Dr. Carlessia Hussein Scholarship Fund

L-R: Delegate Terri Hill, Delegate Jessica Feldmak, Dr. Carlessia Hussein, Kristi Smith of Howard Hughes Holdings and Senator Clarence...

2022 - 2023 Reports Tell Us: During COVID, many children fell behind in learning. Children of color, in income-constrained families,...

For summer 2022, the Dr. Carlessia Hussein Scholarship Fund, in support from the Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo), awarded...

On this annual global day of giving, we unleash the power of generosity with people around the world coming together in unity and...

Dr. Carlessia Hussein was awarded the Humanitarian Award by the Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated during it 66th Boulé Awards Banquet...

by Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein 1/27/2021 COVID-19 is here to stay. It has found a new home, earth with many people to feed on. That is...

by Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein 1/9/2021 Mortality rates for Black babies is cut dramatically when the baby is delivered by Black doctors,...

by Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein 12/7/2020 Mistrust of our healthcare system in America has been a rational response by African Americans that...

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 is Giving Tuesday! This a global day of giving where people around the world will come together in unity,...

In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month this August, 2020, Dr. Carlessia Hussein has been recognized by the Women's Giving Circle of...

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as a once in a lifetime event that deeply changed the way of life in Howard County,...

At the 2nd Annual “State of Health Care in Howard County” event hosted by Howard County General Hospital, Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein was...

Government Accounting Office (GAO) Report (March 2018) - Black boys experienced 18% out-of-school suspensions compared to 6.8% for...

The Howard County 2018 application cycle generated 26 applications, 3 times the number received in 2017. In their own words, the boys...

Stress and Health Disparities Contexts, Mechanisms, and Interventions Among Racial/Ethnic Minority and Low SES Populations Source: ...

A group of researchers found that childhood disadvantage is especially harmful for boys. © 2016 by Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, Frina...

Very Young boys born into ‘Generational Poverty’ face unsurmountable odds at avoiding school drop out, incarceration and early death. ...