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Announcing the Yasuo Kuniyoshi Fund
We are pleased to announce a gift of $50,000 from the Sara and Yasuo Kuniyoshi Foundation to create the Kuniyoshi Arts Fund, which will support artist educators and expand access to arts education by supporting artist teaching opportunities and arts scholarships.
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2026 Hip Hop Festival Moved to April
The 28th Annual Hip Hop Festival will be held on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026! Traditionally, the Hip Hop Festival was held annually during February Vacation Week. This year, we are excited to host artists and hip hop lovers of all ages in the Baldwin gymnasium during April Vacation Week!
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Introducing Our New Logo
As you may already know, we changed our name to the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center in 2022. Since then, we’ve been engaged in a process to update our branding to not only reflect this name change but also better communicate our mission and all the different work we do as an organization. Today, we…
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Maria L. Baldwin Community Center Awarded $75,000 Cummings Grant
We are thrilled to announce that the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center (MLBCC) is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The community center was selected from a total of 715 applicants in a highly competitive review process. It will receive $75,000 over three…
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Re-Imagining Leadership for the Future: Co-Directors
Phoebe Sinclair has joined Maria LaPage in leading our non-profit as Co-Executive Directors. We have been developing this new structure with our board and staff for the past year in response to the shifting landscape of our work, increased emphasis on anti-racism, and as we re-imagine what leadership looks like, and who fills these roles. …
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Introducing the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center
We are thrilled to announce our organization has a new name! In May 2023, the Board of Directors voted to rename our organization the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center. This decision was informed by a community survey and listening sessions, which showed strong support for naming the organization after Maria L. Baldwin, whose commitment to…
