The Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence is expanding this page to promote information exchange, making connections, and developing collaborations and partnerships. We invite Maryland organizations and agencies, (public, non-profit, and faith-based) that support positive youth development and the prevention of youth violence, to list their website links with brief descriptive information. Instructions
To submit your information, fill out the Maryland Resources form.
Examples of entries are below. Resources Academic Achievement Award Foundation
A school-based non-profit that provides incentives to students for their academic achievement and to provide support to their caregivers and teachers. Advocates for Children and Youth
Identifies problems, promotes policies and programs, and evaluates the effectiveness of programs and policies Citizens Link Program
An advocacy program in Montgomery County that assists police, fire & rescue emergency service workers and community of leaders, by keeping an open communication “link”, therefore eliminating intimidation and confusion caused by seclusion. Community Conferencing Center
Helps neighborhoods, schools, government agencies, faith communities, and families uncover their natural wisdom for responding to destructive behavior in constructive ways, and to build connections that serve the well-being of all. Family League of Baltimore
The Family League of Baltimore City is the Local Management Board. Its role is to focus attention and resources on improving the wellbeing of children and families by engaging communites and encouraging public and private partnerships. FLBC maintains an online resource directory of Baltimore service providers. Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland
A nonprofit, nonsectarian agency providing services to vulnerable families and individuals through 23 programs in Central Maryland. We find permanent homes for HIV+ infants; mentor at-risk adolescents; help troubled youths turn their lives around; train teen parents to earn a GED and get a job; help substance abusers stabilize their families with shelter and emergency aid, and support victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. FIST Youth Resource Directory
Citywide Resource Guide for Youth. Provides a listing of youth organizations and programs in the city of Baltimore. Fusion Partnerships
A not for profit organization that serves as a catalyst for justice and peace through school and youth projects including: Building relationships and understanding to create a safe, respectful, accepting, and peaceful environment to enhance academic achievement; Educating staff and students on issues of multicultural understanding and diversity; and Building leadership among students to sustain and carry forward the goals of a peaceful and accepting environment which honors diversity. Help Increase the Peace Program (HIPP)
Teaches conflict resolution skills, builds community, and empowers youth to lead both as facilitators of the program and as social change activists. Used in schools, after-school programs, detention facilities and church youth groups.
Maryland Association Resources for Family and Youth (MARFY)
Member organizations provide services to children and youth who need special care, treatment, education, and training. Maryland Blueprints Manual (Section 1 Section 2)
The Maryland Blueprints Committee designed this manual to be a helpful, easy-to-follow guide for community planning groups. It contains information about effectiveprevention programs that have been shown by research to reduce/prevent substance use/abuse, crime, delinquency, and/or anti-social behavior. The guidelines are provided to help planning groups select prevention programs based on their individual goals and objectives. Maryland Leadership Workshops (MLW)
[Non-profit, Education/Training, Direct Service]
MLW offers three week-long residential programs each summer, as well as community outreach programs during the school year. These programs are designed to allow students to learn about and build upon a wide range of leadership skills, and come away with the knowledge and confidence to apply these skills in their schools and communities. Three summer programs are available: Middle School Experience in Leadership (MSEL), Senior High Workshop (SHW), and Advanced Leadership Seminar (ALS).
The Maryland Mentoring Partnership
MMP works to increase the number of Maryland youth in quality mentoring relationships with caring adults for the purpose of enhancing academic and career options, raising self esteem and empowering youth toward self sufficiency. Mayor's Office of Employment Development- YO Baltimore
YO Baltimore's mission is to increase employment and raise high school completion rates, as well as improve the long-term economic wellbeing of youth living in Baltimore's Empowerment Zone communities. New Light Leadership Coalition
NLLC is a youth-governed organization that provides leadership training and an annual leadership conference for youth ages 16 - 25, and aids in the development of partnerships among youth organizations to create systematic change. Empowers youth through a holistic, peer-centered approach to leadership development. SafeSmartWomen
Educate, empower and enable young women drivers to ensure their safety. Wicomico Mentoring Project
A school-based, one-on-one mentoring program that provides community volunteer mentors for public school children, grades one through twelve, who are at risk of educational failure due to academics, socialization, or emotional factors. Mentors meet with students during the school day, in school, for one hour a week for the school year. Students show improvement in GPA's, attendance and behaviors. | 
