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2002 Grants
Arts & Culture
Community Development
Conservation & Environment
Education
Health & Human Services
Other
Arts
and Culture
Access Art, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants toward the renovation of a vacated branch library building
to house an art gallery, studio, photography laboratory and graphic
computer center for after-school art programs to serve at-risk youth
in the Pigtown and Morrell Park neighborhoods. This initiative has
been designed to deter anti-social behavior of disengaged youth.
Baltimore Office of Promotion
and the Arts $5,000v Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2002 Baltimore Book Festival.
Carroll Museums, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the renovation of the Phoenix Shot Tower.
Creative Alliance, Inc. $300,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the construction of a multi-functional cultural arts facility,
the Patterson Center for the Arts, located in Highlandtown. The
project has been developed to draw artists and audiences to East
Baltimore as part of a revitalization effort. The facility will
house a theater for performing groups in dance, theater and music,
video and film studio, nine studio/residential apartments, a cafe,
exhibition space, offices, and community meeting rooms.
High Zero Foundation, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant in support of the High Zero 2002 Festival of Experimental
Improvised Music.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts
Foundation $5,000
Ellicott City, MD
For the expansion of arts education and outreach programs.
National Museum of Ceramic
Art and Glass $28,700
Baltimore, MD
For supplies, equipment, training and teacher stipends for the continued
implementation of the ceramic arts curriculum in classroom settings
and after-school ceramic clubs in 20 Baltimore City public middle
schools. Selected examples of student work are displayed at an annual
exhibition at the Baltimore Gas and Electric Building and at Harbor
Place.
Office of the Mayor $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2002 African American Heritage Festival.
Osmosis Theater/Baltimore Shakespeare
Partnership $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To underwrite expenses for economically disadvantaged Baltimore
City public school students to attend the 2002 Shakespeare Summer
Camp program. The four-week summer camp culminated with two Shakespeare
productions for the public performed at Artscape and at the Baltimore
Museum of Art.
Community
Development
The Baltimore Community Foundation,
Inc. $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Continued funding for operating support of six nonprofit organizations
participating in the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative in selected
Baltimore City neighborhoods. The purpose of the initiative has
been to increase homeownership, to stabilize and increase market
values of homes, and to enhance the attractiveness of the neighborhoods.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for expenses related to the Maglev Project, a magnetic
levitation high-speed train that, when fully operational, will reduce
travel time between Baltimore and Washington to 16 minutes.
Baltimore Regional Partnership
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a study to compile an inventory of areas with development or
redevelopment potential for the Baltimore Regional Rail System Plan.
Charles Street Development
Corporation $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward a parking study of Charles Street from Fayette Street to
North Avenue.
Citizens Planning and Housing
Association $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of expenses related to CPHA's Rally for the Region 2002,
focusing on three issues: funding for drug treatment, improved transit
systems, and community legacy/investment in older neighborhoods.
The purpose of the rally was to bring together diverse groups from
the region to express support for the CPHA agenda.
Civil Justice, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the First Time Home Buyers Project in Baltimore
City.
Community Law Center, Inc.
$70,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for the Real Estate Services Project created to
fight the blight of vacant housing in marketable neighborhoods.
The goals of this project are to ensure that existing residents
remain confident about their neighborhoods, to keep City housing
stock competitive with suburban housing markets, and to stimulate
reinvestment in City housing.
Community Law Center, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of a community organizing initiative designed to prevent
the private property of evicted tenants from being placed in public
right-of-ways.
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing support of the Code Enforcement/Facade Improvement
Grant Program. By offering matching grants to property owners for
investing in their building faÁades, the Partnership intends to
encourage private investment in downtown properties and businesses,
and to improve the physical appearance and market appeal of Baltimore
City's downtown. The program targets buildings that are in violation
of zoning and building codes.
Empower Baltimore Management
Corporation $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For a consultancy service to prepare a proposal for EBMC's application
for the New Markets Tax Credit. This new urban revitalization tool
approved by Congress in 2000 is intended to increase the amount
of capital available to businesses located in communities where
poverty exceeds 20 percent.
Friends of Patterson Park $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of BikeJam 2002, an urban cycling festival held in Patterson
Park.
Greater Baltimore Committee
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a study on the economic impact of a new arena in downtown Baltimore.
International Center for Sustainable
Development $35,000
Gaithersburg, MD
Toward staffing to expand the Sustainable Baltimore initiative.
The purposes of the project are to identify market opportunities
for Maryland and U.S. businesses in sustainable development technology
and services, to increase sustainable development practices in ongoing
development plans, and to facilitate the export of regional technology
and services.
Jubilee Baltimore, Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing and operating costs to provide services to buyers and
owners interested in securing loans and State and federal historic
tax credits for purchase and rehabilitation of houses in Reservoir
Hill. This initiative is intended to attract new buyers to the neighborhood
and to increase the level of reinvestment in the neighborhood.
Light Street Housing Corporation
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
For community organizing and pre-development costs of negotiating
with the Housing Authority to acquire and redevelop scattered-site
public housing units in Sharp-Leadenhall.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward start-up costs of the Downtown Apartment Rental Tours initiative,
promoting living in Baltimore City.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For second-year funding of the Mayor's Council on City Living.
Patterson Park Community Development
Corporation $285,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants toward staffing and operating expenses to support the
continuation of an effort to halt the deterioration of the neighborhoods
north and east of Patterson Park, through housing acquisition and
rehabilitation, rental to responsible tenants and sale to homeowners.
Patterson Park Community Development
Corporation $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For continuation of an initiative to clean streets and alleyways
in the 22-square-block area of the Patterson Park community.
People's Homesteading Group
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of Phase II of Anchors of Hope, a homeownership program
for low-income families in the Greenmount community. The program
involves the acquisition and rehabilitation of eight houses that
will be sold to buyers identified through the People's Homesteading
Group's homebuyers' counseling process.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of expenses related to the St. Ambrose Legal Services
initiative to fight predatory real estate practices in Baltimore
City.
Conservation/Environment
1000 Friends of Maryland $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For general operating expenses to support the continuation of outreach
efforts designed to fight sprawl and preserve Maryland's natural
resources while encouraging controlled economic growth. These efforts
will focus on the dissemination of recent reports, maps and technical
assistance materials developed to educate new legislators, county
officials and interested citizens on the long-term benefits of Smart
Growth policies, historic tax credits, urban revitalization strategies,
and preservation of vulnerable and valuable natural resources.
1000 Friends of Maryland $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the design and print of the Legal Handbook, a guide to issues
related to land-use legislation for citizens interested in familiarizing
themselves with the political process and land use litigation.
1000 Friends of Maryland $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses of a one-day conference, Smart Growth in Maryland:
Looking Back, Looking Forward.
Audubon Maryland-DC $25,000
Bozman, MD
Toward the establishment of a field office in Patterson Park where
Audubon will develop and implement preschool, after-school, in-school,
family and community educational outreach programs. Serving as a
potential conservation hub in the park, the Audubon Center will
provide ornithological and ecological programs in collaboration
with local schools within walking distance.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $5,000
Annapolis, MD
For support of the 2003 Environmental Legislative Summit.
The Chester River Association
$5,000
Chestertown, MD Toward supporting the position of a riverkeeper,
to serve as guardian of the Chester River charged with protecting
its water quality and biodiversity from further degradation. As
land use changes impact the watershed, the riverkeeper will maintain
a public presence in planning efforts.
Earthome Productions $5,000
Stevenson, MD
In support of public discussions about the video, "The Next Industrial
Revolution," which presents the challenges to economic development
and environmental and social responsibilities for future sustainability.
Friends of Patterson Park $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For reprinting the "Master Plan for Patterson Park" and publishing
an "Update and Supplement to the Master Plan for Patterson Park."
Friends of Patterson Park $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of a crime prevention program in Patterson Park
during the summer months in an effort to increase use of the park
among the young and old.
Parks & People Foundation $48,836
Baltimore, MD
For the development and implementation of a community greening strategy
to create and maintain pocket community gardens in the Greenmount/Barclay
neighborhoods in collaboration with the People's Homesteading Project.
Scenic Maryland $5,000
Annapolis, MD
In support of the launch of the Scenic Maryland initiative, promoting
the adoption in Maryland of "best practices" and strategies used
in other states to encourage greater scenic conservation.
Education
Archdiocese of Baltimore $68,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide scholarships enabling Baltimore City at-risk students
to attend parochial schools in Baltimore City during the 2002-2003
school year, as part of a longitudinal study comparing student performance
in Catholic and public schools. By participating in this model delinquency
and dropout prevention program, these students are expected to benefit
from smaller classes, one-to-one instruction and structured educational
settings.
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Education Funders Affinity Group for the 2002-2003
school year.
Baltimore City Community College
$28,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an initiative to improve outcomes of developmental
education through the use of Academic Systems, a computer-based
educational product designed to accelerate remedial learning. Academic
Systems is a facultymediated approach that combines traditional
instructional methods with interactive multi-media software. The
goals are to improve the pass and performance rates of a cohort
of Baltimore City Community College students enrolled in pilot developmental
courses and to increase the college's retention rate.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Baltimore City College $45,313
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the 2002-2003 Speech and Debate Program
that includes the enhancement of a full-time Mock Trial program.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Harbor City Learning Center $97,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Advanced Studies Program, a dual enrollment college
program in collaboration with Baltimore City Community College.
The Advanced Studies Program will provide students at an alternative
high school serving older students, most of whom had been expelled,
failed or dropped out of the traditional high schools, with an opportunity
to take college-level courses as well as college remedial courses
with faculty from Baltimore City Community College.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Midtown Academy $80,640
Baltimore, MD
For costs related to the phase-in of the eighth grade at one of
the schools created as part of Baltimore City's New Schools Initiative.
The final step of the school's expansion to a K-8 school includes
minor renovations, purchase of classroom furnishings and resource
materials, professional development, curriculum planning and fine
arts, music and physical education programming.
Baltimore City Public School
System/National Academic League $119,780
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2002-2003 National Academic League in 29 Baltimore
City public middle schools. The league provides extracurricular
interscholastic programming in a competition and media atmosphere
associated with athletic events to encourage higher academic achievement.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Roland Park Elementary-Middle School $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of staffing a string instrument music program.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Southern High School $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For the creation of a venture capital fund to provide seed money
for advanced student and teacher projects at the new Digital Harbor
High School. These projects, chosen from the technology business
plans submitted, will be led to the proposal-to-fund stage.
Baltimore Curriculum Project
$445,285
Baltimore, MD
In support of the implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project
for the 2002-2003 school year. The project provides planning and
management oversight of four schools in Baltimore City's New Schools
Initiative and support for planning for an additional New School.
The Baltimore Curriculum Project currently offers a combination
of Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge and serves as an incubator
for a variety of curricula and projects being piloted.
Baraka School $159,500
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for expenses related to the construction of new dormitory
buildings for eighth-grade students. The boarding school, located
in Kenya, provides a residential academic program for 40 at-risk
underachieving Baltimore City middle school boys.
The Book Thing of Baltimore,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of expenses related to the distribution of free
books to students and adults in Baltimore City.
Calvert School $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants toward administrative assistance in implementing the
Calvert curriculum at Dr. Carter G. Woodson Elementary School.
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc.
$25,400
Baltimore, MD
For the acquisition of computer equipment to improve the transmission
of data between the CollegeBound database and computers at 15 Baltimore
City high schools where full-time CollegeBound advisors encourage
and assist students in the college application process.
Commonweal Foundation, Inc.
$78,450
Silver Spring, MD
Two grants for matching funds in support of 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
Pathways to Success boarding school scholarships for eight Baltimore
City public school students. All Pathways scholars are required
to have summer jobs and to participate in school-based employment
or community service during the school year.
Core Knowledge Foundation $161,500
Charlottesville, VA
In support of the implementation of the Core Knowledge Preschool
Sequence in all Baltimore County Head Start Centers; three Baltimore
City Public System School preschools; and one private preschool,
for the 2002-2003 school year. The purpose of this initiative is
to help the participating Head Start Centers refocus their curriculum
on school readiness.
Educational Opportunity Program
$42,300
Baltimore, MD
For staffing of a full-time facilitator to increase the high school
graduation rate among Baraka School graduates by providing a constructive
role model, academic and social support, and links to college and
career counseling.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$5,500
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for expenses related to the ongoing evaluation of the
academic performance rates of former Baltimore City public school
students now attending parochial schools, as compared to a selected
peer group in the Baltimore City Public School System.
Gilman School $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2002 Baltimore Independent School Learning Camp,
a summer enrichment program for Baltimore City public school students.
The Ingenuity Project $592,930
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the 2002-2003 Ingenuity Project, an intensive
math and science curriculum for Baltimore City public middle- and
high-school students, with emphasis on scientific research and preparation
for national competitions.
Johns Hopkins University Institute
for Policy Studies $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the establishment of The Abell Foundation Award in Urban Policy.
The award will be given to a student who authors the most outstanding
urban policy paper, based on original research, offering recommendations,
remedies or strategies on an issue facing Baltimore City.
KIPP Baltimore, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the establishment of a Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)
Academy, a middle school (grades 5 to 8) based on high expectations
for academic achievement and conduct, extended day, community leadership
skill training, music training, mandatory enrichment weekend programs
and summer school.
Maryland State Department of
Education $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of an event to benefit Teach For America and Maryland's
Initiative for New Teachers.
Office of the Mayor $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs of the Adopt-a-School Initiative.
Office of the Mayor $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship Summer 2002
Program. The program placed 12 graduate and six undergraduate students
in City agencies for ten weeks during the summer. The purpose of
the program is to generate interest in pursuing careers in Baltimore
City government among qualified university students.
Parks & People Foundation $180,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of SuperKids Camp 2002, a six-week summer
educational, cultural and recreational program for third-grade Baltimore
City public school students performing below grade level.
The Piney Woods School $108,690
Piney Woods, MS
To provide scholarships for selected underachieving students from
Baltimore City for the 2002-2003 school year. The grant also includes
funding for the salary of a retention counselor whose responsibilities
are to encourage positive attitudes, appropriate social behavior
and academic achievement.
Teach For America-Baltimore
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For the continuation of an initiative to recruit, train and provide
ongoing support for 85 new Teach For America corps members. These
recent college graduates, who make a two-year commitment to teach
in Baltimore City public schools, are also offered an opportunity
to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching at Johns Hopkins University.
University of Maryland Baltimore
County $1,000,000
Baltimore, MD
A five-year grant toward establishment of the Walter and Janet Sondheim
Public Affairs Scholarship Program.
Health
and Human Services
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$7,140
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a database program with capacity of tracking
client demographics, outreach services received, referrals, contact
with employers and program-related performance outcomes. The intent
of the program is to reach non-custodial parents entering the prison
system and provide them with child support services.
American Institute for Social
Justice/ACORN $95,000
Baltimore, MD
For a comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program in the Park
Heights area. The initiative allows for an increase in the number
of children that can be tested, and a strengthening of abatement
and legal enforcement efforts.
Aunt Hattie's Place, Inc. $29,300
Baltimore, MD
For renovation costs of a long-term family-style residential home
in Montgomery County for 12 homeless boys in Baltimore City's foster
care system.
Baltimore City Department of
Housing and Community Development/Office of Homeless Services $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Matching grant to provide additional emergency winter shelter for
homeless women and children in Baltimore City.
Baltimore City Health Department
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Fourth Annual Conference on Urgent Needs of Newly
Released Inmates as 8,000 ex-offenders reenter the community each
year in Baltimore City.
Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc.
$78,000
Baltimore, MD
Three grants for the purchase and renovation of properties for use
as transitional housing, administrative space, and a laundromat
for Recovery In Community clients participating in a comprehensive
substance abuse treatment program. The funds also support staff
training and equipment.
Baltimore Pediatric HIV Program,
Inc. $26,142
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a 15-passenger van to transport children with
HIV/AIDS (ages two to four) and their parents served by the Day
and Respite Program. The comprehensive and holistic program includes
full-day child care, parental support groups, outreach and referral
services, and prevention and educational programs.
Baltimore Police Foundation
$350,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the DNA Cold Case Project that uses DNA technology
to identify Baltimore's most violent offenders and to help clear
innocent individuals.
Bon Secours of Maryland Foundation
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
For second-year support of the Bon Secours Youth Employment and
Career Development Project. The program helps high-school students
to obtain after-school employment and plan future careers. It provides
formal training sessions in financial literacy, leadership, and
post-high school education planning.
Business Volunteers Unlimited/Maryland
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a Web-based database management system to provide
leadership and volunteer opportunities in support of the nonprofit
community.
The Center for Fathers, Families
and Workforce Development $350,000
Baltimore, MD
Fourth-year funding of the STRIVE Baltimore Program, a comprehensive
job training and placement service for unemployed and underemployed
men and women. The intense three-week program prepares participants
for the workforce through a highly-structured workshop that focuses
on attitude modification and the development of job readiness skills.
Core services also include job placement with long-term follow-up,
one-to-one and group counseling, and case management.
Center for Poverty Solutions
$40,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the development of the Maryland Justice Coalition, an initiative
to address adult justice issues in Baltimore City. The coalition
will focus on three strategic areas: over-representation and over-incarceration
of poor people and people of color, institutional reforms, and reentry
and integration back into the community.
The Community Mediation Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the acquisition of the Safe & Smart Center building
housing the Community Mediation Program. The goal of the program
is to reduce interpersonal and community violence by using nonviolent
conflict resolutions strategies and making the mediation process
more accessible to local residents.
Community Resources $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of the Metro Green Urban Tree Nursery and Training
Center. Established on a reclaimed brownfield to provide a source
of street trees, the Center will also offer horticultural and tree
care training and landscaping skills to unemployed Baltimore City
residents.
The Daisyfields Foundation,
Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of property to house a foster care facility
for infants who are medically fragile as the result of being born
addicted to drugs or being neglected by a substance-abusing caregiver.
Druid Heights Community Development
Corporation $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Start-up funds for the establishment of the New Life Recovery Program,
a transitional recovery house for ex-offenders in Baltimore City.
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore
County $5,000
Dundalk, MD
For the purchase of mattresses, linens and replacement beds for
a shelter serving domestic violence victims.
Food Link $5,000
Annapolis, MD
Toward handling fees for gleaned produce distributed to more than
100 emergency feeding programs in Anne Arundel County.
Franciscan Center $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of computer upgrades for the Health Support Initiative,
an emergency outreach program for the poor in Baltimore City. This
enhancement will enable the Center to be electronically linked to
other service providers when meeting clients' needs.
Frederick Community Action
Agency $24,500
Frederick, MD
For the purchase of a box-type cargo van to transport donated, usable
surplus food for the mobile food bank serving people living in poverty
on the outskirts of Frederick.
Good Samaritan Hospital of
Maryland, Inc. $55,444
Baltimore, MD
In support of the development of a clinical nursing assistant certificate
program. This six-week training program will be offered to selected
current employees as an opportunity to enhance their professional
knowledge while preparing them for nursing school.
Harford-Belair Community Mental
Health Center, Inc. $187,900
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase and renovation costs of two houses in Northeast
Baltimore to provide housing and residential rehabilitation services
to chronically mentally ill substance abuse clients.
Heart's Place Shelter $10,710
Baltimore, MD
For renovations to a kitchen and bathrooms in a winter emergency
shelter for homeless men, women and children in the Midtown area.
Homeless Persons Representation
Project, Inc. $128,256
Baltimore, MD
In support of an initiative designed to reduce employment discrimination
against ex-offenders by providing direct legal services to exoffenders.
The initiative will also create a legislative agenda advocating
changes to selected state employment policies that create barriers
to job-seeking ex-offenders.
Homeless Persons Representation
Project, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward consultancy fees for the Labor Pool Organizing Project designed
to advocate for greater government regulation and protection of
temporary employees from unlawful practices.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
For the continuation of a comparative study of Baltimore's workforce
development system and workforce development systems in other cities
with similar demographics. Components of the study include a review
of the cities' welfare-to-work systems; one-stop centers for adults
who are not on welfare, youth programs, local community colleges'
curricula, public schools' vocational and dropout prevention programs,
literacy programs, and public housing workforce initiatives.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$43,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant toward the salary of the program director of the
Transitional Jobs Consortium, a newly created transitional employment
program for ex-offenders in Baltimore City. The purpose of the program
is to provide services that will help stabilize ex-offenders as
they reenter the community.
Johns Hopkins University Institute
for Policy Studies $48,500
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs of a senior research analyst to manage and
staff the Evaluation and Accountability Committee of the Baltimore
Workforce Investment Board. As part of the project, the analyst
will provide recommendations for improving Baltimore's Workforce
Development System by creating an "evaluation landscape map" of
research being conducted. The purpose of this effort is to determine
the gaps in data collection and analyses. With partnering agencies
and other Workforce Investment Board members, the analyst will create
performance measures of Baltimore's workforce development system
for validation and implementation by the Workforce Investment Board.
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine $53,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support and staffing of Maternity Center East, a women's
health care and family planning facility serving low-income residents
of East Baltimore. The Center provides family planning, prenatal,
obstetric and primary health care to approximately 3,000 patients
who are uninsured or underinsured.
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
School of Public Health $12,750
Baltimore, MD
For the completion of a study on Medicaid managed care and family
planning in Baltimore City. The research addresses two issues: the
path women take as they move from traditional Medicaid coverage
to enrollment in managed care organizations; and how mandated managed
care affects the providers of reproductive health services to the
Medicaid population.
The Justice Policy Institute/The
Tides Center $49,733
Washington, DC
To provide seed funding for the establishment of a new organization
that will address adult and juvenile justice reform issues in the
State of Maryland. The agency will provide technical assistance
and training to local agencies to help determine the most effective
methods of delivering neighborhood-based services to needy populations.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. $193,208
Baltimore, MD
Third-year funding for an initiative to meet the needs of noncustodial
parents whose child support obligations exceed their ability to
pay. By providing individual representation, Legal Aid has been
able to identify recurring issues that adversely affect noncustodial
parents, such as driver's license suspensions, reports to credit
agencies, and denial of access to child support records.
Man Alive Research, Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant toward construction costs of completing a facility
for expansion of outpatient methadone maintenance treatment services
for heroin-addicted individuals.
Maryland Center for Arts and
Technology, Inc. 50,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the development of the East Baltimore Technology
and Resource Center to provide entry-level workers with on-the-job
experience in computer repair and network management.
Maryland Food Bank $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For transportation expenses, gleaning costs, storage and salaries
for the implementation of the Fresh Foods for Families program,
providing fresh produce gleaned by volunteers from regional farms
with leftover harvests.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers
Service $40,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an initiative to increase the use of the Earned Income
Tax Credit and free legal and tax preparation services at ten Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance sites for low-income families and individuals
in Baltimore City. The initiative provides for training of volunteers
and site coordinators and marketing efforts.
National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence-Maryland $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the salary of an advocate consultant with responsibilities
for promoting the critical need for increased funding earmarked
for drug treatment initiatives in Baltimore City and throughout
Maryland.
Nazareth Lutheran Church $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Seed funding for renovations and the purchase of furniture for Nazareth
House, operating as a transitional housing facility for recovering
male addicts in Highlandtown. The house will be operated based on
Oxford House principles of self-governance.
Neighbor to Family $100,000
Daytona Beach, FL
Seed funding for the establishment of the Neighbor to Family Sibling
Foster Care Program in Baltimore City. The program will provide
comprehensive foster care services to 40 children in sibling groups.
The foster parents, trained by Neighbor to Family caseworkers, will
be given a stipend above the normal foster care rate to enable a
parent to stay home and provide home care to sibling groups.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland,
Inc. $17,500
Baltimore, MD
Third-year support of the Statewide Emergency Contraception Project,
providing outreach and education to clients.
Rose Street Community Center
$300,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants in support of drug treatment and job training programs
for FY 2002 and FY 2003. The Center supports job training, educational
opportunities, after-school tutoring programs for neighborhood youth,
and drug treatment programs. The Center also provides weekly stipends
to program participants to assist with living expenses while they
are enrolled in self-help programs.
Rose Street Community Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Garden of Eden Project, a two-week faith-based
summer camp for youth ages 7 to 12 in East Baltimore.
St. Ambrose Family Outreach
Center $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For purchase of food for the institution's soup kitchen and emergency
food pantry for people in need in lower Park Heights.
The Samaritan Center $25,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Eviction Prevention Assistance program at the
Samaritan Center designed to provide emergency grants to individuals
and families facing eviction. This one-time assistance also provides
the opportunity for the Center to help those at risk address underlying
issues, such as unemployment and substance abuse that contribute
to their problem.
The Samaritan Center $111,300
Baltimore, MD
Three grants in support of the Travel Voucher Program. The program
provides homeless persons in need of travel assistance with vouchers
for bus travel, if they have a contact in a destination city willing
to take them in or assist them in finding housing.
Second Chance Project, Inc.
$85,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding to create a revenue-producing business that employs
ex-offenders participating in the Second Chance program.
The Shepherd's Clinic $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued funding of operating costs to provide primary medical
and dental care to uninsured persons in Baltimore City.
A Step Forward, Inc./Temple
Hope House, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Seed funding of an initiative to provide transitional housing and
drug treatment programs to adults in Baltimore City, with a focus
on the returning ex-offender.
Sylvan Beach Foundation, Inc.
$111,000
Baltimore, MD
For the expansion of the Sylvan Beach Cafe and Ice Cream Company,
set up as an entrepreneurial endeavor to provide employment for
ex-offenders. Modeled after the Delancy Street Foundation in San
Francisco that provides career and ownership opportunities, the
Sylvan Beach Foundation operates on the principles of project-based
learning, high expectations, earned responsibility and privileges,
peer leadership and community living.
TuTTie's Place $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovation of a house providing residential services for
abused and neglected adolescent boys in foster care.
University of Maryland Baltimore
County/The Shriver Center $149,936
Baltimore, MD
For support of the CLEARCorps home repair and education program
for the prevention of childhood lead poisoning in the Park Heights
neighborhood. The workers are AmeriCorps members who are trained
in construction to make home repairs designed to reduce the lead
hazards and to provide health education to families in distressed
neighborhoods.
United Ministries, Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For operating expenses of a transitional housing drug-free program
for homeless men, many of whom are recovering from substance abuse
and are also HIV positive. Successful completion of the program
is defined as the participant's being employed, pursuing a GED,
and securing permanent housing.
United Way of Central Maryland
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of United Way's effort to address human service and health
needs in Central Maryland.
Unity Center of Christianity
$18,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
program for the 2002-2003 school year. This grassroots project offers
incentives to participating parents and other adults who assume
full responsibility for knowing where their middle-school children
are during the afternoon and evening hours of the school week.
The Urban Institute $50,000
Washington, DC
For a study, "Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner
Reentry" delineating the risks and needs of returning prisoners
and their families in Baltimore. Data will be collected from interviews
with offenders before and after release, and from interviews with
family members, neighborhood focus groups and representatives from
human service and employment agencies.
Vehicles for Change, Inc. $83,000
Elkridge, MD
Fourth-year funding of a transportation program to provide used
reconditioned cars for 80 participants in the Affordable Housing
Initiative Program and other low-income residents of Baltimore City
who need a car to get to work.
Women's Housing Coalition $18,175
Baltimore, MD
For start-up costs of the Wesley House Family Program, a long-term
transitional housing facility that serves nine homeless families
referred from emergency, transitional and substance abuse treatment
programs.
The YANA Project $60,610
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs of a social worker/court monitor to work with
women and girls engaged in prostitution. The YANA model offers a
continuum of services from street outreach to drop-in services,
counseling, and case management with referrals to medical services.
Participants who complete the 90-day program with no new arrests
will have charges dropped.
Youth Enterprise Services $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for the purchase of a second facility for use as
a residential treatment center for severely disturbed adolescents
referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Other
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $9,500
Baltimore, MD
For 2002 membership dues.
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