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🚨 Applications are now open for the 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program! 🎉Are you leading change in and ready...
03/30/2026

🚨 Applications are now open for the 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program! 🎉

Are you leading change in and ready to grow your impact? BNLP connects community leaders with the tools, resources, and network to strengthen their work and expand what’s possible.

🗓 Deadline: Monday, May 25 at 11:59 PM
🔗 Apply now: http://urbanhealth.jhu.edu/BNLPapply

💬 Have questions before applying? Join one of our upcoming information sessions to hear directly from and get your questions answered.

Got questions about the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award? We’ve got answers. 💬✨Join our upcoming virtual info session to l...
03/27/2026

Got questions about the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award? We’ve got answers. 💬✨

Join our upcoming virtual info session to learn more about the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award, including what makes a strong nomination and how your program or collaboration may be eligible.

We’ll walk through a brief overview and leave plenty of time for your questions. 📝💡

🔗 Register to attend: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/HLMA

🗓️ Friday, April 10
⏱️ 1 - 2 PM
📍 Virtual

03/26/2026

During , we’re proud to highlight Maya Nadison, Lead Design Strategist at Booz Allen Hamilton and a 2012 Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grant recipient. ✨

In her Baltimore Voices: reflection, Maya shares how her partnership with the Baltimore Child Abuse Center used creative approaches like puppetry to teach middle school students about sexual abuse prevention in a safe and engaging way.

🔗 Watch her full reflection: https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo

03/25/2026

Our next Baltimore Voices: reflection features Daniel Webster, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and collaborator with Safe Streets East, a 2013 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner.

In his reflection, he shares how community-based approaches to violence prevention, grounded in trust and lived experience, have helped save lives in Baltimore, and why partnerships like these matter now more than ever. 🤝

🔗 Watch his full reflection: https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo
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🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award: 🔗 urbanhealth.jhu.edu/HLMA

🎾 Ten years ago, Baltimore SquashWise was honored with the 2016 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award in collaboration with Joh...
03/18/2026

🎾 Ten years ago, Baltimore SquashWise was honored with the 2016 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award in collaboration with Johns Hopkins.

In her Baltimore Voices: reflection, Abby Markoe, Co-Founder & Executive Director of SquashWise, shares how a simple question, bringing squash and education together for Baltimore City students, grew into a program supporting young people through mentorship, academic support, and opportunity.

🔗 Read her full reflection: https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo
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🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award 🔗: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/HLMA

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award!This award honors the legacy of Henrietta Lacks b...
03/16/2026

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award!

This award honors the legacy of Henrietta Lacks by recognizing powerful collaborations between Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore community-based organizations that are advancing equity and making a lasting difference in our city. 💙

Eligible collaborations that have been active for at least two years are invited to submit a nomination for a chance to receive $15,000 in support of their work. 💰

⌛ Deadline: Monday, May 18 at 5 PM
🔗 Submit a nomination: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/HLMA

During , we’re proud to highlight and share Sarah Hemminger’s reflection in Baltimore Voices: . Sarah is the Co-Founde...
03/12/2026

During , we’re proud to highlight and share Sarah Hemminger’s reflection in Baltimore Voices: . Sarah is the Co-Founder & CEO of Thread.

In 2021, Thread: The New Social Fabric received the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, helping expand opportunities for Baltimore’s young people and strengthen support across the city. ✨

💬 Get a sneak peek at the slides, then read Sarah’s full reflection: https://loom.ly/pndSNcY

03/10/2026

In celebration of , our next Baltimore Voices: reflection highlights the partnership between Johns Hopkins and Moveable Feast, featuring Dr. Cynthia Sears, Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a 2012 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner, and Susan Elias, CEO of Moveable Feast. 🙌

Together, they reflect on how this collaboration helped expand the idea of food as medicine, connecting patients with chronic illness to medically tailored meals and continuing to strengthen support for those facing food insecurity. 🍽️

▶️ Watch their reflection: https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo

Thinking about applying to the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program? 🏙️Join us Monday, March 23, from 5 to 6 PM (virt...
03/09/2026

Thinking about applying to the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program? 🏙️

Join us Monday, March 23, from 5 to 6 PM (virtual) for our first 2027 BNLP Information Session. Learn what the program is all about and get your questions answered before applications open on March 30.

Hear from BNLP alumni Minju Zukowski ‘24, Donna Bruce ‘23, and Rudy Lee Daniel ‘18, with the conversation moderated by fellow alum Darryl Perry ‘21. 💬

It’s a great chance to get a head start and see if is the right fit for you. 🚀

🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/j_fGqyE

We’re one week into March, and there’s a lot happening at UHI you won’t want to miss. 👀✨Here’s what’s still ahead this m...
03/06/2026

We’re one week into March, and there’s a lot happening at UHI you won’t want to miss. 👀✨

Here’s what’s still ahead this month:

📝 Capacity-Building Grant Workshop - March 13
🏆 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award nominations opening - March 16
💬 2027 BNLP Information Session #1 - March 23
🚀 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program (BNLP) applications opening - March 30

If any of these opportunities are for you (or someone in your network), now’s the time to mark your calendar. 🗓️⏰

Find details and access links here: https://loom.ly/HAUZYg4

03/04/2026

Our next Baltimore Voices: features Melvin Wilson, Executive Director of Turnaround Tuesday and 2017 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. ✨

Melvin reflects on creating real pathways to employment for returning citizens, the power of partnership with anchor institutions, and how one opportunity can change an entire family’s trajectory. 🤝🙌

Watch his full reflection 🔗 https://loom.ly/9HZvkTo

Are you leading change in your neighborhood and ready to grow your impact? 🌱 Mark your calendars for March 30, when appl...
03/02/2026

Are you leading change in your neighborhood and ready to grow your impact? 🌱 Mark your calendars for March 30, when applications open for the 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program. 🚀

BNLP supports community leaders with the tools, resources, and network to turn vision into action right here in .

💬 Curious if it’s for you? Hear directly from past fellows at an upcoming info session: March 23 | April 25 | May 21
🔗 Learn more: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/BNLPapply

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