Active Program
Government Service Corps
University talent inside city government—structured to survive every handoff.
Government Service Corps (GSC) embeds multi-university talent into city government with clear handoffs between cohorts. It succeeds the spirit of Bmore Collab while standing on its own: any partner can enter through GSC without first working through the archived Baltimore project.
The model is designed to scale. Baltimore remains a proof-of-concept. The same structure can serve other cities that want anchored departments, memoranda of understanding, and shared governance between universities and public agencies.
The Civic Story Lab is the creative and translational companion to GSC, connecting civic solutions to the communities they serve through storytelling, design, and public engagement.
Government Service Corps coordinates with the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation (OPI) and city agencies.
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Partner universities
Rolling
Cohort model
MOUs
Formal agreements
OPI
City coordination
Partnership
Academic partners
University teams work alongside agencies with named leads—not one-off volunteer projects.
The model
How GSC is different
Infrastructure for civic work that outlasts any single semester or administration.
Continuity
Rolling cohorts
Handoff protocols keep projects from resetting to zero when a semester ends or a fellow rotates.
Placement
Departmental anchors
Placements tie to real agency needs with named leads inside departments, not ad hoc volunteering.
Governance
Formal MOUs
Universities and the city document roles, data practices, and risk so the work survives political cycles.
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