The mission of We Will All Rise (All Rise) is to create targeted initiatives that invest in the socio-emotional, educational, and economic needs of young men of color. Through its BELIEF (Black and Brown Educators Lifting and Inspiring Education’s Future) Fellowship, a strategy emphasizing a pathway to economic stability through careers in education, All Rise is partnering with Towson and Morgan State to support cohorts of men of color majoring in education to get them through their journey and into careers in the classroom. They do this by offering direct cash assistance to participants during their higher education journey and connecting young men to caring and experienced education mentors. Additionally, All Rise staff and BELIEF Fellows engage in mentorship roles with middle and high school students to encourage them to start considering education as a career path, and All Rise operates a reading campaign with four local elementary schools through which male college students of color read to students during summer school. This grant provided core operating support.

Baltimore City Teaching Residency (BCTR), one of TNTP’s teacher preparation programs, has trained more than 2,500 teachers to teach in high-need subject areas and schools in Baltimore City since 2002. In 2019, TNTP launched the Black Excellence Cohort, which is aimed at improving the retention of black teachers through providing need-based monetary stipends, professional development, and mentoring. This grant provided core operating support.

The Tahirih Justice Center exists to support courageous immigrant women and children who are survivors of gender-based violence–including human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and other crimes–who are seeking safety and justice. The immigrant survivors of gender-based violence that Tahirih serves are particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic because they lack healthcare, work low-wage hourly jobs, have no paid sick leave, and are ineligible for public benefits. With few agencies specializing in service to immigrant survivors, Tahirih staff are setting up emergency funds, increasing safety planning, educating clients in their native language, coordinating mental health sessions, and responding to other requests expeditiously. This grant provided operating support for Tahirih’s Baltimore office.