

Shop online for Challengers!
We're doing all we can to raise funds for Challengers! You can now shop online on our personal website, and each time you do, you raise money! Buy products you use everyday and have them delivered straight to your door. Learn more about how and visit our website at shop.com/challengers1 Discover SHOP.COM is a new kind of shopping comparison site that offers the most comprehensive shopping experience on the web. Our shopping experts have drawn on their industry experience a


Challengers is an Official Worksite for YouthWorks
Yesterday, June 27, 2016 was the official start date for Participants who are enrolled in the YouthWorks Program! Challengers was delighted to be chosen as an official worksite for the program! "Baltimore City's YouthWorks summer jobs program will match young people (Baltimore City residents) between the ages of 14 and 21 to five-week work experiences with private sector, nonprofit, and city and state government employers. The program will operate 2 sessions from June 27 thr
Supervising for Quality Child Welfare Practice
Supervisory Roles, Competencies, and Processes That Promote Continuous Quality Improvement Supervisory responsibilities can be categorized into three overarching domains: (1) administrative, (2) educational, and (3) supportive (National Association of Social Workers, 2013; Kadushin and Harkness, 2002). The combination of all three components is necessary for the development of competent, ethical, and professional caseworkers. Each of these domains is critical to effective sup


More Certification Jobs in Baltimore for Youth
Industry employment Professional and business services had the largest annual job gain among Baltimore’s supersectors, adding 13,200 jobs since March 2015. The 6.0-percent local rate of job growth was nearly double the national rate of 3.1 percent. (See chart 2.) Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 6,000 in the local area since March a year ago. The rate of local job growth for this supersector (4.7 percent) was greater than the national rate (3.2 percent). Thr
Navigating a Multigenerational Workforce...
For the first time in history, there are four generations – Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y - working side by side (AARP, 2007). Each generation shares a common set of formative events and trends which generally impacts the way they see the world – including the workplace. Labor shortages, delayed retirements and the economy are just some of the reasons different generations are blending in today’s workforce (AARP, 2007). This recent shift in w