Every resident counts: Civic Works making a difference in Baltimore
Civic Works’ volunteers constructing a hoop house at Real Food Farm. (Courtesy Photo) AmeriCorps celebrated its 20th birthday this past
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Dana Stein is the executive director and founder of Civic Works, a nationally-recognized “urban Peace Corps” that transforms the lives of young adults through community service. Participants rehab homes, build parks and gardens, tutor and mentor students, make improvements in the homes of senior citizens, and grow fresh produce at an urban farm. Civic Works also operates a combined middle/high school in Baltimore City and is based in the historic Clifton Mansion.
Dana also is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and represents District 11 in Baltimore County. He was first elected to the House in 2006 and is vice-chair of the Environment and Transportation Committee. He also chairs the education subcommittee of the Baltimore County delegation and co-chairs the State’s Financial Education and Capability Commission.
Prior to establishing Civic Works, Dana practiced law for several years at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Washington, D.C. He has a B.A. in government from Harvard University, a law degree from Columbia Law School, and a Masters in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Dana is an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore and is the author of the novel Fire in the Wind (Tate Publishing: 2010), which imagines a future in which significant climate change has set in.