2024 Stony Run Friends Jazz Concert Program

Previous Community Partners

Previous Community Partners

The Intercultural Counseling Connection connects mental health professionals (who provide culturally responsive counseling and therapeutic services) to asylum seekers, refugees, and other forced migrants, at no charge to the client. www.interculturalcounseling.org Interfaith Action for Human Rights (IAHR) represents people of faith in Virginia, D.C., and Maryland who advocate to end prison policies and practices that promote torture and solitary confinement, and to counter bigotry. www.interfaithactionhr.org Intersection of Change is dedicated to enriching the economic, social, and spiritual lives of those dealing with poverty-related issues in Sandtown-Winchester, Upton, and surrounding communities, by offering a recovery program for women, revitalizing the 1900 and 2000 blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue, and running an urban farm. www. intersectionofchange.org Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR) is a bipartisan, statewide alli- ance seeking legislative changes in the state’s correctional poli- cies to support alternatives to incarceration, address inequities, and aid those returning from prison. www.ma4jr.org McKim Center in Baltimore’s Jonestown neighborhood creates a safe haven in a rocky world, connecting people throughout the city; empowering and motivating young people to work together and give their best; and developing new leaders and role models for upcoming generations. www.mckimcenter.org Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts & Entertainment District seeks to empower Black creatives and stimulate the economy in West Baltimore with networking and resource sessions, paid internships, historical photographic and mural installations, marquee events, and a K -12 educational toolkit. www.blackartsdistrict.org Ramallah Friends School has been closely tied with the history of Pales- tine since the Ottoman Empire. Under the care of Friends United Meeting, RFS offers children an academically rigorous, balanced, and inclusive learning environment. www.rfs.edu.ps Unified Efforts is a community organization in West Baltimore with a focused goal: engage youth during their time outside of school, enhance learning, and avoid summer slide. www.unifiedefforts.org

In addition to the funds raised by this concert for the operation of Stony Run Friends Meeting, we have selected a nonprofit organization that our members support. Baltimore Jazz Alliance, featured in this program, will receive $2,000 and have the op - portunity to introduce their mission to the audience. The Stony Run community continues our relationships with these previous partners: Asylee Women Enterprise (AWE) assists asylum seekers and survivors of torture with services including emergency and transitional housing, case management, English instruction, and job readi- ness training. www.asyleewomen.org Baltimore Peace Movement is the new name for Baltimore Ceasefire 365. The organization creates opportunities for the community to notice, uplift, nurture, share, and bask in the peace that al- ready exists within each of us. www.baltimorepeacemovement.com Belize City Friends School ministers in Belize City while educating boys and girls. SRFM supports their Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) as well as a program to end human trafficking. www.friendsunitedmeeting.org/where-we-work/caribbean Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA) provides direct assis- tance to refugees, asylum seekers, and “asylees” with no-interest loans, emergency financial assistance, education workshops, mentoring, and advocacy. www.erica-baltimore.org Esperanza Center is an immigrant resource center that assists peo- ple who are new to the U.S. Services. Programs include ESL education, citizenship classes, healthcare, and low-cost legal services. www.catholiccharities-md.org Friends Women’s’ Association Ntaseka Clinic in Bujumbura, Burundi provides health care to women and their families, improving reproduc- tive health, care for HIV-positive people, and support for rape victims. www.fwaburundi.com Great Kids Farm, a 33-acre urban farm, exposes City School students to a farm with a stream, woods, fields, and greenhouses; provides hands-on opportunities to connect farm and plate; reinforces curricular concepts; strengthens environmental literacy; and promotes healthy habits for the whole child. www.friendsgkf.org

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