Our Programs

Baltimore First is the Center for Social Concern’s primary community engagement program offered during the academic year. Committed to utilizing a sustainable service model, Baltimore First matches groups of students to volunteer weekly with the same Service Partner for the duration of a semester. In addition, Baltimore First members attend educational workshops, critical reflection sessions, cohort socials, and Baltimore-based community events.

The B’More Community Bound pre-orientation program is an immersive, service-learning, and leadership development experience for incoming First-Year JHU students. First-Years gain a deeper understanding of social justice issues and civic engagement as they relate to Baltimore City.

Run by the Center for Social Concern and supported by the Summer and Intersession Programs Office, B’More is an annual intersession program that invites First-Years, staff, faculty, and Community Co-Educators to think about different ways to engage with Baltimore City through a Community Based-Learning (CBL) lens.

Open to faculty, the Engaged Scholar Faculty & Community Partner Fellows Program is a cohort-based program that facilitates the development and implementation of mutually beneficial Community-Based Learning (CBL) courses.

Hop Talks is a series that enhances the community’s understanding of complex political and social issues, develops participants’ ability to engage in constructive dialogue and discussion, and encourages participants to collaboratively develop strategies to address issues that are important to them, and consider how these issues may affect the campus community.

Hopkins Votes is a nonpartisan initiative that provides voter assistance and education to JHU faculty, staff, and students, and the wider community. It focuses on demystifying the voting process by helping affiliates register to vote, request absentee ballots, and provide general ballot information.

In Community Interns (ICI) places a Federal Work Study eligible undergraduate students with Community Partners in Baltimore City. Students work for assigned Community Partners 5 hours per week. Alongside this, students take part in training and reflection sessions twice a month with members of the cohort.

The Tutorial Project is an after-school tutoring program that provides academic support for elementary school students (grades 1-5). Elementary students are paired with a Hopkins tutor. Generally, students will work on math and reading skills twice a week.

The Center for Social Concern advises all groups that have a service-focused mission in Baltimore City. Each organization is paired with a CSC staff member who serves as an advisor. Since the earliest days of the CSC, these groups have been foundational to the center’s work. Students have created partnerships and developed ongoing community service relationships with community partners throughout Baltimore.