Hood College

"We rely on our fundamental core values of hope, opportunity, obligation and democracy, especially in times of crisis.  As your leader in athletics I am committed to bringing hope to our students who feel hopeless. I promise to bring opportunity to those who do not have an equitable seat at the table. I will uphold my obligation to fulfill personal and professional responsibilities for the betterment of others. And I assure you I will promote democracy by embracing community and fostering freedom in our students," Dr. Susan Kolb, director of athletics.  

Here at Hood we do not tolerate acts of hate. If you have experienced an incident of bias or hate, please click the link below to file a report.  If this incident occurred within athletics, please file a report using the link below and e-mail Dr. Kolb at kolb@hood.edu. 

https://www.hood.edu/hood-community/diversity-inclusion/incidents-bias-and-hate

MARYLAND AREA RESOURCES

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
• Racial Equity Tools: https://www.racialequitytools.org/home
• Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Guide: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BIPOC-MH-Resource-Guide_2020_Final-1.pdf
• Women of Color Initiative Advocacy Groups and Organizations:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCCGh5ulQ-SR_K_VewAgt2npgxf-O3MX/view
• Disability Rights Maryland: https://disabilityrightsmd.org/
• Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council: https://www.md-council.org/
• The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Suicide Hotline): 1.866.488.7386
• Trans Lifeline: 1.877.565.8860
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• Crisis Text Line for Students of Color: Text STEVE to 741741
• For additional mental health referrals in the community, students can visit hood.thrivingcampus.com and https://www.abhmaryland.com/

Civil Rights and Political Resources

• Human Rights Campaign: https://www.hrc.org/
• Immigration Equality: https://immigrationequality.org/
• Anti-Defamation League:  https://www.adl.org/
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): https://outrightinternational.org/
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP Maryland Branch): https://www.naacpmaryland.org/
• National Black Justice Coalition: http://www.nbjc.org/
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: https://www.thetaskforce.org/
• Office for Civil Rights: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
• Organization for Chinese Americans: https://www.ocanational.org/
• Urban Institute: https://www.urban.org/
• Asian American Lead: https://www.aalead.org/

LGBTQIA+ Resources

• National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/
• Women In Transition: https://www.helpwomen.org/
• COLOURS.INC: http://coloursorganization.org/
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – Maryland: http://www.pflagmd.org/
• The Pride Center of Maryland: http://www.pridecentermd.org/
• Maryland LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce: https://mdlgbt.org/
• University of Maryland Equity Center: https://lgbt.umd.edu/
• The Frederick Center: http://www.thefrederickcenter.org/

Regional Ethnic & Cultural Opportunities

• Maryland Polish Heritage Association:  http://www.pha-md.org/
• Hispanic Center of Frederick: https://centrohispanodefrederick.org/
• Asian American Center of Frederick: https://aacfmd.org/
• Great Blacks & Wax Museum-  Baltimore: http://www.greatblacksinwax.org/index.html
• National Museum of African American History & Culture- Washington DC: https://nmaahc.si.edu/
• National Museum of the American Indian- Washington DC: https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/washington
• National Museum of American Jewish Military History: https://nmajmh.org/
• National Museum of Women of the Arts – Washington DC: https://nmwa.org/
• United States Holocaust Museum – Washington DC:  https://www.ushmm.org/