EMBRACE partners with community groups to build a world that is safe, just, and equitable. We center people with lived experience as experts and leaders in creating meaningful change.
Reduction in Armed Violence in EMBRACE Area of Operation
Saratoga St and Eutaw St in Baltimore City, an infamous drug corner
People Have Received Employment Assistance From the EMBRACE Resource Center
of Youth with Justice Involvement Have No Further Arrests After Receiving Mentoring Services Through ACCESS
February 6, 2026
Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley talks with the UMB community about the city's success at reducing violent crime with a community-focused approach.
October 29, 2025
Kyla Liggett-Creel, PhD, LCSW-C, has spent more than two decades shaping programs and policies that center community voices and expand opportunity across Baltimore.
September 19, 2025
By centering lived experience, UMB’s EMBRACE Initiative connects neighbors to resources, prevents harm, and models true anchor institution partnership.
