key areas: health, education, public safety, employment, and community revitalization. The fund targets the communities proximate to all Johns Hopkins campuses that participate in the Johns Hopkins United Way Campaign.

The Johns Hopkins President’s Day of service was established in 2009 by President Ron Daniels and the Center for Social Concern. It features more than 40 projects across the city. Volunteers paint homeless shelters, work at soup kitchens, plant gardens, clean streams, mentor schoolchildren and more.

Johns Hopkins Takes Time for Schools offers full-time benefits-eligible university staff up to 16 hours per year of paid leave to pursue service opportunities in the Baltimore City Public Schools. The program was launched in March 2009. Sharing the time, talent and dedication of Johns Hopkins employees with Baltimore’s stu­dents, teachers, principals and administrators, participants can work directly with students, offer management and leadership support to administrators, provide facilities and infrastructure improvements and assist with operations (such as food services, health and wellness, information technology, public and media relations, and capital development).

Information about commencement activities on the Homewood campus, with links to details about ceremonies across the university.

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Partners with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake to aid in the revitalization of the greater Baltimore-area.

Drawing on the expertise of neighborhood residents, educators, health professionals, philanthropic organizations and elected officials, Johns Hopkins is working to change the health and well being of children and families in East Baltimore and beyond. As a participant in this partnership, the School of Education seeks to strengthen the link­ages between education and health issues and practices. The School of Education will examine how health and education issues intersect to account at least in part for the low academic achievement experienced in urban communities.

Hopkins and MICA are sharing the $10 million cost for an initial 10-year lease of the entire, roughly 25,000-square-foot, second floor and a build-out to include recording studio, soundstage, screening rooms, editing suites, and classrooms. The collaboration is to be known as the Johns Hopkins–MICA Film Center.

A community program providing arts classes to the residents of the Sandtown-Winchester, Upton, and surrounding neighborhoods. Jubilee Arts is located on Pennsylvania Avenue, an area with a rich history of African-American culture, and is helping to bring the arts back to life in our community.