Soccer Without Borders (SWB), is based in Baltimore City, Maryland and directly serves newcomer refugee and immigrant youth in Baltimore City and County through out-of-school-time programs during the school year and summer!

With a focus on English language development on and off the field, SWB Maryland supports newcomer youth grades K-12 to build a sense of agency, belonging, and contribution.

For year-round programming, students must be in middle or high school. SWB Maryland's programs are located in Baltimore City, and some are directly in partnership with schools, please note that not all students may be eligible. Their current middle school program is at Vanguard Collegiate Middle School. SWB Maryland also has community-based programming in northeast Baltimore City for high school students. Their summer program is for students in kindergarten - 8th grade.

Interested participants, or those working with interested families, should complete THIS contact form found on the SWB Maryland website.

Rebirth is a nonprofit located in Salisbury, Maryland. They have created a virtual technology, learning & support center for vulnerable populations. Rebirth has also opened a center at 225 N Division St, Salisbury, MD 21801 to provide access to virtual classrooms, tutoring and homework assistance for children in the community.

Rebirth also helps parents with public school registration and provides referrals to other agencies for additional services.

Click HERE to learn more.

The Asian American Center of Frederick’s Family Support Center is dedicated to improving early childhood education for immigrants in our community and helping to provide a better quality of life for their families by connecting them to a solid network of lasting peer and professional support. The AACF offers free activities, services, and programs for parents and children, ages 0 to 5 years old.

Our center is located on the west side of Frederick, also known as Frederick’s Golden Mile. It is an area that critically lacks resources and services for a rapidly growing population of immigrant families who are working hard to support their families.

Services Include:

• Early Childhood Education (ECE)

• Infant and toddler developmental care, education, and assessments

• Parent education for understanding child development milestones and behaviors

• Classes on positive parenting techniques, nutrition, Adult Basic Education, Financial Literacy, and English as a Second Language, and more!

• Mental health services and job training to help adults achieve their goals

• Tips for healthy living and family wellbeing

• Community resources navigation and a support network for parents

Contact:

Jamie Guida Director of Family Support Services

Email: jguida@aacfmd.org

Phone: (301) 694-3355 Ext, 2005

For general inquiries or to participate in a AACF program(s), please contact:

Email: familysupportservices@aacfmd.org Phone: (301) 694-3355 Ext, 2000

The Community Bridges (CB) Girls Program empowers girls from under-resourced communities to become resilient young women who thrive as students, engaged community members, and confident leaders. The school-based empowerment program encourages girls in grades 4-12 to explore their identity and self-esteem in a safe space. They engage in their community through service-learning opportunities and field trips to develop personal responsibility, confidence and leadership skills.

Eligibility Requirements:

Participants must be female, a student in Montgomery County in a grade between 4-12, and complete the entire enrollment form

How to Apply:
Any girl in grades 4-12 in Montgomery County can enroll in this program by clicking below!

ENROLL HERE

Community Bridges Mentor Program:

The Community Bridges (CB) Mentoring Program connects CB high school girls with positive adult female leaders for impactful one-to-one mentoring.

Eligibility Requirements:

Girls must have been a CB girl for at least 1 year prior and be enrolled in a high school in Montgomery County, MD.

How to Apply:

CB girls can apply in the late summer/early Fall for the mentorship program and are required to complete all steps. Visit the link pasted above!

inform@communitybridges-md.org call at (301) 585-7155.

The So What Else Youth Program was founded in 2009 to provide at-risk children with a safe, enriching, out-of-school-time haven, and has supported over 16,000 children in the many years since. Today, their team of educators serve over 3,150 children annually through 22 after-school programs, 18 summer camps, and 2 youth leadership camps. Working with dozens of partner organizations, their staff travel to meet students where they’re at, bringing programs to under-served neighborhoods.

So What Else Youth Programs are 100% free and offer nutritious meals and grocery pick-ups to students and their families, further creating resilient, empowered communities. 

All So What Else programs and camps are curriculum-based, providing a wide array of educational and recreational programming under their main program pillars:

• Expressive Arts – Studio Art, Theatre, Dance

• Healthy Living – Cooking, Yoga, Mindfulness

• Sports & Recreation – Games, Team Sports, and Playtime

• The Big Idea – Activism, Entrepreneurship, Teamwork

• Environmental Stewardship – Gardening, Conservation

• Academic Enrichment – STEM, Literacy

For information about their After School Programming, click HERE!

For information about their Summer Camp, click HERE! *Please note: So What Else’s two youth leadership camps are not considered youth programs and charge a small fee for service.

Contact listed for Youth Programming can be found below (or on the bottom of their site)!

Nifemi Olugbemiga - 202.569.8280