Community Service: Connecting with East Baltimore

Soon after their arrival at the Bloomberg School, the first class of Sommer Scholars decided they wanted a close connection with the East Baltimore community. In collaboration with the Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE), Hopkins’ community service and volunteerism center, Sommer Scholars launched a tutoring project with Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary School, located less than a mile from the School. Sommer Scholars provide math and literacy tutoring on a weekly basis to students in kindergarten through the fifth grade.

Melva Green, Sommer Scholar, MD, MBA, MPH ’06,
and her 7-year-old son JB pitch in at the Men’s Center
in Baltimore during a SOURCE event.