Child First Authority

Child First was established by Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD) in 1996 as a response to a city-wide listening campaign and call for safe, productive learning environments for children during out-of-school hours and in the summer. Child First is the community school non-profit partner and out-of-school-time provider at eight community schools in Baltimore city and the out-of-school-time partner at four additional schools.  Altogether, approximately 1,100 students are enrolled in out-of-school-time programming and 3,400 students are supported in the eight community schools.