Programs & GrantsBaltimore
The Open Society Institute–Baltimore was established in 1998 as a social-change laboratory for place-based work on OSI’s core priorities, focusing on some of the biggest challenges facing Baltimore and other urban centers in the United States. Recognizing that, as a result of devolution, much of the momentum to address social and economic problems would take place at the city and state level, OSI opened the field office to identify strategies that could dramatically change the status quo. OSI-Baltimore uses an integrated approach to reverse the negative dynamics caused by failing schools, pervasive drug addiction, and a broken criminal justice system.
Concentrated poverty and racial discrimination have conspired to marginalize large numbers of Baltimoreans, significantly affecting their freedom, political rights, health, economic stability, and opportunities for future advancement. In response, OSI-Baltimore supports four interrelated programs:
- Helping Baltimore Youth Succeed (education and youth development);
- Reducing the Social and Economic Costs of Incarceration;
- Tackling Drug Addiction;
- Baltimore Community Fellowships.
For more information, please see the OSI-Baltimore website.
