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Meet-Me-Halfway Mentoring Program
3910 Barrington Rd
Baltimore, MD 21207
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Youth Program

The Meet-Me-Halfway Mentoring Program is a school-based mentoring program for “at-risk” students attending Garrison Middle school. Since its inception MMH has reached more than 800 at-risk students.

Through the MMH mentoring program, we have started a “Rising Scholars Academy” - an innovative approach to educating at-risk children that provides an effective alternative for at-risk students who are “most challenged” by the traditional classroom setting. These children were prime candidates for the “prison pipeline”. Two Behavior Modification Specialists serve as the primary instructor for up to 50 students.

Wrap-around services include regular communication between program staff and parents, support groups, referral services and adult education classes; delivery of parenting classes, technology training and financial literacy/including assistance with automated income tax preparation free of charge for low income families.

Other services to youth include: introduction to vocational careers such as cosmetology, welding, publishing and basic computer skills training.

Demographics: The community is comprised of 19 predominantly African-American neighborhoods (96%) with about 10,000 houses and 35,000 people. About 84% families with children are headed by “other than married couples” earning less than Maryland's family support wage standard. Thirty-four percent of Garrison Middle School students had twenty or more unexcused absences. Approximately 35% of juveniles, age 10-17 were arrested in 2004, and 40% had at least one prior offense. Youth arrested for violence or drug-related offences increased by 64% from 2001 to 2002, but decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2003. A review of Crime and Drug data provided by Baltimore City Police Department indicate that within PG's Weed and Seed target area between FY2000 and FY 2003 the major drug trends continue to be cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana use among youth. Viable alternatives are needed to continue the trend of reducing violent and drug-related crimes. Research shows that young persons engaged in meaningful mentoring experiences with caring adults are less vulnerable to the trappings of crime and drugs.