The Real “Healthy Holly”s of Baltimore

In case you haven’t heard, Baltimore has been making national news headlines again. Mention “Healthy Holly” to anyone who lives here, and they’ll describe FBI raids, large payments for missing books, and a mayor who tried to dodge accountability under the guise of sickness. Ask folks from out of town and they’ll likely quip that …

Financial Workshops

By: Lukah Love At Fusion Partnerships, one of our most important - if lesser known - ambitions is capacity building. Whereas many fiscal sponsors operate semi-independently from their sponsored programs, we here at Fusion want our partners to have the knowledge and the skills to take part in all aspects of our - and their …

The Days After…

By: Laurie Bezold aka Polly Riddims On Wednesday after the election, in a state of fear and tears, Fusion staff sat in a circle for a few moments and held hands. We reaffirmed our commitment to social justice, our support of each other and the Partners we serve. But the most positive thing for us …

Experiment You

By Shan Gordon       Our schools constantly test our students to measure their achievement. But if we want to improve student achievement, it is time for students to test their schools.       Are classrooms too hot or too cold? Are pest and mold problems causing asthma attacks and absences? Are students getting enough exercise and …

The Grassroots Approach of Community inFusion Small Grants Program in 14 steps!

Grassroots Grantmaking + Fusion = Community inFusion      Approaching East Baltimore, you cannot help but notice among blocks and blocks of rowhomes the tall gleaming buildings of Johns Hopkins or as some community residents have dubed it "Vatican City."  Then suddenly, within the shadows cast by these large ever-expanding structures you stumble across large …

A Harm Reduction Approach to Drug Policy

by By Mark and Julia Sine of the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition   The term “harm reduction” is being dropped more and more frequently in discussion around drug use and public health in general. What is harm reduction? In its driest form, it is a set of practical, non-judgmental strategies to mitigate risk and prevent …

Announcing new Community inFusion Small Grants Program!

Fusion is proud to announce the Community inFusion Small Grants Program’s second call for grant applications! Deadline: Monday, Oct 17, 2016 5pm In 2001 nearly 700 families were displaced from their homes in East Baltimore to make way for the building of an 88-acre technology park. In an effort to help restore residential power in …

Fusion Partner The Feminist Art Project-Baltimore has been hard at work redefining their scope of work as they evolve and we couldn't be more excited about their direction! Their new mission states "The Feminist Art Project - Baltimore (TFAPB) is a grassroots, nomadic, non-profit arts incubator that supports and promotes self-identified women in the arts." TFAP-B now …

The anger is legitimate

We're all feeling the heartache this city is showing in one way or another. While Fusion's grassroots agents of social change are no stranger to the suffering that many members of Baltimore's disenfranchised communities have endured for generations, we're still not immune to the consequences brought on through the history of systemic injustice here. As …

Baltimore Free School to host new Strength To Love Project class!

Fusion partner The Baltimore Free School is excite to announce the new Strength To Love Project course running through March of 2015.  The Strength To Love Project, consists of individuals (esp creatives) getting together to discuss social justice issues and engage in creative expression around the theme "Strength To Love". The film Selma, Dr. King's third …