Last Updated on May 8, 2025
Sandtown Connection
Ted Churn and Dan Matthews, Co-Leaders
Our Mission: Listen, Learn, Seek Understanding
Born from the aftermath of the 2015 unrest following Freddie Grace death at the hands of the police, CSC was founded by concerned Charlestown residents determined to make a difference. Ten years later the partnership continues collaborating with non-profit organizations in the Sandtown area of Baltimore City. They are New Song Learning Center (fundraising, tutoring), No Boundaries Fresh at the Avenue (food market}, Jubilee Arts (scholarships for classes in the arts), and Turnaround Tuesday (coaching and life skills to return to work.)
Board of Director meetings are open to volunteers and residents. Guests welcome.
| SCHEDULE | TIME | LOCATION |
| First Wednesday in even months | 11 AM – 12:30 PM | Brookside Classroom 2 |
Remaining Meetings for 2025: June 4, August 6, October 1, December 3
Our Story
Born from the aftermath of the 2015 unrest following Freddie Gray’s death at the hands of the police, cSc was founded by concerned residents determined to make a difference. A decade later, we continue our mission as a registered 501(c)(3) organization, guided by a committed Board of Directors. We support four non-profit community organizations: New Song Academy, No Boundaries Coalition, Jubilee Arts, and Turnaround Tuesday.
What We Do
cSc supports the organizations in the Sandtown community through:
- Volunteer Mobilization: Connecting passionate individuals with meaningful opportunities to serve.
- Fundraising Initiatives: Generating resources to fuel impactful programs.
Our Impact
For over 10 years, we’ve been:
- Fostering meaningful relationships between Charlestown residents and the Sandtown community.
- Supporting initiatives that create lasting positive change.
- Building bridges of understanding across diverse neighborhoods.
The Charlestown-Sandtown Connection (cSc) has a new landing page to make it easy to sign up for the quarterly newsletter. The link can be found on MyErickson > Clubs/Organization> Charlestown-Sandtown Connection or here on CCIcharlestown.org. Your name will go directly to the MailChimp website which is used for the newsletter.
Charlestown Sandtown Newsletter
Charlestown-Sandtown Connection table at the September 2023 Fruits of Our Labors
Charlestown-Sandtown Connection September 2023 News
Thanks for your support in cash and donations for the annual New Song Academy school supply drive. Donna Chesson and Dan Matthews helped package up and get the donations delivered.
cSc volunteers hosted the collection tables on August 18. Charlestown residents were generous again supporting New Song as well as the school supply drive for Charlestown Employee families. We managed to surmount the confusion and timing of the two school supply drives. The cSc board has met with Karen Leighton, Resident Life Director to smooth the way for next year’s solicitations.
Donations are always welcome to support the non-profit organizations with whom cSc is partnered. Make your check payable to Charlestown-Sandtown-Connection and mail it to
Jim Herman, You will receive a receipt for your records. To receive the quarterly email newsletter, send your request to Ann Mackay, editor. Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available on MyErickson.
Mark your calendar for November 17, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Gallery for the annual presentation with the organizations we support.