Dear Friends,
Through your support of Charting Careers, you are making good things happen!
SCHOLARS ARE ENGAGED IN ENRICHING SUMMER EXPERIENCES: Our staff and mentors helped our elementary through rising senior scholars enroll in summer camps and set up internships. One scholar will have her debut on stage this October with a production of The Wiz (directed by Ron-Shaye Clark, who is also one of our newly-hired Community Navigation Specialists). Two high school scholars obtained their first job with one of our partners, the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park.
PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND FAMILY GOAL SETTING: Our staff has been busy conducting home visits with scholars and their parents/caregivers. During these important meetings, staff gather critical permissions for the year and have conversations about how to best partner with each family. Many families set goals we then help support. For example, some families shared they wanted to get their COVID-19 vaccines, so our team helped facilitate rides and appointments. Other families have shared mental health needs, so our team helped families connect with mental health providers.
A RENEWED CONTRACT WITH AACPS TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY HUBS: We are thrilled to share that Charting Careers has entered into a renewed contract with Anne Arundel County Public School’s Office of Equity to develop Community Hubs in Annapolis public and subsidized housing neighborhoods. We are working in partnership with People Builders Consulting, Newtowne CDC, and the Collaborative Supporting Youth to increase student academic success and overall well-being by building relationships with students and families, identifying unmet needs, helping families more equitably access existing AACPS resources, and connecting students and families with other community supports and opportunities.
We are so grateful to the many donors and volunteers who continue to allow us to support and partner with scholars and their families! Together, we are making good things happen.
With gratitude,
Erin Snell, PhD
(she/her)
Executive Director
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Three of our Charting Careers scholars participated in a life-changing trip to Puerto Rico. Thank you, Brandon Harris, for making this happen. A Capital Gazette article about the trip can be viewed here.
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Some of our scholars, a parent, and staff, including Leon Thomas, III (our Director of College & Career Readiness) and Nyia Curtis (our recently-hired Special Projects Coordinator & Parole Community Navigation Specialist), were able to take a trip to the Maryland Science Center this summer to have fun, explore, and learn about different possible careers in the sciences. The photos featured above are courtesy of Nyia Curtis and Eye Opening Photography. |
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Please join us in thanking Sherry Kuiper for her years of amazing service as Charting Careers Board President. We are deeply grateful for her dedication and are so glad she will continue to serve on our board.
Please help us welcome Richard Van Dyke as our new Charting Careers Board President. We are thrilled to have him in this role and know his leadership and vision will be just what we need as we enter this next phase of our organizational development.
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Our team has attended numerous community events this summer, including events with the Housing Authority and the City of Annapolis, in order to support our partners, be a resource to the community, and recruit new scholars and families.
Nyia Curtis (Special Projects Coordinator & Parole Community Navigation Specialist) and Leon Thomas, III (Director of College & Career Readiness) are pictured to the right at the Annapolis Juneteenth Celebration sporting our new Charting Careers t-shirts!
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MENTOR ORIENTATION ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 6:45-8:00 pm (virtual) Mentoring involves 5-10 hours a month of volunteerism. Charting Careers partners with mentors to ensure scholars are supported by our community. Please sign up here to find out more or email our Mentor Coordinator, Linda Mundy, for instructions on how to join this virtual informational session.
* Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) male mentors and Spanish-speaking mentors are especially needed at this time*
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Thank You to Our Grantors and Corporate Sponsors
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Eastport Civic Association |
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Anne Arundel Women Giving Together |
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Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County |
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Crescent Cities Charities |
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Rise Up Partners with Charting Careers
For every bag of Organic Maryland Blend coffee sold, Rise Up Coffee donates $1.00 to Charting Careers. Buy this delicious coffee at one of Rise Up's locations: Annapolis Market House, Parole Shopping Center, Mayo Road in Edgewater and the Bay Dale Shopping Center.
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Monthly Corporate Sponsor
Thank you, Enclave Data, for becoming our first monthly corporate sponsor. Click here to find out how your business can do the same.
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