Thread Weaves a Fabric of Support

Published: May 1, 2019, 12:54 p.m.

For fourteen years the nonprofit Thread has identified Baltimore students facing academic and personal challenges … and created a tapestry of support around each ...powered by hundreds of volunteers who stay by their side for years. Many Thread students have spent their lives being told they’re underperformers or not worthwhile. The commitment of consistent and unconditional acceptance can turn lives around. We meet longtime Thread volunteer Toni Pollin and its co-founder and CEO, Sarah Hemminger .