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Recent Articles from Sarah David
Speak up! We need to spread the word about the law.
“Does the witness have a subpoena or not?” It might sound like a question from a judge, opposing counsel or court clerk, but this was in fact a question from a ninth-grade student at the recent Civics and Law Academy hosted by the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in partnership […]
Get inspired: Help a student with high school expenses
Van Brooks in an inspiration who is constantly inspired. Brooks was a three-sport athlete who was paralyzed from the neck down after a football injury in 2004. He graduated from Loyola Blakefield and then from Towson University and uses his struggles and achievements to ensure that students in the Baltimore area have greater access to […]
Need a hug? So do the animals at BARCS.
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” —Charles de Gaulle (former president of France) For many young professionals, it is hard to think about adopting a pet. With long work hours and considerations about moving and tight apartment space, it often feels that, as much as the companionship of […]
Charm City Dreamers: For those who call Baltimore home
As a young professional living in Baltimore, I am often asked where I went to school. If you have lived in Baltimore for any amount of time, you know that I’m being asked about my high school. It is something that those of us who were born here and chose to return and raise our […]
Grab a cup of coffee and you might just change a life
When we think about networking as young professionals, we tend to think about “grabbing a cup of coffee.” Even those of us who are not coffee drinkers often rely on this phrase to facilitate a casual meet-up during business hours to learn about opportunities, catch up with colleagues and have a more informal work meeting. […]
Uniting alumni of the foster care system to help others
“Connect. Thrive. Grow” is the mantra of the Fostering Change Network, an organization that takes the importance of networking and the value of experience and unites individuals with that experience to benefit alumni of the foster care system throughout the nation and the world. This concept is the amazing vision of Shalita O’Neale. O’Neale founded […]
Give without being asked
While this column often tries to emphasize the importance of charitable work not only to help your community but your career as a young professional, this week I want to talk about the value of anonymity. I learned this important lesson from my mother. When I was growing up she would always pay twice as […]
Flowers, kindness and compassion – in May and year-round
With spring bursting into bloom, we are all able to enjoy the sight of flowers. But flowers are important year-round: Law firms and other businesses send bouquets to clients to say thank you and to members of their own organizations to mark birthdays, births and, of course, funerals. You can also use flowers to give […]
Learn how you can help the Baltimore Child Abuse Center
Every child deserves a child advocacy center. If you don’t know about the Baltimore Child Abuse Center, you should. The center’s mission is to provide local victims of sexual abuse, trauma and other adverse childhood experiences and their non-offending caretakers with comprehensive forensic interviews and medical and mental health treatment, with the goal of preventing […]
Work clothes you don’t wear? Please donate!
When I was in law school, students taking part in a trial program who did not wear “professional attire” had points deducted – prompting me to have a conversation with the professor. I said the term is understood differently by people from different backgrounds. The rule was changed. Instead of deducting points, the professor approached […]
Making a difference with Monumental City Bar Association
Brittany Gause, who moved to Baltimore as an adult in 2015, attributes a lot of her ability to make a difference in a city that is relatively new to her to her decision to get involved in a specialty bar association. Gause, who moved to Baltimore to work at the Office of the Public Defender, […]
Want to help the homeless? Talk to your dentist.
With temperatures below freezing, we think more and more of the homeless. Recently — in partnership with Jewish Volunteer Connection, the Monumental Bar Association and the Harambee Center (formerly the Kid Safe Zone) — a group of volunteers created “blessing bags” for homeless individuals in Baltimore City. The kids and volunteers put together more than […]
