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2004 Grants
The following grants are among those awarded for 2004.
Arts and Culture
Community Development
Conservation/Environment
Education
Health and Human Services
Other
ARTS AND CULTURE
The African-American Festival
Foundation $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2004 African-American Heritage Festival. Typically,
the festival has attracted more than 475,000 people over a three-day
period.
Arena Players 5,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for the purchase of new sound and lighting equipment
for the longest-running African-American community theater in the
country. By providing programs designed to preserve and present
the African-American experience, the theater develops local artistic
talent, cultivates minority playwrights, provides cultural enrichment,
and advances cultural and professional opportunities for adults
and young people interested in theater.
Arts Education in Maryland
Schools Alliance $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for general support and development of arts education
tool kits designed to integrate the arts into the curricula of Maryland
public schools.
Baltimore Clayworks $35,000
Baltimore, MD
For planning and marketing of the 2005 Tour de Clay, a six-week
exhibit of 878 regional, national, and international ceramic artists
in more than 99 venues located in Baltimore City and around Maryland.
This visual arts event, now one of the largest in the country, was
planned to coincide with the 39th Annual National Council on Education
for the Ceramic Arts Conference and the annual American Craft Council
show.
Creative Alliance $100,000
Baltimore, MD
A challenge grant to retire the loan for major capital renovations
of the Patterson Theater in Highlandtown. The cultural center houses
exhibition and performing space for more than 350 art, film/video,
music, dance, and poetry events, and offers residential studios
for eight artists. The theater’s presence as a gateway to
Highlandtown is expected to prove a catalyst for the continuing
revitalization of the neighborhoods.
Greater Baltimore Cultural
Alliance (GBCA) $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of GBCA’s Symposium 2004, which charged participants
with developing ten ideas to promote culture in Baltimore.
Museum of Ceramic Art $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward costs of supplies, equipment, and teacher stipends for in-school
and after-school ceramic art programs in 25 Baltimore City public
middle schools for the 2004-2005 school year. The ceramics program,
integrated into the core academic subjects, provides workshops and
coaching for teachers, opportunities for teacher networking, year-end
public art exhibits, and permanent installations of students’
work.
Peabody Institute of the Johns
Hopkins University $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses in support of the symposium, “The Role of the
Arts in Urban Revitalization.” The event’s focus was
on the role of arts and culture as a force for improving the quality
of life in cities.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore City Heritage Area
Association $75,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of a feasibility study to designate Baltimore City as
an approved National Heritage Area. The designation recognizes the
city’s historic significance and enables it to receive National
Park Service funding to support tourism and marketing efforts.
Baltimore City Heritage Area
Association $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the design of signage for future heritage trails originating
at the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
Continuing support of administrative expenses of Maglev-Maryland,
a program developed to support a magnetic levitation high-speed
train. When fully operational, the train holds the potential to
reduce travel time between Baltimore and Washington to less than
20 minutes.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a plan to establish a nonprofit entity charged
with providing oversight and day-to-day management of the Inner
Harbor.
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers $85,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the collaborative’s Neighborhood Revitalization
activities and for the Transit-Centered Community Development Initiative.
The collaborative has been developed to help build local leadership
and increase investment in six neighborhoods.
BRIDGE, Inc. $40,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward funding of inclusionary zoning for the Baltimore Region Campaign.
BRIDGE, a faith-based organization uniting congregations across
the Baltimore metropolitan area, provides education and advocacy
in support of inclusionary zoning legislation in the Baltimore region.
The program’s mission is to help abate the affordable housing
crisis in the region.
Community Law Center $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Real Estate Services Project, created
to fight the blight of vacant housing. The goals of the project
are to ensure that residents remain confident about their neighborhoods;
keep Baltimore’s housing stock competitive with suburban housing
markets; and stimulate reinvestment in the city.
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of staffing for the Partnership’s Façade
Improvement Grant Program. Coordinating with Baltimore City, the
Downtown Partnership provides matching funds to facilitate the improvement
of façades in the downtown area. Enhancing the look of the
buildings is expected to attract private investment, increase pedestrian
traffic, and improve the business climate.
Friends of Patterson Park $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants: for support of Sundays With the Kids, a series of children’s
performances and interactive art-oriented activities during the
summer months; and, for continued support of initiatives designed
to help revitalize Patterson Park. Friends of Patterson Park advocates
for capital improvements, and develops programs for year-round activity.
The initiatives are expected to increase the desirability of the
surrounding neighborhoods, improve safety in the park, and create
a sense of community stewardship.
Greater Baltimore Committee
$120,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of publicity and preparation of materials for environmental
hearings related to the high-speed train initiative, Baltimore-Washington
Maglev.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, and
government and community organizations committed to strengthening
underserved neighborhoods. Benefits to the ten designated neighborhoods
are expected to stabilize property values and improve quality of
life.
Holy Nativity and St. John’s
Development Corporation $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward construction costs of the Pimlico Road Arts and Community
Center, to house Head Start, after-school programs, and a family
support center. The center will offer parenting programs for families
in the Lower Park Heights community.
Homes for America $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For legal fees incurred in connection with the development of housing
for families relocating from Baltimore City public housing into
stable mixed-income communities in metropolitan Baltimore.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of marketing activities to promote the benefits
of living in Baltimore City. The center provides information on
its Web site, including neighborhood profiles, buyers’ incentive
programs, and benefits of city living. The overall goals of these
efforts are to reverse the loss of population, and increase Baltimore
City’s tax base.
Maryland Art Place $40,000
Baltimore, MD
For renovation costs, including replacement of the HVAC system and
refurbishment of the elevator in the building owned by Maryland
Art Place at 218 West Saratoga Street. The building houses two nonprofits:
Citizens Planning and Housing Association and the Maryland Center
for Arts and Technology.
Midtown Community Benefits
District, Inc. $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward construction of the Mount Vernon Children’s Park on
Calvert Street. This enhancement is designed to provide a safe recreational
area for families living in the neighborhood.
Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville,
Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of supporting a marketing program in the Greater
Lauraville communities. The program offers financing and counseling
to owners of residential and commercial properties to stimulate
investment and renovation activity.
Patterson Park Community Development
Corporation (CDC) $20,000
Baltimore, MD
To fund the cleaning of streets and alleys in a 22-block area of
the Patterson Park community. This effort is designed to help eliminate
unsightly trash and create a visually appealing, comfortable and
secure environment.
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs of a position to provide oversight of all
planned development and construction projects. Through purchase
and rehabilitation of housing stock for resale to homeowners or
for rent to responsible tenants, the CDC is helping to repopulate
the area and invigorate real estate prices.
People’s Homesteading
Group $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the redevelopment of eight vacant houses on East
22nd Street as part of Anchors of Hope, a homeownership program
serving low-income families in the Barclay-Greenmount community.
The purpose of this project is to reclaim deteriorated houses and
renovate them for homeownership. Targeted buyers will have incomes
between 50 and 80 percent of the area’s median income.
Public Justice Center $75,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Tenant Advocacy Project to help reduce evictions
and eliminate the practice of allowing tenant belongings to be placed
on the curb. The center will focus on building support for eviction
reform by completing legal research, drafting legislative proposals,
and providing testimony in hearings before judges and legislators.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the legal services initiative to fight
predatory real estate practices in Baltimore City. The center will
bring lawsuits against property sellers, mortgage brokers, appraisers,
and title companies involved in fraudulent practices. Efforts will
include education about deceptive home sales.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$150,000
Baltimore, MD
To fund the purchase of 60 vacant houses in Northeast Baltimore.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center is serving as an Asset Control manager
for FHA foreclosures of the houses being renovated and sold to new
homeowners in a long-range effort to stabilize the neighborhoods
and raise standards of renovation.
Sandtown Habitat for Humanity
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the renovation of 25 vacant row houses in the Sandtown-Winchester
community. The initiative is designed to increase homeownership
for low-income families. Because volunteers from Sandtown-Winchester
and the larger community are donating labor, the costs of the houses
are kept affordable.
Southeast Community Development
Corporation $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For renovation of the historic United Democratic Club building in
Southeast Baltimore. The rehabilitation and sale of this property
is expected to stimulate investment in the community.
CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT
1000 Friends of Maryland $60,000
Baltimore, MD
To support the Partners for Open Space campaign to help restore
the funding for Maryland’s land conservation. The partners,
a coalition of more than 120 environmental organizations across
Maryland, plan to launch an educational program to showcase the
long-term benefits to the community of continuing statewide land
conservation initiatives, park improvements, and newly acquired
public land.
1000 Friends of Maryland $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For an organizational assessment and development of a strategic
plan. As a leading environmental advocacy organization, 1000 Friends
is a public voice for preserving Maryland’s natural resources
and open space while encouraging planned growth and redevelopment,
and reinvestment in older neighborhoods.
American Farmland Trust $50,000
Washington, DC
For activities to ensure the continued success of the Maryland Agricultural
Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) program, a cornerstone of Maryland’s
efforts to preserve farmland. Plans include the formation of a blue-ribbon
commission to develop a vision for agricultural communities by examining
the current state of agriculture, and recommendations that would
allow the sector to remain a competitive and vibrant economic asset.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $5,000
Annapolis, MD
In support of the 2005 Environmental Legislative Summit.
Herring Run Watershed Association
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing costs to increase local efforts to restore the Herring
Run Watershed. The association has played a major role in environmental
monitoring of illegal industrial dumps and sewage pipe leakages,
and has advocated for stream cleanups, tree plantings, installations
of rain gardens, and other bio-retention modifications in homes
and schoolyards.
Maryland Environmental Service
$25,000
Annapolis, MD
For the production, installation, and monitoring of Reef Balls (artificial
reefs) as part of the Department of Natural Resources’ Artificial
Reef Project. The program will help restore degraded or damaged
natural reefs that are home to oysters and fish in the Chesapeake
Bay.
EDUCATION
Archdiocese of Baltimore $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of tuition at area parochial schools for children
of buyers of Patterson Park Community Development Corporation homes.
Baltimore Academies/National
Academy Foundation School $27,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the design and installation of a new state-of-the-art
National Academy Foundation kitchen to be used for the culinary
portion of the Academy of Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality at its
new location on the Digital Harbor Campus. This program provides
an intensive four-year school-to-work curriculum that enables high
school students to participate in internships.
Baltimore City Public School
System $110,000
Baltimore, MD
For salaries and benefits of five Baltimore City Public School System
teachers who had been furloughed in the spring of 2004 for budgetary
reasons.
Baltimore City Public School
System/The Midtown Academy $50,000
Baltimore, MD
To help cover costs of improvements at The Midtown Academy, operating
as a K – 8 “new school,” formed by a grassroots
coalition of parents and teachers in the Reservoir Hill and Bolton
Hill neighborhoods. In addition to its basic curriculum, the school,
enriched by private funding, offers art, music, Spanish, and physical
education.
Baltimore City Public School
System/ National Academic League $138,400
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2004-2005 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore
City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic
programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated
with athletic events.
Baltimore Curriculum Project,
Inc. $580,800
Baltimore, MD
For continued implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project
for the 2004-2005 school year. The project, which provides management
oversight of three Baltimore City public schools as part of the
New Schools Initiative, offers a combination of the Direct Instruction
and Core Knowledge curricula, and serves as an incubator for pilot
strategies. During the current year, the Baltimore Curriculum Project
will continue to align Direct Instruction and test preparation to
the new Maryland State Assessments and develop a middle school curriculum
integrating Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction, and Algebra I.
Baltimore Curriculum Project,
Inc. $12,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of books and materials to establish 22 classroom
libraries at Collington Square Elementary School.
Baltimore Kids Chess League,
Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to implementation of the Baltimore City Public
School Chess Education Project, an after-school program for elementary
school students. The goal of the project is to increase the number
of after-school chess clubs in elementary schools by providing education
materials and instructors to work with teacher-coaches, sponsoring
chess activities, and encouraging children to attend competitive
regional and national chess tournaments.
The Baraka School, Inc $34,000
Baltimore, MD
For final expenses associated with maintaining The Baraka School
property until the lease expires on December 31, 2005. The Baraka
School, now closed, was a boarding school located in Kenya, East
Africa, serving underachieving Baltimore City middle school boys.
The Center for Education Reform
$10,000
Washington, DC
Toward the Charter School Resource Fund to support the development
of charter schools in Baltimore City.
Commonweal Foundation, Inc.
$18,000
Silver Spring, MD
For support of the 2004-2005 Pathways to Success Boarding School
Scholarship Program for four students from Baltimore City. Pathways
scholars are required to have summer jobs and participate in school-based
employment or community service during the school year.
Coppin State University $50,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Talented Ten Mentoring Program for 40 at-risk
African-American males attending Rosemont Elementary School, Lemmel
Middle School, and Douglass High School, all located in the Coppin
“Urban Education Corridor.” The program offers mentoring,
tutoring, summer academic enrichment, field trips, and exposure
to cultural events for students who demonstrate a high potential
for academic success but have encountered social, personal, or financial
barriers.
Core Knowledge Foundation $125,726
Charlottesville, VA
For continued implementation of a five-year demonstration project
of the Core Knowledge Preschool Curriculum in all Baltimore County
Head Start Centers, and in pre-K programs in four Baltimore City
public schools. Professional development and the providing of resources
in literacy, math, science, social skills, and the arts are intended
to improve the quality of instruction and raise the level of teacher
competence, with the aim of increasing students’ achievement.
Priorities include completion of the Core Knowledge training in
art, development of a Core Knowledge certification process, and
establishment of a summer institute for teachers on supervision
and mentoring.
Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP) $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For the salary and expenses of a facilitator to help increase the
high school graduation rate among 54 former Baraka School graduates
and to provide them with resources to pursue post-secondary education
or career training. Support includes tutorial assistance with locating
employment and access to college and career opportunities.
Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP) $114,300
Baltimore, MD
To provide one-on-one mentoring to help 100 at-risk students at
two new high schools located on the Southwestern Campus reach their
academic potential: first, by graduating from high school; and second,
by pursuing post-secondary education or career training. EOP provides
a full-time facilitator at each school to offer one-on-one mentoring,
along with support for academic and social programs, monitoring
of attendance and academic progress, tutorials, advocacy on behalf
of the students within the school and community, assistance with
locating part-time employment, and college and career counseling.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Teaching That Works, a math curriculum
and instruction initiative for fourth- and fifth-grade teachers
in Baltimore City public schools. Teaching That Works aligns the
Baltimore City math curriculum with Maryland’s new testing
program. With this grant, teachers in the county school systems
can receive online guidance and can access lesson plans and materials
that have proved successful in raising achievement in city schools.
Goucher College $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For start-up costs of the Goucher Collective in the Old Goucher
Historic District, including rent, utilities and furniture, to implement
after-school programs for Baltimore City public school students.
Goucher’s goal for the program is to help revitalize the South
Charles Village neighborhood by partnering nonprofit service organizations
with at-risk youth and Goucher students.
The Ingenuity Project $500,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2004-2005 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math
and science curriculum for more than 475 Baltimore City public elementary,
middle, and high school students. Its purpose is to identify and
develop nationally competitive math, science, and engineering students.
The Johns Hopkins University/
Center for Social Organization of Schools $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity Program at two
new high schools located at the Southwestern Campus.
The Johns Hopkins University/
Center for Social Organization of Schools $30,700
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluation of the impact of new teachers hired by the Baltimore
City Public School System. At the point of hiring, this study will
make comparisons among: 1) teachers who have full professional certification;
2) teachers who have alternative certification (such as Teach For
America and the Baltimore Teaching Residency Program); 3) and teachers
who have conditional certification. The evaluation will study teacher
retention and daily attendance, PRAXIS (national teacher certification
test) scores, contract renewal rates, subject-area expertise, and
tuition reimbursement.
KIPP Baltimore, Inc . $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating expenses for the 2004-2005 school year at the KIPP
Ujima Academy for fifth to eighth-grade students. KIPP offers an
academically intensive college-preparatory middle school program
as part of the Baltimore City Public School System’s New Schools
Initiative. This academic model requires students to spend an additional
two and a half hours a day at school, attend summer school, and
enrichment activities on Saturdays.
Office of the Mayor $60,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowships for the summer of
2004. The purpose of the fellowships is to increase the number of
talented graduate and undergraduate students who have an interest
in public service to work in Baltimore City government.
Office of the Mayor $25,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Believe in Our Schools Campaign. The focus of
the campaign is to seek private funding partners to support facility
improvements in Baltimore City public schools.
Partnership For Learning $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For the staffing of an education coordinator and the purchase of
education materials for an initiative designed to reduce recidivism
and increase academic outcomes of first-time juvenile offenders
with learning difficulties. The partnership’s program provides
literacy tutoring, mentoring and motivational services.
The Piney Woods School $90,690 Piney Woods, MS
To provide scholarships at a boarding school in Mississippi for
selected, underachieving at-risk male students from Baltimore City
for the 2004-2005 school year. The grant includes funding for a
counselor to encourage positive attitudes, appropriate social behavior,
and academic achievement.
Roland Park Library Initiative,
Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
A challenge grant for the expansion and renovation of the Roland
Park branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The library provides
resources and support for the students attending Roland Park Elementary/
Middle School.
The SEED Foundation $185,800
Washington, DC
For a feasibility study and planning grant for establishment of
a college preparatory public boarding school to serve disadvantaged
students in Baltimore City. By providing safe and comfortable room
and board, and a network of support involving parents, teachers,
house parents, counselors, and boarding community coordinators,
this residential school will address challenges facing urban youth.
Sisters Academy of Baltimore
$40,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward start-up costs for the establishment of a parochial middle
school for at-risk adolescent girls in West Baltimore. The school
offers scholarships, small classes, an extended school day, increased
parental involvement, and faith-based learning.
Teach For America $180,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to the cost of recruiting, selecting, training,
and building a support network for Teach For America corps members
teaching in Baltimore City public schools. These recent college
graduates make a two-year commitment and are offered an opportunity
to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching at The Johns Hopkins University.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Adopt A Block, Inc. $49,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a 24-foot panel truck, and for hiring and training
a formerly homeless person to become its licensed driver. “A
Can Can Make a Difference,” a component of Adopt A Block,
distributes food to local outreach food programs, soup kitchens,
churches, and homeless shelters. The truck is considered essential
for picking up and distributing donated food.
AIDS Interfaith Residential
Services, Inc. (AIRS) $12,500
Baltimore, MD
To cover closing costs for the acquisition of two, single-family
homes for low-income, homeless families living with HIV/AIDS. In
addition to providing service-enriched, quality housing in stable
neighborhoods, AIRS counselors assist clients with medical care,
job training, income, and life-skills training.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
A challenge grant for support of the Turn Around Program (TAP),
a transition program providing re-entry services, intensive case
management, and empowerment training for female ex-offenders. On
leaving prison, they may ask to participate in TAP as a condition
of their parole. Upon returning to the community, they must make
a one-year commitment to the program.
Baltimore ACORN/American Institute
for Social Justice $74,450
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing of the Environmental Justice Initiative, a lead
paint abatement initiative. The program combines grassroots outreach,
education, lead testing, and legal advocacy, in targeted, high-risk
neighborhoods in the Park Heights area. By designing a self-assessment
checklist and action plan for parents and day care providers, ACORN
inspectors (with the consent of tenants) will test the properties
for lead poisoning and file court orders to have landlords clean
up properties not in compliance.
Baltimore City Healthy Start,
Inc. $60,000
Baltimore, MD
To complete the renovation of a seven-bedroom house and adjoining
Laundromat in Southwest Baltimore for use as a transitional housing
facility for Recovery In Community (RIC) clients. As a state-certified
outpatient program, RIC offers outreach, comprehensive on-site case
management, on-site auricular acupuncture, and help in finding employment.
Baltimore Mental Health Systems,
Inc. $86,000
Baltimore, MD
For the implementation of a pilot project designed by the Mental
Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training. The project
provides mental health treatment to low-income people suffering
from depression, and not currently accessing care through the public
mental health system.
Baltimore Stars Coalition/AAU
$38,600
Baltimore, MD
Four grants toward operating costs of the Baltimore Stars Basketball
Program, serving 8- to 17-year-old inner-city boys. Formed as a
cooperative effort among Baltimore City recreation centers, the
coalition selects the players it feels are best qualified to represent
Baltimore City in state and national competitions.
The Baltimore Station (formerly
South Baltimore Homeless Shelter) $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward start-up and operating costs of the renovated Seton Hill
fire station, now operating as a residential addiction recovery
program for homeless men. With a 25-bed capacity, Seton Hill offers
long-term supportive transitional services that address drug and
alcohol addiction.
Banner Neighborhoods Community
Corporation $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Patterson Park Youth Program, developed
to provide activities for more than 400 neighborhood children. The
program includes support of basketball and football leagues, reading
and art clubs, and a summer youth employment program. Adult volunteers
serve as coaches, mentors, teachers, and tutors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Central Maryland, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of Amachi, a mentoring program for children whose parent
(or parents) are incarcerated. The program will place 335 children
with adult mentors. It is expected that the selective placements
will lead to improvement in the children’s school performance
and help in combating substance abuse, increase children’s
and parents’ self-confidence, and stabilize relationships
among peers and teachers.
Bon Secours of Maryland Foundation
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
Third-year support of the Bon Secours Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
Program (YEEP), designed to break the cycle of low graduation rates
and poor employment histories. YEEP has been developed to help 90
high school youth living or going to school in Southwest Baltimore
obtain after-school and summer employment, and plan careers. The
program offers 12 training sessions in job readiness, leadership,
and job placement; six weeks of bi-weekly financial literacy classes;
and career/post-high school education classes.
Catholic Charities $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding toward the construction of the new Our Daily Bread
Employment Center. The center will house four programs: Our Daily
Bread, supported by volunteers and donors, serving meals to an average
of 750 homeless people per day and breakfast on weekdays to more
than 100 seniors and disabled persons; Christopher’s Place
Employment Academy, a residential program helping homeless men find
and maintain full-time employment at a living wage and permanent
housing; St. Jude’s Employment Center, providing poor, homeless,
and disadvantaged persons with a transition back into the work force;
and The Samaritan Center, providing travelers’ aid service
and bus vouchers to homeless persons who want to leave Baltimore
City to reunite with family, find employment, or access substance
abuse treatment.
The Center for Fathers, Families
and Workforce Development $400,000
Baltimore, MD
Sixth-year funding of STRIVE Baltimore, a comprehensive job training
and placement service for unemployed and underemployed men and women.
The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through
workshops that focus on attitude modification and job readiness.
Core services include job placement with long-term follow-up, one-on-one
and group counseling, and case management.
Chase Brexton Health Services
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for renovation costs of a facility at 10 West Eager
Street to house the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for substance-abuse
treatment. Heroin is the drug of choice for approximately 45,000
people in Baltimore City; not surprisingly, the incidence of intravenous
drug use among Baltimore City’s poor is high. The IOP addresses
the multiple health needs of this high-risk population.
Coalition to End Childhood
Lead Poisoning $81,500
Baltimore, MD
For staffing and related costs to expand legal representation of
tenants in Rent Court. The funding will be used by the staff to
educate clerks and judges about a new law requiring landlords to
register and comply with lead paint laws before filing a complaint
in Rent Court. The law has the potential to reduce the number of
eviction cases while increasing compliance with childhood lead paint
laws. It is expected that the laws will improve housing conditions
and lower the incidence of childhood lead poisoning.
The Enterprise Foundation $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For the expansion of the Re-entry Partnership (REP) Initiative,
a program designed to help prepare inmates for transition from prison
back into their communities. The program incorporates pre-release
and post-release components. As part of the case management re-entry
plan, ex-offenders participate in vocational and educational programs
prior to being transferred to the Metropolitan Transition Center.
Support services include transportation of the ex-offender, so that
upon release the individual is linked directly with community resources.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$31,400
Baltimore, MD
Capital grant for the development of the Collington Square Oxford
House, a residential drug treatment program for eight men in recovery.
The model provides a structured environment for addicts who have
stabilized their lives and found employment, but who require peer
support and reinforcement of a small, drug-free community.
The Family League of Baltimore
City, Inc. $58,586
Baltimore, MD
In support of Baltimore’s Success by 6® Partnership, created
to provide early literacy activities in family child care and home
visiting programs. The programs offer parents and day care providers
with tools to build children’s language skills.
Glenwood Life Counseling Center
$75,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant to construct a 6,000 square-foot, two-story addition
to the existing facility. The expansion will eliminate serious overcrowding
which occurred when the program took on an additional 200 clients
several years ago. Glenwood Life is currently providing drug treatment
services to more than 600 clients.
Goodwill Industries of the
Chesapeake, Inc $180,000
Baltimore, MD
Fourth-year funding for the SEETTS Program (Supporting Ex-Offenders
in Employment, Training, and Transitional Services), a workforce
development initiative for persons leaving Maryland prisons and
returning to Baltimore City. The job readiness program provides
14 weeks of transitional services for up to 120 former inmates at
a time and assists participants in securing gainful employment.
Greater Baltimore Tennis Patrons
Association, Inc . $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For the expansion of an after-school and summer tennis program for
300 at-risk children in the Barclay, Waverly, Coldstream, and Pen
Lucy communities. The eight-week after-school program is being offered
to 96 middle school students. It operates two hours a day, two days
a week with one hour of instruction and play and one hour devoted
to homework assistance and tutoring, and incorporates a mentoring
curriculum. Coaches work with 24 underserved youth, selected on
the basis of aptitude, effort, capability, and home support, at
least three hours per week during the year.
Housing Authority of Baltimore
City $92,625
Baltimore, MD
Second-year funding of the Special Mobility Housing Choice Voucher
Program established in accordance with the Thompson v. HUD partial
consent decree. The program provides financial assistance and counseling
to families served by the Section 8 Mobility Counseling Program,
and is designed to encourage rental assistance recipients to move
out of inner-city neighborhoods into surrounding neighborhoods in
the region.
Housing Authority of Baltimore
City $108,800
Baltimore, MD
Two grants providing security deposits and post-placement transportation
assistance for the Special Mobility Housing Choice Voucher Program.
This program is available to residents of public housing and applicants
on the public housing/Section 8 waiting list; applicants must pass
a criminal background check and be willing to move to a non-impacted
area. Program counselors review participants’ credit histories
and finances, encourage them to develop a savings plan, and help
in the search for housing.
The Johns Hopkins Institute
for Policy Studies $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Second-year funding for the completion of the “State of Baltimore’s
Workforce System” report, which provides a detailed description
of Baltimore’s local workforce development system, focusing
on the city’s network of one-stop career centers. The report
includes a description of who are served by the career centers,
the wages of job seekers before and after service, a listing of
employers who hire career center job seekers, and an analysis of
how well the career center network meets U.S. Department of Labor
measures. The report is intended to provide an annual assessment
of Baltimore’s workforce system, and will be used as a tool
to improve the city’s services to job seekers and employers.
The Johns Hopkins Urban Health
Institute $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Community Health Worker Program, which provides
free health services to the uninsured in East Baltimore. The institute
will recruit ten Americorps volunteers from East Baltimore to serve
as community health workers; after training, each worker will follow
as many as 50 patients, providing individual medical monitoring
and support through home visits and telephone calls. The status
of each patient will be tracked by computers.
The Justice Policy Institute
$50,000
Washington, DC
To provide research and guidance to the Campaign for Treatment Not
Incarceration, designed to reduce Maryland’s prison population
and expand drug treatment and alternatives to incarceration.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Fifth-year funding of the Child Support/Barriers to Employment Project,
an initiative designed to address the financial needs of noncustodial
parents with child support obligations. The program provides individual
representation to more than 200 noncustodial parents, addressing
systemic problems within the child support enforcement system.
Little Rock Missionary Baptist
Church $41,875
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for renovation to the church and community center
to allow for expanding outreach programs serving needy residents
in East Baltimore. Working with the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute,
the church offers a food pantry, a six-week summer camp for 40 children,
a computer literacy program, and, in partnership with Civic Works,
neighborhood cleanups and gardens.
Maryland Food Bank $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward capital expenditures related to the renovation of an 87,000
square-foot warehouse to be used as the headquarters of Maryland’s
redistribution center of surplus and reusable food. The food is
donated by the food industry to more than 900 community food providers
statewide, including soup kitchens, food pantries, emergency shelters,
and school pantries. It is expected that the food bank will be able
to increase the amount of food distributed by 30 percent within
three years.
Maryland Society for Sight
$19,970
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Mobile Eye Care for the Homeless Expansion
Program. The program’s van visits five locations each month
and provides free eye examinations and glasses.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers
Service $50,000
Baltimore, MD
To support the Baltimore CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope)
Campaign. The initiative, a free income tax preparation service,
is designed to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit
(EITC). Its goal is to increase the number of tax returns prepared
for low-income taxpayers eligible to receive the EITC.
Mayor’s Office of Employment
Development $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a plan to guide the city toward a coordinated
approach to the needs of Baltimore’s ex-offender population.
The plan includes an evaluation of existing re-entry programs, feasibility
of expanding programs, and consideration of consolidating existing
resources into a one-stop center.
Mercy Health Services, Inc
. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
To help underwrite expenses related to the Supportive Housing Program
and Family Violence Response Program designed to support homeless
and low-income persons in Baltimore City. The program provides one-on-one
and group counseling for shelter residents.
Moveable Feast $59,333
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Culinary Arts and Life Skills Training
Program for unemployed and underemployed Baltimore City residents.
Successful participants of the 12-week program, offered three times
a year, receive certificates in culinary arts, CPR, first aid, and
safe food handling. Graduates are placed in entry-level food service
positions that pay $8.50 an hour, plus benefits.
NAMI-Metropolitan Baltimore,
Inc $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For the expansion of educational services designed to reach low-income
families in Baltimore City who have children suffering from mental
illness. Customized information packets, comprehensive resource
notebooks, one-on-one assistance through NAMI’s help line,
and a series of workshops addressing child and adolescent mental
health issues are made available.
NCADD-Maryland (National Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence) $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of a consultant to provide research and policy guidance
on drug treatment issues for the general public and policymakers,
and oversight for NCADD committees in the area of drug addiction
Park West Health System, Inc./
Park West Medical Center $55,000
Baltimore, MD
For the establishment of the Hidden Gardens HIV and Substance Abuse
Program, a buprenorphine detoxification and stabilization initiative
designed to address the problem of HIV-positive heroin users in
the Park Heights corridor. Buprenorphine reduces the suffering associated
with withdrawal; the less painful withdrawal experience increases
the likelihood that an addict will complete detoxification, considered
the first critical step toward abstinence, and will be more receptive
to treatment services offered at the center.
Parks & People Foundation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Hooked on Sports program for more than 1,100 Baltimore
City public school students. The program, which includes lacrosse,
baseball, volleyball, and soccer, provides opportunities for organized
and safe after-school activity. Participants are required to maintain
at least a C average and 90 percent attendance.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland,
Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for the renovation of a building at 330 North Howard
Street, to create a restructured facility designed to house a downsized
operation. The building will include space for Planned Parenthood’s
recently expanded training and education program.
Quarterway Houses, Inc. $10,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Staff Tuition Reimbursement Plan for clinical
staff of the Tuerk House. It is expected that the program will increase
staff retention, improve levels of certification, and encourage
professional development.
Rose Street Community Center
$450,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued support of rehabilitation services for
ex-offenders, residents recovering from substance abuse, and at-risk
youth. The center provides transitional housing and case management
to an average of 30 men per week, linking them to employment. It
provides stipends to an average of 40 other participants each week
to assist with living expenses, and provides youth with after-school
and community activities.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore,
Inc. $80,000
Baltimore, MD
For the establishment of the Learn to Earn Program, a job training
readiness program at the St. Ambrose Outreach Center. The program
helps participants improve language arts, math, and computer skills;
prepare and obtain GEDs; and seek, secure and retain jobs.
The Samaritan Center $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued funding of the Travel Voucher Program,
which helps homeless people in need of travel assistance. The programs
provide bus vouchers to more than 400 homeless people who want to
leave Baltimore to reunite with family, find employment, or receive
treatment for substance abuse.
The Shepherd’s Clinic
$49,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward malpractice insurance required for the clinic to provide
free or minimal cost primary medical and dental care to uninsured
persons in Baltimore City.
South Baltimore Emergency Relief,
Inc. $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For partial funding of food pantry and energy assistance
programs serving more than 150 clients per month.
A Step Forward, Inc. $35,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of a residential program for men and women with histories
of addiction released from prison and returning to society. A Step
Forward manages five transitional houses for ex-offenders and operates
as a certified halfway house.
Transitioning Lives, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
A challenge grant for the expansion of services provided by a residential
re-entry program for ex-offenders. Transitioning Lives houses six
men in a structured, residential environment for a period of up
to six months. Each resident is expected to participate in substance
abuse and vocational counseling, NA/AA meetings; to contribute toward
rent and food; and to participate in housecleaning and kitchen responsibilities.
United Way of Central Maryland
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of United Way’s effort to address health
and human services in the Central Maryland region.
University of Maryland Medical
System $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses related to the Breathmobile program for asthma treatment
of inner-city children in Baltimore City public schools. The program,
which delivers state-of-the-art asthma care to more than 400 children,
is expected to decrease asthma attacks, absenteeism, and emergency
room visits. Data collected will assess the program’s effectiveness.
Vehicles for Change, Inc .
$45,000
Elkridge, MD
Sixth-year funding of a transportation program structured to provide
45 reconditioned cars to low-income residents of Baltimore City
who need cars to obtain and hold living wage jobs, and to transport
children to child care.
Washington Village/Pigtown
Neighborhood Planning Council, Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For staffing at the Family Support and Career Center to plan and
implement the Managed Work Services model. Managed Work Services
contracts with businesses to staff high turnover, entry-level positions.
Residents gain valuable work experience in these temporary, transitional
jobs, and are then placed into permanent jobs.
OTHER
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $7,500
Baltimore, MD
For 2004 membership dues.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS OF $5,000 OR LESS HAVE BEEN AWARDED
TO THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:
ARTS AND CULTURE
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts $1,000Downtown
Partnership of Baltimore.$3,000Emmart Memorial Award$2,500High Zero
Foundation.$5,000Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation $5,000
Maryland Federation of Art $5,000Maryland Public Broadcasting Foundation.$5,000Museum
of Ceramic Art$4,000Museum of Ceramic Art$1,000
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore Development Corporation $5,000
Baltimore Marketing Association $1,000
Carroll Museums, Inc. $3,732
Charles Village Community Foundation, Inc. $5,000
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity $5,000
Friends of Mt. Vernon Place $5,000
International Center for Sustainable Development $5,000
International Center for Sustainable Development $1,000
League of Women Voters of Maryland, Inc. $1,525
Maryland Center for Community Development $3,250
Natural History Society of Maryland $5,000
Neighborhood Design Center $4,504
Office of the Mayor $5,000
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center $5,000
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center $600
CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT
Chesapeake Bay Trust $2,500
South River Federation $5,000
EDUCATION
Alumni & Friends of Roland Park Public School$5,000
A.S.K., Inc$5,000
Baltimore City College Alumni Association$5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College $1,500
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College $4,638
Baltimore City Public School System/Harbor City High School $1,000
Baltimore City Public School System/
Maryland Summer Center for Gifted and Talented Youth.
$5,000 Baltimore City Public School System/Roland Park Elementary/
Middle School $5,000
Baltimore City Public School System/Thurgood Marshall High School
$5,000
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs $5,000
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc. $3,000
The Community School, Inc. $5,000
Gilman School $5,000
Gilman School $5,000
The GreenMount School $5,000
Hadassah of Greater Baltimore $2,500
The Johns Hopkins University/All Politics is Local Symposium $2,575
The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Summer Learning $2,000
The Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies $5,000
Macedonia Baptist Church $5,000
The Piney Woods School $1,000
St. Katherine School $3,775
Stadium School Youth Dreamers, Inc. $1,000
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Art With A Heart $5,000
Baltimore City Health Department $3,500
Baltimore City Office of Homeless Services $5,000
Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. $1,000
Baltimore Youth Hockey Club, Inc. $5,000
Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance, Inc. $5,000
Center for Poverty Solutions/Maryland Justice Coalition $ 500
Charles Village Community Foundation $3,220
Church of the Redeemer/Boots for Baltimore $500
East Baltimore Church of God $650
The Enterprise Foundation $5,000
Frederick Community Action Agency $5,000
Glenwood Life Counseling Center $5,000
Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc. $5,000
Hampden Family Center $5,000
Health Care for the Homeless $5,000
Innovative Housing Institute $5,000
Koinonia Baptist Church $5,000
Madison Square Buccaneers Inner-City Youth Program, Inc. $2,500
Poverty & Race Research Action Council $5,000
Public Justice Center, Inc. $5,000
The Salvation Army $5,000
Santa Claus Anonymous $5,000
The Schapiro Training & Employment Program $5,000
Seneca Women’s Fund $5,000
Sylvan Beach Foundation, Inc. $4,500
Tai Sophia Institute $5,000
TuTTie’s Place $4,000
OTHER
The Foundation Center $1,000
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