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Helping Young Adults Thrive
Release Date: 
10/19/2025

While it is often thought that adolescence begins and ends with puberty, new research shows that the development of cognitive skills, emotional development, and social skills that starts in the early teen years continues into the mid-twenties.

How Parenting Programs Lay the Groundwork for Children’s Learning Journeys and Family Thriving
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Maryland is home to a diverse array of parenting programs—each designed to support healthy child, parent, and family development in different ways. In this joint program of the Prenatal to Five and Education Funders Affinity Groups, funders will get a clear picture of the statewide landscape and learn how early childhood parenting supports directly influence children’s learning journeys, beginning at birth.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Prenatal to Five Affinity Group
Funding Area: 
Children's and Youth Services
Education
Families and Children
Federal Policy Resource Hub

This page is a curated set of information to help MPN members track news, resources, and actions they can take related to federal policy changes.

Maryland Nonprofits 2015 Annual Conference
Friday, November 13, 2015 at 08:00 to 05:30 PM

This time in history calls for a different kind of conference – one that helps us make deeper connections to uplift communities. The Baltimore uprising, and protests across the county, highlight the important work of social impact organizations like yours. CONNECTING FOR IMPACT – JUSTICE FOR ALL is rising to the challenge. Featuring small, deep-dive conversations, the conference is focused on asking questions to find solutions.

Event type: 
Professional Development
Topic: 
Leadership Development
Nonprofits
Social Sector
Strengthening Baltimore's Workforce: Reflections and Lessons Learned

For over a decade, members of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) have supported a growing number of industry focused workforce development initiatives, and the outcomes are notable. Through these efforts, previously unemployed residents are getting industry recognized certifications and jobs with career advancement opportunities at impressive rates. This report highlights several of these initiatives and offers recommendations on how they can be expanded.

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Report
Topic: 
Baltimore Integration Partnership
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative
Community Investment Funders Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on exploring opportunities to strategically allocate and align community development resources in Baltimore City and the surrounding region.  The group builds relationships among Maryland Philanthropy Network members int

Workforce Development Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on the effective practices in job training and retention for adults and youth as well as a continuum of issues surrounding successful employment and financial security for low-wage workers and vulnerable populations including, advancement of incumbent workers, job quality, equity and barriers to employment such as transportation, child care, and criminal records.

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