by Rosalyn Williams | Feb 9, 2017 | Community Engagement, Healing, Resilience, Teens
The Thriving Communities Collaborative (TCC) was excited to have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the older adults who come to the Z-HAP Fridays at the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging in the South Park Heights Community. We had only visited once...
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 | Nov 13, 2015 | Community Engagement, Healing, Resilience, Teens
This month, the Thriving Communities Collaborative (TCC) continued our focus on healing and building strong communities. The presentations given by Nneka Nnamdi of The Living Well and David Klark and Renee Angelo of The Choice Program at UMBC outlined strategies for...
