by Rosalyn Williams | Nov 30, 2016 | Community Engagement, Policy
When we first began holding meetings as the Thriving Community Collaborative (TCC), one of the topics of greatest interest was driving Systemic Change. As a new administration prepares to take over in Baltimore, as well as on the national stage, several...
by Rosalyn Williams | Oct 31, 2016 | Brain Science, Community Engagement, Policy, Resilience
Back in the early 2000’s, I volunteered in a program here in Baltimore called B4Schools. The program partnered people in corporations as mentors to students in Baltimore City Schools. Each mentor stayed with their student for the duration of their high school...
by Rosalyn Williams | Sep 29, 2016 | Community Engagement, Policy
What will it take to convince our leadership at the city, county, state and federal levels that we should prioritize prevention over punishment, that we should fully fund and support programs that empower people living in under-served, at-risk communities? Recently,...
by Rosalyn Williams | Aug 1, 2016 | Community Engagement
Having Something in Common Creates a Connection Not long ago, I babysat my sister’s dog, Brody. I love it when Brody comes to visit for a while because I work at home in front of a computer, and he helps me to reach my goal of 10,000 steps per day. Plus,...
by Rosalyn Williams | May 6, 2016 | Healing
When you hear the term, “wounded places” what imagery comes to mind? It strikes me first that this word, wounded, something we use to describe living creatures, is being applied to a thing, in this instance a place. This application of human...
