Through construction, design, mentorship, and hands-on experience, young people gain the skills to build careers, strengthen neighborhoods, and help shape the future of Baltimore.
Baltimore is filled with talent. The challenge isn’t potential – it’s access to the relationships, skills, and opportunities that help young people build lasting careers.
There is significant demand for skilled workers, and Baltimore organizations are expanding career-connected pathways because employers still struggle to fill many positions
Too many Baltimore student still lack equitable access to career-connected learning.
Baltimore’s education and workforce partners are investing heavily in apprenticeships, credentials, and career-connected learning because they see these pathways as essential to economic mobility and long-term opportunity.
Building Up Baltimore combines construction, design, mentorship, and community to create more than career pathways. We're building a model where young people gain the skills, confidence, and relationships to shape the future of their city.
Real-world experience through construction, design, and hands-on learning that prepares young people for meaningful careers.
Mentorship and meaningful relationships create confidence, connection, and a lasting sense of purpose.
Young people don't just inherit Baltimore—they help shape its future through leadership, ownership, and opportunity.
I didn't grow up in Baltimore. I came here as a registered nurse, expecting to care for people one patient at a time. Instead, Baltimore changed me.
As I began investing in neighborhoods through New Ground Development, I couldn't ignore another opportunity unfolding alongside the city's physical redevelopment. Young people were growing up surrounded by construction and redevelopment, yet few had ever been invited to imagine themselves as the people shaping that transformation—as architects, builders, engineers, planners, and developers."
As a little girl, my grandfather—a general contractor—invited me behind the construction fence before I even knew there was a fence meant to keep me out. Those experiences taught me more than construction. They taught me confidence, responsibility, and the joy of building something that lasts.
Today, I believe communities are built not only with concrete and lumber, but with opportunity, belonging, and people who believe they have a place in shaping their future. Through New Ground Development, we build places that strengthen neighborhoods. Through Building Up Baltimore, we build the people who will one day lead them.
Learn More About Our Story →
Follow the students, partnerships, and milestones shaping the future of Baltimore.
Join a growing community of professionals, volunteers, educators, and advocates investing in Baltimore's next generation. Together, we're building opportunity, belonging, and stronger neighborhoods.
Become a MemberMeaningful change happens when educators, businesses, nonprofits, volunteers, and community leaders build together. Partner with us to create opportunities that empower Baltimore's next generation.
Support career exploration, mentorship, workforce development, and industry exposure.
Connect students with meaningful, real-world learning experiences.
Expand opportunities through collaboration and local partnerships.
Share your time, expertise, and passion with the next generation of builders.
An inspiring children's book that encourages young people to believe in their communities, discover their potential, and realize that lasting change begins with one person willing to care.
Building Up Baltimore's first youth experience invites students to think like urban planners, architects, developers, and community leaders. Through hands-on activities and collaborative design challenges, participants will explore how neighborhoods are planned, how communities grow, and how their own ideas can help shape Baltimore's future.
Empowering Baltimore youth through construction, design, mentorship, and community transformation.
Programs
Career Pathways
Mentorship
Community Transformation
Contact
Info@buildingupbaltimore.com
+1 (410) 346-0407
4709 Harford Rd 117 Baltimore, MD 21214
