St. Vincent De Paul Of Baltimore: Growing Minds And The Workforce Development Center At St. Ambrose

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is a leading provider of volunteer-based human services to people experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty in Baltimore, Maryland. St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore enlists the support of over 2,000 volunteers in the delivery of its services.

St. Vincent de Paul helps people meet basic needs and improve their quality of life by providing a wide range of services including: meals and emergency food distribution, clothing distribution, emergency financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing, emergency shelter, homeless day resources, adult education services, job skills training, career planning and placement services, employment readiness, retention and counseling services, after-school and summer camp services, Head Start, and child and youth services.

Description:
Growing Minds offers after-school academic and enrichment services to youth in the Park Heights area of Baltimore, Maryland.

Growing Minds increases academic performance and strengthens participants' commitment to education through afterschool instruction in math and reading, homework assistance, computer instruction, educational field trips, book clubs, and SAT prep classes. Music, dance, and other arts activities are provided to enhance the curriculum. Enrichment activities such as focus groups, guest speakers, and social events are used to strengthen participants’ bonds to adults, peers, and the community and help them develop problem solving, decision making, communication, and conflict resolution skills.

Growing Minds is based at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary/Middle School and Arlington Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Workforce Development Center at St. Ambrose helps Baltimore area residents gain the education, employment, and life skills necessary to meet their individual goals and enhance their employment potential.

Contact person: Douglas Allers, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

3445 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 (See a map)