Empower, Believe, Love
Welcome to Our Children Matter Corporation
Vision Statement: We envision a vibrant and empowered Baltimore where every young person, from ages 4 to 20, is supported, inspired, and equipped to thrive. Through community outreach and family-centered assistance, we aim to foster resilience, unlock potential, and create opportunities for youth and their families to lead fulfilling lives, contribute to their communities, and build a brighter future.
Our mission is to bring community outreach and assistance to youth and young adults (ages 4-20) and families.
" It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving"
We have three identifiable purposes for Our Children Matter
Empower :Making youth stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life in a positive way and claiming their rights and responsibilities as they grow and mature.
Believe :Teaching youth to have trust, faith and confidence in something they strive to do later in life and help today’s society in reaching those youth who seem to have lost their way and purpose in life. And believing in themselves gives youth confidence so that we as the community and organization can see power, change, and growth.
Love:Providing love to youth and reaching out and letting them know they have a place and someone they know they can rely on and count on when things get unbearable and they need help. Providing unconditional
love and support. Providing that safe place to feel comfortable in the environment around them as well. Teaching children to love themselves first and enough to where they share the same love they have for others in the communities.
Community Partnerships
Volunteer with us
Goals and Accomplishments:
OUR Timeline
2020- able to raise $4,000 for start up costs
June 29, 2020 (501C3) approved by the IRS.
2021- we created Programs and Outreach programs for youth and families.
Family Food Assistance Program
Give a Smile Program
Homeless Shelter Toiletry Program
Had 3 Volunteers and 4 Board members
2022- We had 3 successful events that year and raised $2,500, we also were able to reach 450 families with food assistance total for Christmas and Thanksgiving.
2023- We had 5 successful Events, raised $3,400, we had 12 community partnerships that year. As well as 10 volunteers joined to help the organization.
2024- Celebrated 5 years in Business, developed 5 new community partnerships , as of now our organization has 12 volunteers, 6 Board Members. We also got an Honorable County Citation in Baltimore County from Gov. Wes Moore honoring us for the work that we have done down through the years.
Our Children Matter continues to strive for and believe in our children we service and provide outreach to them when possible and making sure our neighborhoods are taken care of.
About Us
“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.”
In 2020, Our Children Matter was founded upon giving community outreach and assistance to youth and young adults ages (4-20) and families. Our Children Matter is dedicated to finding resources, life skills, job development opportunities, and mental health strategies. Our Children Matter started out small with 4 board members and maybe 2 volunteers at the time, this was during the pandemic, in February of 2020, Executive Director Anthony , had a mental health conference on Facebook Live that had well over 1,200 people watching including youth. As Our Children Matter began to grow in 2022, we started holding events where families who were in need of food during the holiday season with 450 families in attendance to get food.
We raised $800.00 in 2021 alone to help push events, resources, and community engagements.
