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 A LIVE online conversation on racial healing, cultural resilience, and youth leadership in Baltimore and beyond. Join us as we… honour the intention of the Day of Racial Healing by creating...

The Choice Program at UMBC is a mentoring, diversion, and workforce development program serving young people across Maryland. For nearly 40 years, Choice has partnered with youth and families to...

SOCY 396 is BACK! Instructor Lori Hardesty, Associate Director of Community Engaged Learning, looks forward to returning to teach SOCY 396 in Spring 2026.  The course will take place in person...

The following resources are available. (Please note that a UMBC login is required for access to the resources. Just let Sarah Swatski know if you have any issues accessing the materials,...

Erinique King, assistant director of Intensive Advocacy services, was featured in the Afro recently alongside other experts in the youth legal system. Their panel was part of an ongoing,...

Do your students perceive the relevance of your course content to their lives and to the world outside your classroom? If you aren't sure how to make the connection, this session is for you. Staff...

We want to thank our presenters and attendees of the 2025 SLCE Conference!  10:10 AM - 11:00 AM: "Art Rysing: Testimony, Healing, Empowerment, and Justice through Youth-led Arts in Baltimore"...

On Monday, 11/3, join the Community Leadership Program for an Information Session at the Shriver Center (PUP 115), to learn more about one-credit Community Leadership Skills Courses NOW OPEN to...

Back in the 90's, The Shriver Center at UMBC led a Consortium of local colleges and universities through a Learn and Service America grant, which included activities like the "Solutions in...

Where did the ghost get their Halloween costume? At a bootique. Choice will host a costume pop-up closet--a bootique--for neighbors in Cherry Hill (south Baltimore City) on Saturday October 25,...