Resources
The following academic and community resources are available to residents of Cherry Hill.
Academic Resources
Baltimore City Public Schools
The following public schools are located in Cherry Hill:
Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Patapsco Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Arundel Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Carter G. Woodson Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Southside Academy High School (9-12)
New Era Academy Magnet School (9-12)
Web Site: Baltimore City Public Schools
Teacher Academy
Towson University established a Teacher Academy program at Southside Academy High School to encourage and enable high school students to become familiar with and pursue careers as teachers. The program was established with support from a federal grant to the University System of Maryland. Additional support came from Future Educators of America clubs in several of the Cherry Hill neighborhood's middle grades.
Towson University's Top 10% Scholars Program
Towson University’s Top 10% Scholars Program is for Baltimore City and Baltimore County public high school students graduating in the top 10 percent of their senior class. The program rewards students for their outstanding academic achievement through benefits such as comprehensive financial aid packages and scholarship awards. Students are required to have completed a college prep curriculum. To apply for the program, students complete a TU Application for Admission and submit a Top 10% Scholar Certification form from their high school guidance counselors. Applicants must also complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) but do not have to demonstrate financial need. For more information, e-mail admissions@towson.edu or call the Admissions Office at 1-888-4TOWSON.
Web site: Towson University Top 10% Scholars Program
College Bound
CollegeBound Foundation places College Access Program Specialists (CAPS) in Baltimore City's public high schools. Their unique one-on-one and group advising program assists students with: college selection; help filling out financial aid forms appropriately; awarding, those eligible, critical last-dollar funding and scholarships; encouragement to take the SAT; providing waivers for college access tests and applications; funding, arranging, and chaperoning day and overnight campus tours.
Web site: CollegeBound
TUTORS
The TUTORS program, developed in 2005 as part of the America Reads national initiative, helps elementary school children improve their skills in reading and math. The program also offers college students teaching experience in city schools and opportunities for community service.
At Towson, the TUTORS program is coordinated by the financial aid office. Forty-eight TU students are tutoring children in reading and math this spring at four elementary schools in Cherry Hill. Towson provides bus transportation for the tutors to and from the schools, materials they can use while tutoring, and training conducted by TU professors. Towson students are assigned to a specific teacher in grades K-5, and work one-on-one or in small groups with the children. The program operates from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., five days a week for 10 weeks during the fall and spring. TU also provides an abbreviated summer program. The children the tutors assist have been identified by the schools as being on the border between success and failure in their reading and math skill levels. Tutoring helps increase the potential for their success. Tutors are paid with Federal Work-Study funds at the rate of $10 per hour, or volunteer their time.
Community Resources
Cherry Hill Trust
Cherry Hill Trust (formerly Cherry Hill 2000) was founded in 1994 as an umbrella organization for community development. Its goal is to improve the quality of life for Cherry Hill residents by reducing crime; organizing job fairs for ex-offenders, adults and youth ages 14 and up; supporting affordable preventative health care; encouraging neighborhood beautification projects; overseeing design and construction of projects in Cherry Hill Homes and Cherry Hill Senior Manor; and improving the overall economic health of the community.
Executive Director: Cathy McClain
Board Chair: Cleoda Walker
804A Cherry Hill Road
Baltimore, MD 21225
Phone: 410-355-7466
Cherry Hill Branch Enoch Pratt Free Library
The Cherry Hill branch of the Enoch Pratt Library is located in the Cherry Hill Town Center.
606 Cherry Hill Road
Baltimore, MD 21225
Phone: 410-396-1168
E-mail: CHR@epfl.net
Web Site: Cherry Hill Branch Enoch Pratt Free Library
Family Health Centers of Baltimore
In partnership with Mercy Hospital, the Cherry Hill office of the Family Health Centers of Baltimore provides comprehensive medical treatment to the community with sliding scale fees.
631 Cherry Hill Road
Baltimore, MD 21225
Phone: 410-354-2000
Fax: 410-354-3674
Web Site: Family Health Centers of Baltimore, Cherry Hill Office
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