Darius Jennings Living Classrooms Rising Star 2023

Hi All! I am being honored by Living Classrooms Foundation and the Baltimore Business Journal as a “Rising Star,” an award recognizing outstanding young leaders for their achievements and philanthropic efforts. In accepting this distinction, I have committed to raising money to help Living Classrooms fulfill its mission of providing hands-on education and job training to underserved youth and adults in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas.  

 Living Classrooms Foundation is a nonprofit that disrupts the cycle of poverty and makes our community safer, stronger, and healthier by meeting individuals where they are and building skills for life. Living Classrooms inspires children, youth, and adults to achieve their potential through hands-on education, workforce development, health and wellness, and violence prevention programming.  They have developed a distinctive competency in experiential learning – literally learning by direct experience – or “learning by doing” and are utilizing their environmental campuses, athletic fields, community centers, and historic ships as “living classrooms.”  

 While each of the program areas are distinct, in combination they create a powerful synergy and are critical in shaping a better Baltimore. I have tailored my efforts to support Operation Respond, a Living Classrooms resource that provides comprehensive services through their mobile Crisis Response Resource Center and caters to the needs of individuals and families in the Belair Edison and McElderry Park communities. Operation Respond is a dedicated Crisis Management Intervention Team (CMIT) comprised of trained Resource Navigators supported by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, along with Career and Workforce Development Case Managers that immerse themselves within the community. The mission is to empower those at the highest risk of community gun violence, helping them heal from unresolved trauma and transform their lives for the better.

It is imperative that we take control of our narrative and help those in need.

You can support Living Classrooms in the following ways:  

1. Donate directly on this page. It is simple, fast, and secure. It is also the most efficient way to support the fundraising efforts.   
2. Mail a check to:   
   Living Classrooms Foundation  
   ATTN: Tracy Baskerville  
   1417 Thames Street  
   Baltimore, MD 21231   
   *If you are mailing a check, please be certain to make it out to Living Classrooms Foundation and include my name and “Rising Star” in the “memo” section.   
3. Purchase a ticket to Living Classrooms’ biggest fundraiser and best party in Baltimore, Maritime Magic, where I will be honored on Friday, October 6, 2023. This year’s event celebrates its 35th anniversary and features music by the Grammy nominated band Tank & the Bangas. Please note tickets and sponsorships cannot be purchased through this site. To purchase tickets to Maritime Magic or to sponsor the event, please visit the Living Classrooms website www.livingclassrooms.org or call 410-685-0295. Tickets are available August 1.

Thank you in advance for supporting such a meaningful cause -- and do not hesitate to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate as well.  

Be The Change.   

Sincerely,  

 Darius Jennings

* All donations made through Mightycause are tax-deductible. To purchase tickets to Maritime Magic, or to sponsor the event, please refer to the information above. No goods or services will be received through your Mightycause donation.   

Click here: https://youtu.be/-4LHmjFtWZg to watch a quick video about Living Classrooms