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By Megan Sayles,
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\nmsayles@afro.com<\/p>\n

Angela F. Williams, the first Black woman to head United Way Worldwide, visited South Baltimore on Feb. 7 to see the impact created by United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM) in the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

It was Williams\u2019 first visit here since taking office in October 2021.<\/p>\n

She saw the influence of UWCM\u2019s Neighborhood Zone <\/a>initiative on students from Benjamin Franklin High School and the surrounding community in Brooklyn and Curtis Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things I always say is that we can\u2019t be saviors, we have to come in as partners, and that\u2019s really important. Then, inviting those who are in the community to help in the creation of solutions is extremely important,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great demonstration of that. This program, the way you all are working, is having impact for generations to come, and that\u2019s why I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Brooklyn and Curtis Bay<\/a>, 40 percent of children live in poverty, 25 percent of people do not have a high school diploma or GED and the teen pregnancy rate is more than twice that of Baltimore City.<\/p>\n

UWCM\u2019s Neighborhood Zones blend multi-generational support with social, economic and educational advancement opportunities.<\/p>\n

The program used an on-site family center for student parents, a homelessness prevention program, healthy food access, workforce development, a 24-hour helpline for families and the On Track 4 Success program, which helps students with poor attendance, poor grades or behavior issues get back on track to graduate high school.<\/p>\n

UWCM has also partnered with local organizations, like City of Refuge Baltimore and Rowdy Orb.it to support its programming.<\/p>\n

Since UWCM created the Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn, 45 student parents have graduated high school, 172 expectant parents and student parents have been supported, 96 percent of families in danger of homelessness have stayed housed and the population of adults without a high school diploma decreased by 26 percent.<\/p>\n

UWCM has recently expanded the program to the Poppleton neighborhood in West Baltimore and Columbia in Howard County.<\/p>\n

One person Williams heard from during the visit was John Burton, an alumnus of Benjamin Franklin High School.<\/p>\n

Burton was raised by his grandmother and experienced homelessness while attending the school. He planned on dropping out until he was introduced to Heather Chapman, vice president of UWCM\u2019s Neighborhood Zones.<\/p>\n

He said being a part of the program helped him find not only value in school but in himself, and he became the first person in his family to graduate from high school aside from his grandmother.<\/p>\n

Burton\u2019s now on track to graduate college in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a program that needs to happen because I don\u2019t know how many other people are similar to my situation, but if they are, they need this program,\u201d said Burton.<\/p>\n

I think it should absolutely keep going on. I am the product of it. I\u2019m now living the life that I want to live, and it\u2019s crazy. I couldn\u2019t see this before, but I am so happy that things have panned out this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Sayles is a Report for America corps member.<\/em><\/p>\n

The post First Black woman to lead United Way Worldwide visits Baltimore, explores local impact in Brooklyn and Curtis Bay neighborhoods<\/a> appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers <\/a>.<\/p>\n

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