
Baltimore Police Academy participants attending a Community Peacebuilding Program
The Baltimore Cross-Community Reconciliation Project (BCCRP) was conducted from April 24 to October 2024. Convened by the Global Peace Foundation in partnership with the United Way of Central Maryland, the BCCRP is designed to reduce racial bias and discrimination, increase understanding and empathy, and strengthen connections among Baltimore’s diverse community members.
The following is an excerpt from an article on The Washington Informer
Baltimore residents and new recruits from the Baltimore Police Academy have something in common.
Both have recently completed community peacebuilding programs presented by Global Peace Foundation (GPF) and United Way of Central Maryland, designed to tackle the issues of race and human differences in the city.
“You graduate, but this is really only the beginning of the work,” Detective Ryan Diener of the Baltimore Police Department said after the end of the pilot citizen Baltimore Cross Community Engagement Program (BCCE). “We must be willing to listen, to continue to learn, and challenge our own preconceptions. By doing so we can create a moral society that values justice, equality and respect for all.”