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Department of Family Studies &

Community Development

Field Placements

 

Name of Organization
Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Abilities Network

Non-profit, Charitable Organization
Lifespan
Physical Disabilities
Mission: Abilities Network provides customized services to children, adults, and
families of differing abilities that focus on one-on-one supports to foster broadened,
more inclusive communities through education, training, and advocacy.
Name of Organization
Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Adoptions Together & Center for Adoptive Families

Non-profit Organization

0 - 18;

18 - >85

Mission: We are committed to building healthy, secure and loving families by providing quality child placement services and lifelong support and guidance to anyone touched by adoption.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Alzheimer's Association Greater Maryland Chapter

Non-profit Organization
65 - >85
Physical Disabilities
Mission: To eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; To provide and enhance care and support for all affected; And to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Non-profit Organization
5 - >85
and Suicide Prevention
Mission: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide.
Name of Organization
Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

The Arc of Baltimore

Non-Profit Organization
Lifespan
At-Risk Youth and Physical Disabilities
Mission:  To ensure that people with developmental disabilities have maximum opportunities to actively participate in all aspects of community life and to offer programs and services that support them in doing so.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Ark Club at Collington Sqaure

Non-Profit

Organization

children
At Risk Youth

Mission: The Ark is the only preschool program of its kind in Baltimore. We can serve a maximum of 20 children at a time. Our children are from families who are homeless or in early recovery from addiction.

Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Art With A Heart

Non-Profit Organization
5 - >85
At-Risk Youth & Adults and Physical Disabilities
Mission: Art with a Heart provides interactive, hands-on art activities to disadvantaged families and children, and to people with developmental and physical challenges.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Assistance Center of Towson Churches

Non-profit, Faith based Organization
23 - 85
Specialty - Poverty and Homelessness
Mission: The Assistance Center of Towson Churches offers an ecumenical program providing help to poor and needy families in our community.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

A.W.A.R.E

A Women's Active Recovery Enterprise

Outpatient Treatment Center
18 - 65
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Women
Mission: A.W.A.R.E. offers a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of a majority of chemically dependent women.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Baltimore City Commission on Aging

Public Organization
Seniors
Advocacy for older adults
Mission:The Baltimore City Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (CARE), in partnership with other senior-serving organizations, is the primary public agency in the city responsible for advocating for and delivering services to older adult population, their family and caregivers in the City of Baltimore.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Baltimore City Department of Social Services

Government
Lifespan
At-Risk Families
Mission: Baltimore City Department of Social Services preserves families, protects vulnerable children and adults, and promotes self-sufficiency.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Baltimore County Police Department

Government
Lifespan
Community Protection
Mission: The Mission of the Baltimore County Police Department is to enforce the laws and ordinances of the state and county, safeguard life and property, prevent and detect crime, preserve the peace, and protect the rights of all citizens.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office

Government
Lifespan
Prosecution of Crimes
Mission: The mission of the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office is to prosecute the Felony, Misdemeanor and Juvenile cases occurring in Baltimore County.

Name of Organization

Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.

Non-profit Organization
Lifespan
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
Mission: The mission of BCRI is to provide timely and effective crisis intervention and addictions treatment services in the best restrictive environment possible.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Believe in Tomorrow: Children's House at Johns Hopkins

Non-profit Foundation
0 - 18 & Families
Specialty - Critically Ill Children
Mission: Believe In Tomorrow™ provides exceptional hospital and retreat housing services to critically ill children and their families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland

Non-Profit Organization
5 - 18
At-Risk Youth
Mission: The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to help boys and girls grow up to be confident, competent, and caring young adults.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Board of Child Care

Non-profit, Faith based Organization
5 - 18 & Families
At-Risk Youth
Mission:  The Board of Child Care’s mission as an outreach ministry of The United Methodist Church is to serve children and families who require physical, emotional, behavioral, and social support. Through residential and community-based services, the agency will endeavor to provide a safe, healthy, and caring environment that seeks to preserve children and families by fostering self-esteem, respect for community, sense of purpose, and life skills needed to achieve their highest potential.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Boy's Hope Girls Hope

Non-Profit Organization
12 - 18
At-Risk Youth
Mission: Boys Hope Girls Hope helps academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities and education through college.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Catholic Charities of Maryland

Non-profit, Faith based Organization
Lifespan
At-Risk Populations
Mission: Our Mission is threefold: 1. Provide healing and care to those in need. 2. Educate people to social awareness and motivate them to act. 3. Advocate for public policy that ensures a just society.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Casey Cares Foundation

Non-profit Foundation
0 - 18
Specialty - Critically Ill Children
Mission: The Casey Cares Foundation offers uplifting programs for critically ill children and their families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Chase Brexton, Health Services Inc.

Non-profit health Organization
Lifespan
Specialty - Health Care
Mission: Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. is a growth oriented provider of patient-centered interdisciplinary health care for our diverse communities including those individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender; HIV infected and affected; and all others who face barriers accessing quality health care.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Child Welfare Information Gateway

(Formerly the NAIC)

Government
23 - 65
Mission: Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice
Children's Manor Montessori School
School
Mission:
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Hospital
Lifespan
Mission:  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the United States dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children by integrating excellent patient care, innovative research and quality professional education into all of its programs.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Children’s National Medical Center

Hospital
0 - 18
Mission: Children's National Medical Center will:
* Improve health outcomes for children regionally, nationally and internationally.
* Be a leader in creating innovative solutions to pediatric healthcare problems.
* Excel in Care, Advocacy, Research, and Education
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice
     
 
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Circuit Court Family Divisions and Family Services Programs

Government/

Court System

Lifespan
At-Risk Populations
Mission:  The mission of Maryland's Family Divisions is to provide a fair and efficient forum to resolve family legal matters in a problem-solving manner, with the goal of improving the lives of families and children who appear before the court.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Counseling Helpline & Network for Abused Women (CHANA)

Non-profit Faith based Organization
23 - 85
Mission: The Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network for Abused Women to aid individuals in the Jewish community who are victims of domestic violence by providing support, counseling and assistance—empowering women to create a safe environment for themselves and their families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

The Creative Alliance, Inc.

Non-profit Organization
5 - 18

Specialty -

Arts Education

Mission: The Creative Alliance is a community based non-profit organization that presents and promotes the arts and humanities.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Daisyfields Foundation

Non-Profit Organizations
0 - 5
At-Risk Babies
Mission: The Daisyfields Foundation, Incorporated is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for at risk babies by providing nurturing care and therapeutic intervention essential to their health and well being, thereby providing for every child a chance to grow, to love, to be loved, and to experience life to the fullest.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Department of Human Services

Government
18 - 85
At-Risk Families
Mission: We will aggressively pursue opportunities to assist people in economic need, provide prevention services, and protect vulnerable children and adults.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Department of Juvenile Services, MD State

Government
13 - 18
At-Risk Youth
Mission: The Department of Juvenile Services embraces a balanced and restorative justice philosophy. DJS seeks to ensure the public safety and protection of the community, to hold juvenile offenders accountable to victims and communities, and to develop youth competency and character to assist them in becoming responsible and productive members of society.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Department of Social Services - Cecil County

Government
Lifespan
At-Risk Populations
Mission: 
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Domestic Violence Center of Howard County

Non-profit Organization
18 - 65
Mission:
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice
           

Dowell Health Center: HIV Testing and Counseling

University
Towson University Students
Health Services
Mission: Our mission is to enhance students' ability to participate fully in opportunities for learning and personal development at Towson University by addressing students' immediate health care needs, promoting wellness and responsible health behavior, and helping students learn to take an active and proactive role in their own health and health care. Our goal is to provide accessible, high quality primary care services, including health promotion and education, in a caring environment that respects students' dignity, diversity, and privacy.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Dress For Success

Non-profit Organization
23 - 85

Specialty -  and At-Risk Women

Mission: The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region

Non-profit Organization
Lifespan
Physical Disabilities
Mission: Working with Abilities Network, the Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region (EFCR) serves the entire Baltimore/Washington/Northern Virginia area, helping us all understand and live with epilepsy.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Episcopal Community Services of Maryland - The Ark Program

Non-profit Organization
0 - 5
Mission: The Ark is a short-term, emergency daycare program that serves children ages 3 to 5 years whose families are homeless or in the early stages of recovery from addiction.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County, Inc.

Non-Profit Agency
Lifespan
Mission: The Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency whose mission is to provide comprehensive services for those family members experiencing family conflict and family violence and to provide understanding and consultation for the community at large.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Family Support Center of Talbot County

Government/

Non-profit Organization

Lifespan
Mission: To provide parents and their children with the tools they need to be strong independent individuals and families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Family Tree

Non-profit Organization
18 - 65
Child Abuse & Neglect
Mission: The Family Tree is Maryland’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving our community by providing families with proven solutions to prevent child abuse and neglect. A national affiliate of Parents Anonymous® and The National Exchange Club Foundation, The Family Tree offers volunteer supported programs and services that aide and educate individuals, families and communities.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Family Violence Unit DSS

Government
Mission:
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

 

                      

                           

              Food and Drug Administration

Government
Public
Specialty - Public Health
Mission:The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.

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Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Forbush School at Sheppard Pratt

Non-profit Private School
3 - 18
Special Education and Mental Health
Mission: Sheppard Pratt, a not-for-profit behavioral health system, is dedicated to the improvement of quality of life in communities by serving the behavioral health and special education needs of individuals, families and organizations.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake

Network of Business and Service Providers
Lifespan
At-Risk Populations
Mission: Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is a workforce development agency and network of businesses whose mission is to provide career development, employment and related social services to assist people with special needs to enjoy the dignity and benefits of work and a better quality of life.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

Habitat for Humanity

Non-profit Organization
Lifespan

Specialty - Poverty and

Homelessness

Mission: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people of all faiths and races to develop communities for people in need by building and renovating houses, creating homeownership opportunities.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Head Start Program

Government

0 - 5;

18 - 65

At-Risk Families
Mission: Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs which serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

House of Ruth

Non-profit Organization
0 - 65
Domestic Violence & Child Abuse
Mission: We know that prevention is key so we are tearing away at the walls of secrecy through outreach, education and training. We know that early intervention saves lives; through crisis response and triage, we ensure that victims in imminent danger receive services and shelter immediately. We are committed to changing attitudes and beliefs about domestic violence through advocacy for system’s change. We stand up when others stand down.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Infants and Toddlers of Baltimore County

Public Education
0 - 3
Developmental Disabilities, Special Education and Mental Health
Mission: Baltimore County Infants and Toddlers Program’s mission is to support families within their communities as they facilitate their children’s learning and development.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

International Rescue Committee

Non-profit Organization
Lifespan
Specialty -  Refugee Support
Mission: The foundation for the IRC in Baltimore's mission is close staff teamwork focused on helping refugees regain control of their lives while enabling them to participate in their American communities and maintain their rich cultural heritage.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Jemicy School

Private School
6-18
Mission:

The Jemicy School empowers students with dyslexia/language-based learning differences to realize their intellectual and social potential through a proven, multi-sensory curriculum.


Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

The Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister
League of Baltimore, Inc.

Non-Profit Organization
0 - 18

At-Risk

Jewish Youth

Mission: To foster connections within the Jewish community by providing professional support for relationships between volunteers and Jews who are currently or potentially at risk; to provide addictions education, prevention, and counseling services; and to offer services to Jewish offenders and their families.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

JOHN ARCHER SCHOOL  

Elementary School
Pre-primary through high school
Mission: The mission of John Archer School is to provide students with quality educational services, to establish high expectations for all students, enable students to develop positive self-esteem and achieve their maximum levels of independence.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice

The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center

Hospital
18 - >85
Specialty - Breast Cancer Support
Mission: The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center's Mission is to provide optimal breast health care to the region utilizing a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach. We seek to influence breast care nationally and internationally through excellence in treatment, education and research.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Johns Hopkins Bayview: Center for Addictions & Pregnancy Center

Hospital
18 - 65
Addiction Treatment and Mental Health
Mission: To deliver quality, patient-centered and service-oriented acute, long-term and preventive health care consistent with Hopkins' standards of excellence in a cost-effective manner. To function as an integral component of the Johns Hopkins Health System, operating interdependently with the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University in support of education and research in accordance with the Hopkins mission. To provide an environment that attracts and supports outstanding health care professionals dedicated to patient service.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Hospital
0 - 18
Mission: In the Johns Hopkins tradition, our mission is to provide care for children, with respect for the role of their loved ones; conduct research in the context of patient treatment; and train young physicians.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Junior Achievement of Central MD

Non-profit Organization
0 - 18
Mission:To ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Non-profit Organization
0 - 18
Children with Physical Disabilities
Mission: "We at the Kennedy Krieger Institute dedicate ourselves to helping children and adolescents with disorders of the brain and spinal cord achieve their potential and participate as fully as possible in family, school and community life."
Name of Organization Type of Organization Population Served
Field of Practice

Kenwood High School

High School
High school
Mission: Kenwood High School is a leader in educational options offering comprehensive programs to develop the knowledge, skills, and values students need to become productive citizens in a community and life long learners.
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice
The Law Office of Carl R. Gold
Law Firm
Lifespan
Specialty - Advocacy, Family Law
Mission:
Name of Organization Type of Organization
Population Served
Field of Practice