Press Releases and News Coverage
2/23/18 - How TEDCO and the Abell Foundation are quietly building Greater Baltimore's startup ecosystem
1/18/18 - Abell Foundation Announces Transition in Key Leadership Position: Sheryl Goldstein Succeeds Lynn Heller as Vice President
12/18/17 - Impact Investments Benefit Baltimore
10/19/17 - Abell Foundation's Embry Says Demand for Startup Capital Outstrips Supply
10/9/17 - "Turnaround Tuesday" Aims to Help Baltimore's Unemployed Get Back On Their Feet
9/18/17 - New Report: Maryland Should Relax Standards for Disqualifying Police Candidates Based on Marijuana
9/13/17 - Baltimore Startup, Snag-A-Slip, Raises $4.8 Million
8/29/17 - Baltimore's RedOwl Acquired by Cybersecurity Firm Owned by Raytheon
8/15/17 - Teacher Supply Shortages Lead to Free Storage Closet
7/26/17 - Better Prison Education Programs Improve Public Safety
7/12/17 - New Business Accelerator to Target Health and Fitness Technology Companies
7/12/17 - Couple Wins Award for Proposed Pilot to Reduce Youth Crime in Baltimore City
5/17/17 - New Report: Maryland Should Strengthen Dual Enrollment Program to Increase College Readiness for All Students
4/26/17 - Roughly Speaking Podcast: Is Hemp the Next Big Thing in Farming?
4/1/17 - In Northeast Baltimore, Urban Farmers Help Lift Each Other Off the Ground
2/25/17 - Hopkins Researchers Suggest Baltimore Offer Addicts Safe Places to Do Drugs
11/16/16 - In Baltimore, Water Rates Rose by Relief Measures Lagged, Study Finds
9/19/16 - "Abell Invests $500,000 in Baltimore Company Fighting Sleep Disorders"
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
4/20/16 - “Rise of the Rest Road Trip” Winner Earns Investment from the Abell Foundation
3/22/16 - Baltimore City Sees Significant Reduction in Tax Sale Properties
2/24/16 - Vasoptic raises $250,000 from Abell Foundation
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
2/22/16 - Baltimore police, Hopkins researchers form new partnership to study, prevent violence
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
12/7/15 - Baltimore eviction rate among highest in country, study says
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
12/4/15 - Regulating rural polluters in Maryland, Baltimore Sun Op-ed by Rona Kobell
11/12/15 - Five years in, city Vacants to Value Program showing mixed results
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
11/11/15 - Vacants to Value is effective, but its impact is exaggerated, Abell report finds
Read more from the Baltimore Business Journal
5/13/15 - Race and Beyond: Looking for a Way Forward After the Unrest in Baltimore
Read more from Center for American Progress
5/10/15 - Saving Sandtown-Winchester: decade-long, multimillion-dollar investment questioned
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
5/7/15 - The schools Baltimore needs
Read more from The Washington Post
4/9/15 - Report: Renowned Economists Recommend Steps Forward for Successful Youth Apprenticeship Program in Baltimore
Recommendations would build on Maryland legislation that would establish initial pilot apprenticeship program
3/19/15 - Report: New Report Highlights Community College Pathways to Baltimore Region’s “Best Prospect” Jobs
Recommends ways to remove of barriers to access and completion
3/19/15 - Abell Foundation says community colleges must focus training on Baltimore's emerging jobs
Read more from the Baltimore Sun
10/28/14 - Report: The Steep Price of Paying to Stay
Baltimore City's tax sale, the risks to vulnerable homeowners, and strategies to improve the process
6/3/14 - Abell and Weinberg Foundations and Partners Kick-off New SummerREADS Program
Free books for home libraries and safe, supervised literacy program
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