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Also home to the NDMVA National Office, Baltimore is Notre Dame-AmeriCorps’
largest site. Baltimore members serve in two different groups and under
the direction of two different Site Directors. The group led by Site Director
Melissa Lees, works in schools, outreach, and Headstart centers throughout
the City, teaching and tutoring Pre-K, elementary, and middle school students,
in addition to leading after-school programs. The group led by Site
Director Sr. Mary Margaret, works in partnership with Tench Tilghman
Elementary school to fulfill the school’s mission of becoming an
Extended Community School that is designed to help children succeed scholastically
by creating and strengthening healthy families and communities. Site Directors: Melissa Lees - Phone: 410-532-6864 Ext. 20 -
E-mail: baltimore@ndmva.org The AIRS Family Program provides housing and support services to families affected by HIV/AIDS in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The Program offers a high level of support to the families in order to make life with HIV-disease as stress free as possible, so that the families can focus on staying well and staying together. The Family Program Team consists of a Program Manager, Case Manager, a Family Focus Worker, and an Educational Mentor. The NDA member functions as the Educational Mentor. For more information about the position available at AIRS, click here. In partnering with the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers – AmeriCorps, the BUDL’ s College Access Program will be developed to help make educational opportunities more available. A core value for BUDL is encouragement for every participant to gain confidence in her or his ability to learn and succeed as a student, as a debater, and as an active leader in their schools and the community. BUDL’s College Access Program enables BUDL participants to continue their educations and enhance their success by gaining access to a college or university after graduating from their high school. The College Access Program provides college counseling, tutoring in college
essay writing, SAT test preparation, and assistance with the financial
aid application and process. Rising seniors participate in an intensive,
five-day Countdown to College summer camp where they complete a college
admissions portfolio. For more information about the position available at BHGH, click here. As a member of the staff, the Instructional Staff Member teaches small groups of women and does individual tutoring. He/she is the point person for a small group of advisees and participates in their orientation, oversees their service, serves as support during their training and generally monitors their performance during their 15 weeks in the program. If the member is interested in working with children, they may also participate in the Caroline Academy after-school program. For more information on the position available at the Caroline Center,
click here. Mother Seton Academy For more information on the position available at Mother Seton Academy,
click here. St. Jerome’s Head Start Program For more information on the positions available at St. Jerome's, click
here. St. Katharine of Sienna School For more information on the position available at St. Katherine School,
click here.
Family Support Program: Site Director: Mary Margaret Pignone Tench Tilghman Elementary School Located in the McElderry Park Neighborhood of Southeast
Baltimore, Tench Tilghman serves 420 children from pre-school through
grade five and their families. Since 1999 Tench Tilghman has been striving
to become an Extended Community School. The Extended Community School
is designed to help children succeed in school by creating and strengthening
healthy families and communities. They are in charge of financial education
and stable housing. By addressing the needs of the families and community,
Tench Tilghman strengthens the learning environment for children. Notre
Dame AmeriCorps members, with a project site director, will work with
up to 100 Tench Tilghman families within the Family Support Project to
develop personal, needs-based action plans including: literacy, GED and
educational enrichment programs, job-readiness, skills development, work-force
training, and family development programs. For more information please
contact: Sister Mary Margaret Pignone at mmpignone@aol.com
or 410-367-5730
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