Angela at TEDx Houston, Texas
“Good organizations have three things: visionary leadership, a bold mission, and flawless execution. BakerRipley does that.”
Darren Walker
President & CEO, Ford Foundation
President & CEO, Ford Foundation
Featured Work

Houston Public Media: COVID-19, A Year Later: How Houston Is Learning And Growing Through A Global Pandemic

Houston Chronicle: Dealing with Houston’s fear of COVID-19 and a possible rebellion

Houston Public Media: In Houston, Coronavirus Tests A City Known For Its Resilience

Houston Chronicle: ‘This is what we dread’

ZDNet: Words of wisdom for leaders battling the COVID-19 pandemic

Houston Chronicle: ‘Stay away from groups’

Houston Chronicle: ‘This is all going to get a lot more difficult before it gets better.’

Houston Chronicle: 13 things every Houstonian should know during coronavirus pandemic

Houston Chronicle: ‘Not moving at the speed of need’

Houston Chronicle: Expert explains why Houston mayor was right to declare disaster

Houston Chronicle: Let go of rage and practice loving detachment, for your own sake and your community’s

Angela Blanchard Named Spring 2018 Swearer Center Social Entrepreneur in Residence

FOX 26 Houston: BakerRipley, The Congressional Delegation, City and County Press Conference at NRG Center

KHOU 11: New Shelter Opening at NRG Center.

Paper City Magazine: Houston CEO Jumps into Emergency Shelter in wake of Harvey, Wins National Award of Crisis Management

Globally Recognized Community Development Practitioner Visits Pittsburgh to Talk Community-Level Change

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Building on the Ambitions and Aspirations of Newcomers: An Interview with Angela Blanchard

Houston Chronicle: Departing nonprofit leader throws herself into one last challenge

Houston Chronicle: With Harvey, Houston is “in the Honeymoon Period”

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Investing What Works for America’s Communities

Brookings Institution: Confronting Suburban Poverty in America

Brookings Institution: The Metropolitan Revolution

Places Journal: Houston’s Quiet Revolution

CNN: Where America Works: A Closer Look at Houston

NPR: How One Nonprofit is Working with Houston Immigrants
Photos

Angela meeting former President Barack Obama at the White House

Angela with Susan G. Baker and former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Baker III

Angela with former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative

Angela at the White House Meeting with Former President Barack Obama and other Community Development Experts

Angela, a non-resident scholar at the Brookings Institution, with the inaugural Centennial Initiative Scholar, Bruce Katz

Angela with Aqel Biltaji, Mayor of Amman Jordan

Angela with Harlem Children Zone founder, Geoffrey Canada on a tour of the Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center in Houston

Angela in Hamburg, Germany meeting with volunteers serving newly arrived refugees

Angela at Burj el-Shemali Refugee Camp in Beirut Lebanon


Angela in Lebanon

Angela with her son Victor at Heart of Gold Gala

Watch Angela In Action
How We Did It: Hurricane Harvey & BakerRipley
Angela at P4 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordination, Cooperation and Focus:
How Disaster Recovery Efforts Move Forward
How Disaster Recovery Efforts Move Forward
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