OSI Fellows mentor youth in East Baltimore

By Sheilah Kast,

Melissa Gerr

Published January 12, 2023 at 10:22 AM EST

Isaiah Johnson (L) runs the Greenmount East Leadership Project and Terry 'Uncle T' Williams runs Challenge2Change. Both men mentor youth in East Baltimore, where they grew up, and are inspired to give back to the community. Photos: Provided by OSI

Open Society Institute-Baltimore community fellows are known for innovative, bold ideas. We hear from two who mentor young people in East Baltimore. Terry 'Uncle T' Williams runs Challenge2Change, and Isaiah Johnson founded Greenmount East Leadership Project. They teach young people skills that lead to safety and success and both have personal connections to the work. We find out why.

Links: Open Society Institute Baltimore 2022 Community Fellows

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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