Named New Partner Extraordinaire by Nonprofit, Building STEPS

Award recognizes the company’s service and volunteerism efforts during its inaugural partnership year with the nonprofit

Baltimore, MD, September 13, 2022 –DP Solutions has been named New Partner Extraordinaire by Building STEPS, a Baltimore-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to, “equip our city’s brightest students with the tools to propel them to college and career success.” Building STEPS partners with Baltimore’s more challenged, under-resourced public high schools, to unlock potential and propel high achieving, highly motivated students to college and career success.

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DP Solutions began its partnership with Building STEPS in October 2021 where volunteer activities have included career fairs, writing advisory workshops, STEM seminars, and a week-long summer career module.

“DP Solutions has welcomed our organization so kindly and have truly made an impact with our students already,” said Jennifer Descoteau, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Building STEPS. “We thank them for sharing their talent, kindness, and time with us.”

“We are incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Karyn Schell, President of DP Solutions. “As a Maryland-based technology services company, we felt that Building STEPS would be an excellent nonprofit to work with due to the organization’s heavy focus on STEM education and professional development for Baltimore City high school students. We love that with Building STEPS we can directly engage with students to help empower their futures.”

Giving back to the community in profound and meaningful ways is a core value of DP Solutions. Receiving this award supports the company’s philanthropic mission to, “give back and serve our community by dedicating both our time and talent to develop and educate technology’s future workforce.”

About DP Solutions

DP Solutions is an award-winning Managed Services Provider (MSP) serving the Mid-Atlantic. We function as a true partner to support Clients’ long-term initiatives with a breadth of technology expertise including managed IT services, managed cloud solutions, backup and disaster recovery, security and compliance consulting, project services, and a 24x7 Service Desk, which is locally staffed by highly qualified technical support staff. We provide the benefits of a fully staffed IT department for businesses that don’t have internal IT staff, or for those looking to augment existing IT staff. In teaming with DP Solutions, we become an extension of your organization. To learn more, visit www.dpsolutions.com.

About Building STEPS

Developed by a science consultant to help under-represented students become science and technology professionals, Building STEPS increases the number of students who earn a college degree and enter STEM and healthcare careers. Launched in Baltimore in 2000, and partnering with our city’s more challenged, under-resourced public high schools, Building STEPS unlocks potential and propels high achieving, highly motivated students to college and career success. Overwhelmingly, Building STEPS college graduates return to Baltimore to launch their careers, start families, buy homes and volunteer in their communities. They are Baltimore’s future. To learn more, visit www.buildingsteps.org.