Public Servant of the Year: Kyla Liggett-Creel, PhD, LCSW-C | Founders Week 2025
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.
UMB’s EMBRACE Initiative Demonstrates That When Communities Lead, Change Follows
September 19, 2025
By centering lived experience, UMB’s EMBRACE Initiative connects neighbors to resources, prevents harm, and models true anchor institution partnership.
Healing Civic Action: Embrace Resource Center Sparks Change
February 5, 2024
UMB Embrace Resource Center hosted Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott to highlight successful violence and crime prevention initiative in Eutaw Street Corridor.
Social Work and Squeegee Kids in Baltimore
October 25, 2022
Dr. Kyla Liggett-Creel talks about her work to support children and youth who squeegee car windshields at intersections in Baltimore. Many squeegee workers use the money they earn to pay for food and necessities that their parents can't afford. But many Baltimore business owners say they drive away customers.
City Spotlights School of Social Work’s Liggett-Creel
October 7, 2022
Longtime advocate of the underserved honored by Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
Executive Director Kyla Liggett-Creel is an "'Angel' in the Community"
September 9, 2022
Addressing youth trauma: How you can help
February 9, 2022
Young people are paying attention to violence at schools and in the community, which can be traumatic for some and have long-lasting impacts.
Finding helpers in the midst of violence
June 18, 2021
A University of Maryland professor of social work said parents need to be ready to talk about violent crime with their kids, especially mass shootings.
Professor: alert kids to find “helpers” preventing violence
June 18, 2021
A University of Maryland professor of social work said parents need to be ready to talk about violent crime with their kids, especially mass shootings.
Healing Youth Alliance helps Baltimore’s youth heal from trauma
November 14, 2020
The University of Maryland School of Social Work partnered with the Black Mental Health Alliance and HeartSmiles to provide healing-centered engagement for the city’s youth.
Survey of Baltimore's youth looks to access their needs from city leaders
November 7, 2019
Violent incidents involving Baltimore's youth have generated a lot of talk about how to engage the city's young people, but while violent incidents, involving squeegee kids may grab headlines, there are exceptions.