The following organizations were awarded grants for year 2000.

Arts & Culture
Community Development
Conservation & Environment
Education
Health & Human Services
Other
Additional Grants of $5,000 or less

Arts & Culture

Baltimore's Festival of the Arts, Inc. - $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2001 CityARTS Grant Program. The funds are earmarked to benefit emerging and small arts organizations committed to serving youth and disadvantaged neighborhoods.

The Carroll Park Foundation, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For interim operating expenses to support the expanded membership and marketing campaign of the Carroll Mansion in southwest Baltimore.

Everyman Theatre, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of an after-school outreach theater program for Baltimore City middle-school and high-school students.

Maryland Art Place - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward relocation costs of their headquarters to 34 Market Place. The new location affords a highly visible venue for contemporary art works and will become an expanded resource center for artists living in Maryland.

Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation - $5,000
Ellicott City, MD
For general support to promote the cultural arts in Baltimore
City and throughout Maryland.

National Museum of Ceramic Art and Glass - $42,170
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for staffing and expansion of ceramic art after-school programs for the 2000-2001 school year in 18 Baltimore City public middle schools.

Community Development

Baltimore Center for the Performing Arts - $1,000,000
Baltimore, MD
Four-year funding for leasehold improvements to the historic Hippodrome Theatre, a venue to house Baltimore’s premier Broadway road shows in the heart of the West Side redevelopment area.

The Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc. - $150,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide operating support for six nonprofit organizations participating in the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative in targeted Baltimore neighborhoods. The purpose of the initiative is to increase homeownership, to stabilize as well as increase market values of homes, and to enhance the ambiance of the neighborhoods.

Baltimore Development Corporation - $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants toward administrative costs promoting Maglev, a magnetic levitation high-speed train that, when fully operational, will reduce travel time between Baltimore and Washington to 16 minutes.

Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc. - $45,000
Baltimore, MD
For second-year funding to support staffing and research. The objective of the grant is to evaluate the impact of homeowner property tax incentives; to make recommendations for improved management and efficient disposition of city-owned property; and, by reviewing its procurement system, information systems, facilities management and audit process, to provide assistance to the Baltimore City Public School System.

Baltimore Heritage, Inc - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of historic preservation activities in Baltimore City.

Beth Am Synagogue - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a plan to rehabilitate the Eutaw Place and Chauncey Avenue neighborhoods.

Better Waverly Community Organization, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Waverly Community Housing Program's Vacant Housing Initiative, developed to deter deterioration.

Community Law Center, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs of a coordinator to focus on Baltimore's housing crisis, including mortgage scams, flipping schemes, and predatory lending.

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Three-year funding toward the salary of the Director of the Downtown Housing Initiative. The goal of the project is to market the initiative to potential developers, property owners and lenders, and, within a three-year period, to develop 1,000 additional housing units in the downtown area.

East Harbor Community Development Corporation - $45,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for the development of a business plan for the Urban Energy Cooperative. The study assesses the feasibility of organizing a cooperative to provide energy products, services, and jobs within the Empowerment Zone.

Empower Baltimore Management Corporation - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of a telemarketing initiative designed to keep Empowerment Zone residents informed about available support programs and services.

Greater Baltimore Committee - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses for a management and efficiency review of several Baltimore City government agencies.

Greektown Community Development Corporation - $45,700
Baltimore, MD
One-year funding for the development of a property intervention and stabilization program for the revitalization of Greektown. The intent of the program is to retain a high level of homeownership, prevent deterioration of properties through acquisition and property management services, and develop a viable commercial corridor with regional appeal.

Homes for America - $30,000
Annapolis, MD
Seed funding, including salaries, benefits and travel costs, earmarked for the development of housing units in northern Anne Arundel County, specifically for families being relocated from Baltimore City public housing.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For a four-month study of the feasibility of establishing a Medical Technology Park within the Empowerment Zone at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Live Baltimore Marketing Center - $39,000
Baltimore, MD
For marketing activities, including website development and development of employee recruitment packets, to promote living in Baltimore City.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development - $63,623
Crownsville, MD
For continued support of the Live Near Your Work program, in partnership with Citizens Planning and Housing Association. The purpose of the program is to provide financial incentives for employees who purchase homes in neighborhoods near their workplace.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development - $5,000
Crownsville, MD
Toward the cost of a marketing and fiscal feasibility plan for the proposed expansion of the Senator Theatre.

Maryland Film Festival - $90,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for travel expenses to bring filmmakers to Baltimore during the annual festival as a marketing tool to encourage film production in Baltimore and Maryland.

Midtown Community Benefits District, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of maintenance for the city park at Mount Vernon Place.

Midtown Community Benefits District, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a business plan for the Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting.

Office of the Mayor - $77,000
Baltimore, MD
Three grants in support of the development of a CitiStat system. The program will enable Baltimore City’s municipal administration departments to analyze data to track progress, manage staff, deploy resources more effectively, and create cost savings.

Office of the Mayor - $65,000
Baltimore, MD
To create a land use and redevelopment plan for the Middle East neighborhood north of Johns Hopkins Hospital. The plan will include a feasibility study for a biomedical research facility and a market analysis exploring other possible economic, retail, and residential uses.

Office of the Mayor - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For costs related to development of a high-tech strategy for Baltimore City.

Patterson Park Community Development Corporation - $120,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding in support of an Assistant Program Manager. Responsibilities include assisting in the oversight of acquisitions, renovations, and sale of houses in the neighborhood as part of an effort to halt deterioration and vacancies.

Patterson Park Community Development Corporation - $140,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants in support of the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative, including moving expenses to accommodate staff expansion; and two-year funding of the position of Assistant Director.

Patterson Park Community Development Corporation - $140,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for positions of office manager and sales agent.

Preservation Maryland - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to research on tax implications of the historic rehabilitation mortgage credit certificate for prospective beneficiaries. The purpose of the program is to provide homeownership opportunities for individuals and families of modest means by enabling them to rehabilitate older housing stock, thus revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods.

Reservoir Hill H.O.P.E., Inc.- $78,967
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovation costs of five vacant houses on Madison Avenue in the Reservoir Hill community in an effort to help stabilize the neighborhood.

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center - $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward a study of fraudulent mortgage lending practices in Baltimore City.

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing costs of an attorney and related expenses for St. Ambrose Legal Services, in support of its program designed to address mortgage scams in Baltimore City.

The School for Photographic Studies in Baltimore - $155,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for capital improvements to establish a photography school, offering full-year and one-semester courses, workshops, and weekend seminars for adult, non-degree photography students.

South East Community Organization - $96,410
Baltimore, MD
Toward salaries for caseworkers, loan processors, and rehabilitation specialists for a senior home modification program. The purpose of the effort is to integrate home health intervention, home modification, and ongoing support to promote independent living for low- to moderate-income seniors in their homes.

Conservation & Environment

Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Program - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the expansion of the Communities Organized to Revitalize the Environment (CORE) Program. Funding supports after-school activities for Baltimore City public school students.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation - $5,000
Annapolis, MD
For expenses related to the seventh annual Environmental Legislative Summit.

Environmental Law Institute - $5,000
Washington, D.C.
For design and publication costs of the “Forests for the Bay” report. The report recommends the adoption of forest landscape policy goals to promote the expansion and connection of contiguous forests that protect the Chesapeake Bay.

Irvine Nature Center - $5,000
Stevenson, MD
For the development of three additional modules for Natural Connections, an urban environmental education program.

Center for a Livable Future - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing to oversee the creation of two schoolyard gardens at Elmer A. Henderson Elementary School.

Scenic America - $10,000
Washington, DC
Seed funding to establish a statewide scenic conservation organization, Scenic Maryland, as an affiliate of Scenic America. The purposes of the program are to continue the education of local citizens about scenic conservation, serve as a local watchdog on billboard measures, and work in partnerships and collaboratives to protect Maryland’s scenic beauty.

Education

Advocates for Children and Youth - $292,720
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for continued support of Students First, an advocacy project dedicated to improving the quality of education for children in Baltimore City public schools. In support of educational reform, Students First provides assessment of educational practices, policies, and programs, and makes recommendations for research-based programs and strategies.

Archdiocese of Baltimore - $123,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide scholarships enabling Choice and other Baltimore City public school at-risk students to attend parochial schools in Baltimore City during the 2000-2001 school year. By participating in this model delinquency and dropout prevention program, these students are expected to benefit from smaller classes, one-on-one instruction, and a structured educational setting.

Archdiocese of Baltimore - $54,017
Baltimore, MD
To provide scholarships for Baltimore City public school
students to attend Catholic parochial schools. The initiative is designed to compare the effectiveness of a Catholic school education against a public school education among at-risk inner-city students. The funds will underwrite the cost of the fifth year of an eight-year study.

Baltimore Academy of Excellence - $50,600
Baltimore, MD
To provide scholarships for 22 inner-city students to attend the Academy's Traditional School and Special Needs School in a year-round structured learning environment. The Academy enrolls students who have failed in a regular public school setting and who can take advantage of its specialized curriculum, individualized attention, and counseling.

Baltimore City Public School System/100 Book Challenge - $75,800
Baltimore, MD
In support of an expansion of the 100 Book Challenge to 20 Baltimore City public elementary schools for the 2000-2001 school year. The program is designed to help teachers, families, and administrators create environments in which children learn to read independently.

Baltimore City Public School System/Administrative Search - $135,948
Baltimore, MD
For consulting expenses related to the search for a Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Technology Officer, and for the development of a financial reporting process.

Baltimore City Public School System/Evaluation - $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluative study of effectiveness and efficiency of the operations of the Research, Evaluation, and Accountability Division of the Baltimore City Public School System.

Baltimore City Public School System/High School Reform - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For consulting services to facilitate planning for high school
reform in Baltimore City public schools.

Baltimore City Public School System/National Academic League - $129,800
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2000-2001 National Academic League in Baltimore City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in a competition and media atmosphere associated with athletics. The program encourages higher academic achievement.

Baltimore City Public School System/School Transformation Project - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward consulting fees for the development of an implementation plan and time line for nine schools eligible for reconstitution funding.

Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $18,000
Baltimore, MD
To support participation of Baltimore City College students in the Speech and Debate Summer Workshops at Bates College in Maine.

Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $17,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to the 2000-2001 Speech and Debate Program.

Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $85,965
Baltimore, MD
Two grants in support of the International Baccalaureate Diploma and Certificate Programmes and Advanced Placement Examination Program for the 2000-2001 school year. As part of a five-year plan, the project will serve as a pilot to increase the number of students participating in nationally recognized coursework; implement community service projects; provide incentives for teachers, students, and schools based on completion of courses; and provide teacher training from the College Board.

Baltimore City Public School System/The Barclay School - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide staff training for new teachers in the Calvert curriculum for the 2000-2001 school year.

Baltimore City Public School System/Edgecombe Circle Elementary School - $64,676
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Bridges to Learning Program for the 2000-2001 school year. The program consists of individualized assessment of students' cognitive and perceptual learning abilities, and individualized plans for remediation, based on the Structure of Intellect model of intelligence.

Lake Clifton-Eastern High School - $140,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of NOVEL, an educational program for academically at-risk students for the 2000-2001 school year. The computerized school-based educational program is designed as a prevention project for students in danger of dropping out of school.

Baltimore City Public School System/Midtown Academy - $81,559
Baltimore, MD
For renovation of third floor and start-up costs for the addition of a middle school. As one of Baltimore City Public School System's New Schools Initiative, Midtown Academy is managed by a team of parents, teachers, and an administrator. Based on expectations of strong parental involvement, small classes, high attendance rates, and solid academic achievement, the Academy continues to expand.

Baltimore City Public School System/Roland Park Elementary/Middle School - $5,000
To provide teachers' stipends for participation in Moving America Maryland, a cross-curriculum dance program in five public schools sponsored by Towson University's Department of Dance.

Baltimore City Public School System/Upton School - $107,800
Baltimore, MD
For the implementation of technology-based instruction through the Tech-Plus tele-teaching program for 20 homebound seventh-grade students expelled for discipline problems. The coursework will be completed through daily tele-teaching sessions and e-mail exchange with teachers and other students.

Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc. - $807,955
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2000-2001 school year in 13 elementary schools. The curriculum provides daily lesson plans combining two nationally known curricula, Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge.

Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc. - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For a study to review and evaluate the information technology system in Baltimore City public schools.

Baltimore Office of Promotion - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Fifth Annual Book Festival's Workshop for Young Writers' educational component.

The Baraka School, Inc. - $329,643
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for the consolidation of the Baraka School staff, and towards operating expenses for the 2000-2001 school year. The boarding school, located in Kenya, provides a residential academic program for 18 at-risk, underachieving Baltimore City middle-school boys.

Calvert School/Dr. Carter G. Woodson Elementary School - $140,000
Baltimore, MD
For two transitional teachers and an administrative assistant for the seventh year of the implementation of the Calvert School curriculum at Dr. Carter G. Woodson.

CollegeBound Foundation, Inc. - $139,700
Baltimore, MD
For a Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) pilot project at four Baltimore City high schools. The program involves the hiring of CollegeBound counselors to integrate SAT preparation and test taking, college visitation, and college advising as part of their 'College Club' after-school programs.

Commonweal Foundation, Inc. - $31,704
Silver Spring, MD
For support of the 2000-2001 Pathways to Success boarding school scholarships for 12 at-risk, financially needy Baltimore City students.

Communities In Schools of Baltimore, Inc. - $104,400
Linthicum Heights, MD
For the establishment of an alternative middle-school academy at Harlem Park Middle School. In partnership with the Baltimore Orioles, the academy will provide daily remedial educational services, small classes, individual and group counseling, and monthly family therapy support groups.

Fund for Educational Excellence - $108,500
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Information Technology Academy at Lake Clifton-Eastern High School.

Gilman School - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the support of the 2000 Baltimore Independent School Learning Camp.

The Ingenuity Project - $731,243
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2000-2001 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for Baltimore City public middle school and high school students with emphasis on scientific research opportunities.

Johns Hopkins University Center for Organization of Schools - $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for an evaluation of the NOVEL Program, a computerized school-based educational program designed for students in danger of dropping out of Lake Clifton-Eastern High School.

Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Organization of Schools - $139,617
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for evaluations of Abell-funded education initiatives.

Johns Hopkins University/Tutorial Project - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of laptop computers for the Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project's Special Needs Program. The program serves at-risk fifth-grade students in their after-school program.

Maryland State Department of Education - $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Additional funding for an evaluation of the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP), administered annually to all Maryland public school students in the third, fifth, and eighth grades.

New Song Community Learning Center - $39,450
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of books and replacement materials for the Calvert School curriculum for the 2000-2001 school year.

Parks & People Foundation - $200,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of SuperKids Camp 2000, a six-week summer reading program for inner-city Baltimore City public school students entering third grade who are performing below grade level.

Piney Woods Country Life School - $96,865
Piney Woods, MS
To provide scholarships and related expenses of a boarding school education for at-risk Baltimore City adolescent males for the 2000-2001 school year.

Piney Woods Country Life School - $25,000
Piney Woods, MS
For the salary of a retention counselor for Baltimore City scholarship students for the 2000-2001 school year.

Reservoir Hill Improvement Council - $55,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for an after-school enrichment program for 350 kindergarten through fifth-grade students at John Eager Howard Elementary School. The program provides extra academic instruction and exposure to cultural enrichment activities, including computers, puppet making, chess, playwriting, basketball, cooking, arts and crafts, and field trips.

St. Lawrence Research and Development Corporation - $17,000
Baltimore, MD
To conduct a pilot test which will assess the efficacy of a specially designed auditory instrument and a specific training technique. The instrument and the training have been created by Oster Sound Technologies for enhancing reading skills.

Teach For America-Baltimore - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to the cost of recruiting, selecting, training, and building an ongoing support network for Teach For America corps members and alumni currently teaching in 31 Baltimore City public schools.

University of Maryland School of Nursing - $77,200
Baltimore, MD
For the development of "Pathway to Professional Nursing," a high-school nursing academy for students in Baltimore City public high schools. The purpose of the academy is to inspire and assist high school students in the pursuit of a professional nursing career through a sequence of college preparatory coursework and electives. Candidates can earn a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Health & Human Services

Advocates for Children and Youth - $65,000
Baltimore, MD
To review and analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Human Resources and Baltimore City Department of Social Services in areas of child welfare service delivery. The object of the study is to determine if families and children are getting the services they need, why the length of stay in foster homes has increased, and why the number of caseworkers has decreased.

Alternative Directions, Inc. - $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For salary, benefits, and related expenses of a staff person to assist 100 incarcerated fathers per month in filing for modifications of child support payments while serving time in Baltimore City jails and state prisons.

Baltimore City Foundation - $50,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of consultancies to undertake research to identify and develop core resources which will be critical to the Baltimore City administration’s workforce development initiative. The plan provides for linking workforce development and economic development efforts, evaluating how workforce funding has been accessed and used by federal, state and city agencies to benefit Baltimore citizens, and evaluating the effectiveness of the public and private workforce development provider network.

Baltimore City Health Department - $258,400
Baltimore, MD
For support of the continuation and evaluation of a comprehensive school-based pregnancy prevention program based on a case management model. Participants in the program are scheduled to meet regularly with casemanagers who determine appropriate activities, case by case, to meet the students' individual needs.

Baltimore City Health Department - $219,310
Baltimore, MD
For support of ChildSight®, a vision screening program for Baltimore City public middle school students for the 2000-2001 school year. The program, expanded to 41 schools, provides on-site refractive error eye examinations and eyeglasses to children who otherwise could not afford them.

Baltimore City Health Department - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide scholarships for 100 former inmates to attend the Second Conference on the Urgent Needs of Newly Released Prisoners, and for related expenses.

Baltimore City Healthy Start, Inc. - $1,000,000
Baltimore, MD
Second-year funding of Recovery In Community, a substance abuse prevention and recovery initiative. The purpose of the citywide initiative is to expand the number of treatment slots and increase the resources and supports available to recovering addicts and their families. By assessing the effectiveness of a comprehensive continuum of community-based supports, the program aims to reduce relapses and drug-related crime.

Best Friends - $200,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to activities of Best Friends, a pregnancy prevention program for at-risk adolescent females in four Baltimore City middle schools. The program consists of monthly group classes, weekly fitness classes, and individual mentoring sessions.

Universal Classroom Breakfast Program - $45,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing to monitor and enhance the Universal Classroom Breakfast Program currently being implemented in 51 elementary and middle schools. The program is part of a longitudinal study to determine the long-term effects of students' participation in breakfast in the classroom (as opposed to the cafeteria) on attendance, tardiness, disciplinary action, and academic achievement.

Baltimore City Public School System/Harford Heights Primary School - $46,250
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Vision Therapy Program for the 2000-2001 school year. The program provides complete vision assessments for fourth graders, offers an intensive course of vision therapy for up to 50 students, and evaluates the impact of the intervention on the students’ visual and academic performance.

Baltimore City Public School System/Harlem Park Community School - $18,800
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for support of the "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" program for the 2000-2001 school year. This grassroots pilot project offers incentives to participating parents and other adults who know where their middle school-age children are during the afternoon and evening hours of the school week.

Baltimore Urban League - $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for general operating support for comprehensive human services for those in need throughout Baltimore.

Bethel Outreach Center, Inc. - $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For a planning grant to determine the fiscal feasibility of the acquisition and renovation of eight to ten houses identified as appropriate settings for transitional housing for men returning to the community after incarceration.

BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. - $213,884
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for general support of a biotechnology laboratory training program for disadvantaged Baltimore City high school graduates. The program prepares the graduates for positions as bioscience technicians. It also designs specialized training programs for existing low-income laboratory workers in client-specific techniques and procedures, affording the workers the opportunity for advancement.

Bright Hope House, Inc. - $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovation costs for an expansion of treatment services of Bright Hope House, Inc., a residential substance abuse and outpatient clinic. The expansion will enable the program to house up to 33 addicted men for up to six months while they strive to become drug-free.

BUILD Fellowship, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
A planning grant to determine the feasibility of providing staffing services to firms in the construction industries for BUILD's Solidarity Sponsoring Committee Employment Agency (SSC). The purpose of SSC is to help low-wage workers gain access to better jobs and higher wages, and to have the opportunity to ensure wage equity.

The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development - $400,500
Baltimore, MD
For second-year funding of STRIVE/Baltimore, a job readiness and placement service for men and women. The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through a highly structured workshop which focuses on the development of attitude modification and job readiness skills for entry-level employment. Core services also include targeted job placement with long-term follow-up, one-on-one and group counseling, advocacy, and case management.

The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development - $18,600
Baltimore, MD
For support of a conference, "Baltimore Summit: The Role of
Fathers/Men in the Lives of Children, Family, Community and the Workforce."

Center for Poverty Solutions - $60,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of direct feeding programs in regional soup kitchens, food pantries, and other emergency food centers.

Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity - $115,000
Baltimore, MD
For the cost of renovation and reconstruction of seven houses in the Waverly and Pen Lucy communities. The object of the effort is to eliminate the negative influence of vacant housing and to increase the stability of the community.

Christopher Place - $175,000
Baltimore, MD
Three-year funding for Christopher Place Employment Academy's support services for homeless men. The residential program includes classroom and individualized training for job readiness, adult education, and support for maintaining sobriety.

Christopher Place - $47,500
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Travel Voucher Project operated by Christopher Place. The program provides basic services for the mobile poor and homeless of Baltimore City, and transportation vouchers that afford them the opportunity to travel to, and access social services in, communities of their choice.

Chrysalis House - $25,000
Crownsville, MD
For planning and construction costs for expansion of a long-term residential drug treatment facility for homeless women and their children. The program, a family focused treatment approach, provides a variety of interventions addressing residents' needs: parenting, vocational and social skills, education, and housing.

Citizens Planning and Housing Association - $84,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore City-Wide Liquor Coalition. The group assists in organizing local communities to monitor violations of alcohol and tobacco advertising ordinances, and to discourage construction of new billboards in their neighborhoods.

Citizens Planning and Housing Association - $15,000
Three grants for legal fees related to the Woodberry Community billboard litigation.

Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning - $5,000
Toward the development and implementation of a strategic plan to prevent lead paint poisoning.

Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning - $89,010
Baltimore, MD
To study Baltimore City's efforts to screen, refer, and provide services to children suffering from lead poisoning; and to incorporate findings into advocacy efforts in the form of a report card.

The Damascus House, Inc. - $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the capital expansion of a residential substance abuse facility in Anne Arundel County. The additional property will enable the program to increase the number of residential beds from 20 to 37.

Dayspring Programs, Inc. - $55,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase and renovation of a facility for the expansion of the Dayspring Children's Place to provide 24-hour residential care for 30 children a year while their parents are in treatment.

Drug Strategies - $124,453
Washington, DC
For a 15-month study of the health education and risk prevention curricula currently used in the Baltimore City Public School System.

Episcopal Social Ministries, Inc. - $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For the replication in the Collington Square neighborhood of the Cathedral House Re-Entry Program for recovering addicts and alcoholics. The eight-week session offers a non-traditional approach to the challenges confronting newly recovering and homeless, substance abusers: a combination of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, instruction in spiritual literacy, life skills, and job readiness.

Frederick Community Action Agency - $40,000
Frederick, MD
Capital funding for renovation of a building for use as an expanded primary health care clinic serving low-income and homeless persons in Frederick County.

Genesis Jobs - $60,550
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued funding of the Job Opportunities Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to provide leadership in the Baltimore region for developing and advocating policies and programs, forging partnerships, and leveraging investments that increase the marketable skills, income, and economic opportunities of low-skill, low-income job seekers.

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. - $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the creation of the Learn and Earn computer recycling and literacy program, designed for use by low-income residents of Baltimore City. The funds allow for the refurbishing of computers, and the use> of computers to network computer literacy training. Goodwill is adapting the Learn and Earn model as a continuing program for workforce development.

Health Care for the Homeless, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide emergency shelter for homeless clients unable to be
served by Baltimore City.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc./Rose Street Community Center - $205,000
Baltimore, MD
Four grants in support of drug treatment and job training programs at the Rose Street Community Center. The center supports job training, educational opportunities, and drug treatment programs for community residents interested in rehabilitation. The center also provides weekly stipends to program participants to assist them with living expenses while enrolled in the self-help programs.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc. - $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For a revolving loan fund for the University of Maryland Baltimore County's computer training course attended by the Rose Street Community Center's drug treatment and job training participants.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc. - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of Bridges to Work, a job access and reverse commute transportation program bringing inner-city dwellers to jobs in the suburbs. The model program, designed for residents in East Baltimore, offers clients comprehensive services including assessments, work readiness, job development, placement services, and reliable van transportation to and from job sites 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Homeless Persons Representation Project - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For research of criminal records legislation and assessment of the efficacy of state laws in New York, Pennsylvania, and California that require employers to treat ex-offenders fairly.

I Can, Inc. - $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For an architectural study for significant upgrades for a school building that has been converted into an emergency shelter to provide meals, education, and counseling for homeless persons in the Greenmount community.

I Can't We Can, Inc. - $191,658
Baltimore, MD
For the acquisition and renovation of three houses in West Baltimore to house recovering addicts participating in a 60-day detoxification program.

Institutes for Behavior Resources - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for the acquisition, planning, and construction of new headquarters for expansion of mobile drug abuse treatment programs in underserved communities in Baltimore.

Jobs for the Future - $8,500
Boston, MA
For a research paper to be presented at the Maryland Low-Wage Worker Conference. The focus of the paper is the review of the strengths and weaknesses of Maryland's tax and wage policies affecting low-income workers.

Johns Hopkins University/School of Hygiene and Public Health - $53,520
Baltimore, MD
For the continuation of a study on Medicaid managed care and family planning. The research addresses two issues: the path women take as they move from traditional Medicaid coverage to enrollment in a managed care organization; and how mandated managed care affects the provision of reproductive health services in the Medicaid population.

Johns Hopkins University/School of Hygiene and Public Health - $33,400
Baltimore, MD
For the final phase of an evaluation of pregnancy prevention programs at the Baltimore City Health Department. The assessments are based on compliance of participants with clinical appointments, choice of family planning methods and use, and pregnancy outcomes.

Johns Hopkins University/School of Medicine - $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Three grants for the purchase of supplies in support of family planning for uninsured/underinsured females at the Maternity Center East.

Jubilee Baltimore, Inc. - $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For expansion of the Moving Up program. This workforce development program is designed to help low-income workers build good employment histories and obtain living-wage employment through post-employment and career advancement support.

Kennedy Krieger Institute - $125,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of programs serving children with neurological disabilities.

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. - $108,250
Baltimore, MD
For staffing costs to provide legal representation for unemployed and underemployed fathers accruing child support payments they are financially unable to meet.

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. - $21,500
Baltimore, MD
For staffing costs of two AmeriCorps members for the Rent Court Division of the Baltimore City District Court. The members will provide basic information and referral, counseling and advice, community education, and in-court representation for clients facing eviction or homelessness.

Manna House, Inc. - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for renovations of an additional building for expansion of outreach programs for the homeless and needy in Baltimore City.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations - $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a policy paper on child support enforcement reform.

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for relocation costs and expansion of welfare-to-work training programs. The center provides a 16-week training program, job placement, and job retention coaching for former welfare mothers required to move off the welfare rolls.

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. - $22,314
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Fusion Learning Program in conjunction with the development of the Manufacturing Institute. This program provides training to Baltimore City public high school seniors and recent graduates to prepare them for careers in technology and manufacturing, in modules that include skill enhancements, customized training, wrap-around support, job placement, and retention services. Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative.

Education Fund, Inc. - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of a grassroots coalition to educate Maryland citizens and policy makers about the need for universal health coverage in the state.

Maryland Community Kitchen - $109,843
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Job Placement Transportation Service Program, to provide interim transportation for people seeking interviews and participating in job training. The transportation service is available to those working at job sites through one pay period, and before they have had the opportunity to access other modes of transportation, such as Bridges to Work.

Maryland Community Kitchen - $145,835
Baltimore, MD
For repairs, renovations, and related expenses of relocating to the former Haussner’s Restaurant in Highlandtown. Maryland Community Kitchen is a provider of nutritionally appropriate meals and nutrition counseling to people with special dietary needs, or at risk of going hungry. The new facility will also serve as a job training center in culinary arts skills for unemployed or underemployed persons.

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued support of the After-Care Program, a family planning program for women released from the Baltimore City Detention Center.

Maryland Food Bank - $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For implementation of strategic programming to enhance the distribution of donated, salvaged, but unsalable food products for the hungry throughout Maryland.

Maryland Food Bank - $48,750
Baltimore, MD
To provide staffing and operating costs for expansion of the Baltimore Area Gleaning Network's outreach efforts, utilizing volunteers to gather leftover produce from regional farms for Baltimore's working poor families and those at risk of hunger.

The Men's Center, Inc. - $300,000
Baltimore, MD
General support to enhance the quality and accountability of the East Baltimore center offering comprehensive services to inner-city fathers in need of job readiness training, parenting and life skills training, GED classes, and individual counseling.

Parks & People Foundation - $80,935
Baltimore, MD
For ongoing support of the Boys Middle School Soccer League for the 2000 season. Students from the 27 middle schools participating in the league must maintain a 90 percent attendance rate and a C average.

Parks & People Foundation - $77,000
Baltimore, MD
Three-year funding for continuation of the Baltimore Baseball League. The program has been designed to increase interest in baseball among urban youth, encourage students to excel academically, provide meaningful after-school activities, and promote physical fitness.

Parks & People Foundation - $136,570
Baltimore, MD
For support of the spring Baltimore Middle School Girls Soccer League for the 2000-2001 school year. This after-school, academically based soccer program in 24 middle schools provides students with the opportunity to participate in interscholastic team sports, learning skill building, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

People's Community Health Center - $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing, renovations, and equipment needs of facilities providing medical services to disadvantaged persons in Baltimore City.

Quarterway Houses, Inc. - $20,115
Baltimore, MD
For the establishment of a buprenorphine detoxification program for residents of Tuerk House who are opiate-dependent.

Second Chance Project, Inc. - $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Recidivist Intervention Project Initiative for female and male ex-offenders. The program provides assistance with a job search, job training, GED classes, referrals to transitional housing, and mentoring.

Shepherd's Clinic - $35,000
Baltimore, MD
Continued funding to provide primary medical and dental care to uninsured persons in Baltimore City.

Southern Maryland Food Bank - $25,300
Hughesville, MD
For the purchase of a refrigerated truck to transport perishable surplus and reusable food items from the Maryland Food Bank in Baltimore to the hungry in Southern Maryland.

Suited to Succeed - $10,000
Baltimore, MD
General support to provide professional attire and career support services to Baltimore City women making the transition from welfare to work.

University of Maryland at College Park - $31,383
College Park, MD
For a study assessing the effectiveness of reverse commuting as a strategy for low-income job seekers to access job opportunities in outlying areas of Baltimore City. The effort includes technical assistance to the West Baltimore Empowerment Zone Village Centers, assisting them in determining results, and in identifying areas of job access and retention in Howard County. University of Maryland/

Institute of Human Virology - $400,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant in support of pilot studies and an 18-month needs assessment of interventions aimed at improving rates of diagnosis, increasing adherence to treatment regimens, and decreasing transmission risk behavior among African Americans with HIV/AIDS.

University of Maryland School of Medicine - $28,800
Baltimore, MD
Toward the salary and benefits of an outreach social worker for the hospital-based Violence Intervention Project. The 18-month pilot project has been designed to provide 40 repeat violence victims with a comprehensive range of support services, including counseling, job training, job search and placement, to determine the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing violence recidivism, crime, and medical expenses.

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Bridge funding in support of the Community Health Worker Initiative of the REACH Project. The program includes the recruitment and training of ten community health workers to be placed in two public elementary schools, one middle school, and two neighborhood health clinics. The workers are positioned to identify up to 300 children with untreated medical issues such as asthma, Attention Deficit Disorder, and lead poisoning; to make over 2,000 home visits to educate families in proper management of the child’s health condition; to make referrals; and to demonstrate improved health indicators, increased compliance with treatment plans, and decreased use of the emergency room.

Youth Enterprise Services, Inc. - $35,000
Baltimore, MD
Start-up and operating costs of a youth services program to house ten severely disturbed adolescents referred from the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Other

Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers - $9,500
Baltimore, MD
For 2000 membership dues.

Additional grants of $5,000 or less have been awarded to the following institutions:

Arts & Culture
A.D. Emmart Memorial - $4,000
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute - 1,000
Fells Point Creative Alliance, Inc. - 1,000
Natural History Society of Maryland - 2,325

Community Development
Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development - $4,116
Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development - $5,000
Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development - $500
Charles Village Community Foundation - $3,900
Charles Village Community Foundation - $1,500
Citizens Planning and Housing Association - $4,500
Citizens Planning and Housing Association - $5,000
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore - $3,500
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development - $2,000
Office of the Mayor - $3,800
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation - $5,000
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center - $2,250
Southeast Development, Inc. - $5,000

Conservation & Environment
The Sierra Club Foundation - $3,000

Education
Advocates for Children and Youth - $5,000
Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc. - $4,936
The Baltimore Mentoring Partnership - $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $2,100
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $1,500
Baltimore City Public School System/Mergenthaler
Vocational Technical High School - $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Midtown Academy - $4,800
Baltimore City Public School System/Northern High School - $1,500
Baltimore City Public School System/Tench Tilghman
Elementary School - $3,000
The Center for Educational Reform - $1,000
Children’s Scholarship Fund - $5,000
Hood College - $5,000
The Ingenuity Project - $5,000
Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies - $5,000
The Lab School of Washington - $4,400
Living Classrooms Foundation - $5,000
Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. - $2,000
Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. - $800
Maryland Center for Character Education - $2,500
Maryland Institute, College of Art - $4,750

Health & Human Services
Baltimore City Foundation - $5,000
Baltimore City Health Department - $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College - $5,000
The Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc. - $2,750
Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation - $2,500
Berean Baptist Church - $2,500
Cecil-Kirk Athletic Council Recreation Center - $800
Center for Poverty Solutions - $3,000
Charles Village Community Foundation - $4,740
Citizens Planning and Housing Association - $2,500
Fayette Street Outreach Organization, Inc. - $5,000
Frederick Community Action Agency - $3,000
Freeplay Girls Basketball Association - $5,000
Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies - $600
Julie Community Center - $2,500
Koinonia Baptist Church - $5,000
Madison Square Buccaneers Inner-City Youth Program, Inc. - $1,500
Maryland Department of Human Resources - $2,000
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services -$5,000
Maryland State Department of Education/Peter Clavier Church - $5,000
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Maryland - $4,870
Office of the Mayor - $3,800
The Salvation Army - $5,000
Santa Claus Anonymous - $5,000
Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church - $3,150
The Shelter Foundation - $3,830
Traditional Acupuncture Institute - $5,000
Tuttie’s Place - $5,000
University of Maryland Baltimore County - $5,000
Wildwood Parkway United Methodist Church - $2,500

Other
The Foundation Center - $1,500