The ROAR Center appreciates all of its supporters, partners, volunteers, and friends for making our work possible.

ROAR is a recognized Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore established in 2019. As a Center at UMB, ROAR is not an independent non-profit organization; the Center and operates under the rules and regulations governing UMB and all its employees. Everyone who works for ROAR is an employee of the State of Maryland. ROAR is financially supported by outside funders and receives administrative support from the Provost’s Office.

Special thanks to our current funding partners:

The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement

Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services

The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation

Equal Justice Works

Maryland Legal Services Corporation

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP

Past funding partners include:

Open Society Institute-Baltimore

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), US Department of Justice

The Abell Foundation