As part of a full-service community schools strategy, Elev8 Baltimore provides out-of-school time opportunities and coordinates school-based health services, resources, support and outreach for families in Baltimore.

By partnering with schools and the surrounding community, our goal is to make sure that every student is ready to succeed in high school and beyond. In addition, many young people need social services and other community resources.

Our Commitment to Liberation and Equity

Elev8 Baltimore works to create liberating opportunities for youth and communities that have been oppressed by systematic racism, gender, gender expression and sexual orientation. We build committed partnerships with communities and organizations to provide training and tools for children, youth, and families to advocate for themselves and bring equity to their communities.

Full Service Community Schools Approach

Elev8 Baltimore believes that it is important to reinforce the learning that goes on in classrooms with opportunities to learn during after- and summer-school programs. In addition, many young people need social services and other community resources.

We integrate all those services into one dynamic strategy inside school buildings, which have historically served as  thriving centers serving students, families and the broader community. By coordinating the delivery of learning, health and family engagement services students and families receive, we are more likely to foster lasting change in the lives of young people, and the systems that support them, than if we provided any one service in isolation.

Focus on Neighborhoods

By focusing on a set of schools, Elev8 Baltimore is able to increase the impact we have on families and the community.

Elev8 Baltimore builds on and coordinates existing community assets to meet the needs of students and their caregivers in greater East Baltimore, Cherry Hill, Sandtown-Winchester, Walbrook, Pigtown/Washington Village.