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2009 Grants
The following grants are among those awarded in 2009/10.
Education
Health and Human Services
Criminal Justice and Addictions
Workforce Development
Conservation
Arts and Culture
Other
EDUCATION
ACLU Foundation of Maryland,
Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore City Education Reform Project,
designed to ensure that schools serving disadvantaged students receive
equal funding and resources. The grant will also provide for monitoring
of the Baltimore City Public School System’s budget allocations
in an effort to assess the impact of increased expenditures on academic
achievements.
Arts Education in Maryland
Schools Alliance $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of programs developed to integrate
arts studies into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued funding of Supporting Public Schools of Choice, an
advocacy and technical assistance project designed to strengthen
charter, new, innovation, and transformation schools in Baltimore
City, with a focus on increasing the achievement of students in
these schools. Along with the Coalition of Baltimore Charter Schools,
the initiative advocates for a collective voice of Baltimore City’s
charter and other new schools, greater local autonomy, a stronger
state charter law, and positive outcomes for children attending
these schools.
Baltimore City Public School
System/
Baltimore Montessori Charter School $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward final expenses of roof repairs necessary to bring the former
Mildred Monroe Elementary School building up to code. The charter
school is serving as Baltimore’s first public school to offer
the Montessori curriculum.
Baltimore City Public School
System/
National Academic League $155,950
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2009-2010 National Academic League (NAL) in 26
Baltimore City public middle grades schools. The NAL games are designed
to function as an athletic event, with team practices after school
two to three times a week under the guidance of teacher mentors
(coaches). Interscholastic competitions are held every two weeks.
Teams that place first and second go on to compete in the national
tournament through video conferencing. The goal is to strengthen
student knowledge in all disciplines, particularly mathematics.
Baltimore City Public School
System/
National Academy Foundation High School (NAF) $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses in support of creating a preliminary design concept
for renovations of the former Dunbar Middle School building to accommodate
the NAF Preparatory School.
Baltimore City Public School
System/
National Academy Foundation High School (NAF) $60,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the establishment of an Academy of Engineering
for the 2011-2012 school year. NAF will expand its career and technology
program with an Academy of Engineering designed to prepare graduates
for entrance into post-secondary engineering and technology curricula.
Baltimore County Agricultural
Resource Center $5,000
Monkton, MD
For the rental of a diesel tractor to be used for the establishment
of the Great Kids Farm Project run by Baltimore City public schools.
The farm equipment will help transform the abandoned 33-acre former
Bragg Nature Center into a functioning organic farm for an educational
and vocational training setting linked to the Baltimore City Public
School System’s Farm to Cafeteria initiative.
Baltimore Reads, Inc. $21,680
Baltimore, MD
Toward the creation of a business plan for financial stability of
the Baltimore Reads Book Bank, which provides donated books to city
schools and community programs. The plan will explore a social entrepreneurship
model to create a Book Exchange as a revenue stream.
Boys’ Latin School of
Maryland $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide tutoring, a meal plan, and related expenses for a former
Baraka School student for the 2008-2009 school year.
CollegeBound Foundation $49,400
Baltimore, MD
For fourth-year support of the College Retention Project for Last
Dollar Grant scholarship recipients at nine participating colleges
with the goal of increasing college graduation rates. The grant
provides for the hiring of two advisors who will have the responsibility
of linking students with appropriate campus-based services, such
as peer advising, faculty mentoring, academic tutoring, and lifestyle
and financial counseling.
The Community School, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of an alternative school with emphasis on
academics and mentoring, serving youth and adults in the Remington
and Hampden communities. In addition to a full-time individualized
ten-hour day program for high school students, The Community School
is offering a college support program and part-time employment for
students who have enrolled in college.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of the Urban Teacher Center (UTC), the mission
of which is to prepare teachers for the country’s neediest
urban schools. The center recruits candidates, equips them with
state-of-the-art training, and links certification to the performance
of their students. UTC fellows must make a four-year commitment:
one year of residency, followed by three years as a full-time teacher
in a high-needs urban school.
HOPE Worldwide Baltimore $60,000
Ellicott City, MD
Two grants toward support of the TRUTH Youth Services Program for
at-risk males at Northeast Middle School through the 2009-2010 school
year. The program, a year-round effort, provides cognitive development,
field trips, career exploration, mentoring, reading, and training
in life-skills, and a summer learning camp for 40 young men displaying
risk factors in the sixth grade.
Incentive Mentoring Program
$69,056
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of an intensive mentoring program
at Dunbar High School to include identification of a new cohort
of ninth-grade students during the 2009-2010 school year. The program
offers community service activities, after-school tutoring, SAT
preparation, and college access and retention support over the course
of seven years. Teams of eight to 12 mentors, primarily from Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, work with each of the 15 students in
each cohort to provide family-style, one-on-one mentoring two to
seven times a week.
The Ingenuity Project $400,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2009-2010 Ingenuity Project, a gifted and talented
math, science, and research magnet program serving 465 students
in three Baltimore City public middle schools and at Baltimore Polytechnic
High School. The program is designed to qualify students as nationally
competitive, college-bound math, science, and engineering scholars.
Johns Hopkins University/
Center for Social Organization of Schools $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward continued support of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium
(BERC). BERC is a partnership of the Baltimore City public schools,
Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and other civic
and community partners. BERC’s mission is to conduct and disseminate
long- and short-term strategic data analysis and research that informs
decisions about policy and practice to improve the educational life
outcomes of children in Baltimore.
Johns Hopkins University/
Center for Social Organization of Schools $14,033
Baltimore, MD
Fourth- and fifth-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP) at Vivien T. Thomas and Augusta Fells
Savage High Schools. The evaluation will study EOP, a sequential
mentoring program designed to increase graduation rates, and determine
whether, by assessing various criteria, EOP merits replication.
KIPP Baltimore, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the extended day program at the KIPP Ujima
Village Academy and the new elementary school, KIPP Harmony, which
opened in fall 2009. The longer school day and week, and the summer
school, are key components of the program designed to move student
achievement to the top 10 percent in the Baltimore City Public School
System.
Maryland Disability Law Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the CityWide Special Education Advocacy
Project for Baltimore City public school students with disabilities.
The project brings together diverse voices to discuss strategies
that hold promise of making an impact on the delivery of special
education services and outcomes in the areas of funding, discipline,
high school completion, and transitional services.
Maryland Institute College
of Art $16,000
Baltimore, MD
Last Dollar support toward tuition and related fees for a Baltimore
City public school graduate for the 2009-2010 school year.
New Leaders for New Schools
$150,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the New Leaders-Baltimore program to recruit
and develop school principals for Baltimore City public schools,
for the 2009-2010 school year. Following the one-year residency
training, 9 percent of New Leaders “residents” are placed
as principals. There are now more than 40 New Leaders principals
leading city schools.
Peabody Institute of the Johns
Hopkins University $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Music Teacher Mentoring Program, designed
to provide professional development for more than 70 first-year
and returning music teachers in Baltimore City public schools. Two
Peabody mentors offer enhancements to the curriculum: age-appropriate
materials and lesson plans, strategies on effective classroom management
skills, and new methodologies to encourage student engagement.
The Piney Woods School $79,250
Piney Woods, MS
To provide scholarships for nine male students from Baltimore City
to attend a college preparatory boarding school for the 2009-2010
school year, and for the salary of a retention counselor. The counselor
provides a range of services: monitoring class attendance and participation,
overseeing study hall and dormitory behavior, and acting as a liaison
and advocate for students and their families.
Teach For America-Baltimore $135,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for the continuation and expansion of an initiative to
double the number of recent college graduates recruited and trained
to 160, and to provide ongoing support for the 80 returning Teach
For America corps members in Baltimore City public schools.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advocates for Children and
Youth (ACY) $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward continued support of programming designed to improve the
outcomes of Baltimore City children in the child welfare system.
ACY will monitor the implementation of the new family-centered case
practice model and assess the level of in-home supportive services
for families.
Agape Family Empowerment Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses related to the Park Heights Saints football and
cheerleading program for 165 youth in the Park Heights community.
American Civil Liberties Foundation
of Maryland, Inc. (ACLU) $150,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Regional Housing Equity Project. ACLU
will focus on developing a regional housing remedy to enable thousands
of public housing residents to live in high-opportunity areas.
The Avenue Bears/Pop Warner
Little Scholars $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the costs of equipment, uniforms, and insurance for a new
Pop Warner Metropolitan Baltimore football and cheerleading club
for 200 youth, ages 5 to 14, in the Pennsylvania Avenue and Upton
communities.
Baltimore Homeless Services,
Inc. $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding toward the development of a housing and resource
center for homeless persons at 620 Fallsway. In response to the
increasing number of homeless individuals in Baltimore City, the
center will offer housing accommodations and case management for
up to 275 homeless individuals at any one time.
Baltimore Stars Coalition/AAU
$40,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the volunteer-operated Baltimore Stars
Basketball Program for 120 inner-city boys, ages 8 to 17. The program
provides opportunities to compete in AAU state and national basketball
tournaments. In addition to teaching basketball skills, teamwork,
and good sportsmanship, the Stars program provides educational support
for players, including mentoring, tutoring, and SAT preparation.
Catholic Charities $500,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the Project to Transform Lives program at My Sister’s
Place Women’s Center (MSPWC) and for the Pathways to Hope
Project at Our Daily Bread Employment Center (ODBEC). The programs
are designed to expand basic services with on-site medical services
and mental health treatment. MSPWC clients are encouraged to participate
in budgeting, financial literacy, and adult education classes; ODBEC
clients have the opportunity to participate in a variety of job
training programs, including building maintenance, environmental
services, commercial driver’s licenses, and weatherization
tech training.
Civic Works $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For startup costs of the Real Food Farms at Clifton Park. The goals
of the urban farm project are to provide fresh organic food to the
Lake Clifton High School cafeteria, hands-on educational opportunities
for students, the engagement of neighbors in growing produce, job
training opportunities, and green jobs. Starting with three hoop
greenhouses in which to grow produce year-round, the pilot project
will eventually expand to 20 hoop greenhouses.
The Downtown Sailing Center $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For general operating costs of the 2009 Community Outreach initiative
for at-risk, disadvantaged, and disabled youth in Baltimore City.
The program teaches disadvantaged youth to sail, while providing
lessons in safety, self-confidence, communication, leadership skills,
and teamwork.
DRU/Mondawmin Healthy Families,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide supportive services for pregnant women, infants, and
children in the Druid Heights, Reservoir Hill, Upton, and Mondawmin
catchment areas.
Food Research & Action
Center $25,000
Washington, DC
Toward continued support of Maryland Hunger Solutions, an anti-hunger
advocacy program designed to facilitate access to federally funded
nutrition programs for low-income residents of Baltimore City. Focus
will be on expanding the classroom breakfast program, advocating
for improved administrative and legislative policies to eliminate
barriers, and assisting to implement Maryland’s newly approved
after-school, weekend, and holiday supper program for qualifying
children and adults. It will also continue to serve as a resource
for updates on hunger statistics.
Franciscan Center $30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of the Emergency Services Energy Assistance Program.
Services include utility and eviction prevention grants, emergency
food, transportation vouchers, prescription co-pay assistance, financial
counseling, and case management.
Govans Ecumenical Development
Corporation $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward staffing and administrative costs of CARES, a food pantry
and emergency utility assistance, eviction prevention, and prescription
drug assistance program serving more than 4,400 low-income Baltimore
City residents.
Healthy Teen Network $25,000
Baltimore, MD
To develop a strategic plan to reduce the teen birth rate in Baltimore
City by using the Getting to Outcomes planning model. The program
will assess needs and resources, define goals, and evaluate and
determine sustainable programming to help ensure that adolescent
reproductive health efforts are effective.
Historic East Baltimore Community
Action Coalition, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an after-school program three days a week at the
Hattie N. Harrison Community Center for 30 children in need of supervision
and academic support. The staff develops a portfolio for each participant
to mark the progress of work and projects completed over the course
of the year.
Homeless Persons Representation
Project, Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Housing First advocacy project, designed
to reduce barriers to housing for homeless persons through advocacy,
training, legal representation, and monitoring of Baltimore’s
Housing First program.
House of Ruth $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of the Emergency Client Support program designed
for victims of domestic violence and their children. The fund will
be used to address the barriers that victims experience in securing
safe accommodations by helping to pay for short-term motel stays,
security deposits and rent assistance, transportation expenses,
emergency health expenses, and help in securing identification and
citizenship documents.
Housing Authority of Baltimore
City $200,000
Baltimore, MD
Continued support to provide security deposits to as many as 275
families moving to nonimpacted areas outside Baltimore City. Tenants
are given Housing Choice vouchers to move into the private rental
market which offers the opportunity to enjoy greater safety and
security, better schools, and improved health outcomes.
Johns Hopkins Children’s
Center $28,810
Baltimore, MD
For support of a study to determine the effectiveness of the Mothers
and Babies Course, a postpartum depression prevention program serving
low-income African-American women in three Baltimore home visiting
programs. Clients will be screened to determine individual risk
for developing postpartum depression based on personal or family
history. Those determined to be at risk will be randomly assigned
to a treatment group, which will receive a six-session intervention,
or a control group, which will receive standard home visiting services.
If proven effective, the Mothers and Babies Course will be implemented
on a broader scale.
Loving Arms, Inc. $65,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward start-up operating costs and for the purchase and installation
of a fire escape for a short-term residential group home for eight
emotionally disturbed youth in Baltimore City.
Maryland Food Bank $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of the School Pantry Program
to 84 Baltimore City public schools. In exchange for volunteering
in the schools, needy parents receive free bags of food when their
monthly food stamps run out. Over the course of the school year,
counselors connect participating parents to other community resources
and soup kitchens, food pantries, and shelters in the immediate
area. The parents are encouraged to attend nutrition education classes.
Mission Possible Ministries,
Inc. $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For electrical upgrades, fencing, and backyard concrete for three
existing transitional houses that provide housing for 27 homeless
men in West Baltimore. Residents are encouraged to develop life
and job skills and work toward self-sufficiency.
Northeast Youth Association
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating costs of a football league for youth ages five
to 15 in the Mid-Govans community. The season starts in August with
a two-hour practice five days a week during the summer, and three
days per week during the school year, in addition to six Saturday
games.
Parks & People Foundation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Hooked on Sports program serving more
than 1,000 Baltimore City public school students in grades four
through 12. While being taught the basic fundamentals of playing
organized sports and the value of teamwork and fair play, participating
students are required to maintain a “C” average and
a 95 percent school attendance rate.
Paul’s Place, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Hot Lunch and Emergency Assistance
programs for residents of Washington Village/Pigtown. Funding allows
the programs to accommodate basic needs of long-time residents in
an area of entrenched poverty.
Pimlico Road Youth Program
$35,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant toward operating costs of an academic and arts program
for children and youth. The program is a collaboration between St.
John’s Lutheran Church and Holy Nativity Episcopal Church,
and offers a safe place for 45 neighborhood children. The after-school
program provides academic assistance, a computer lab, art, music,
and dance instruction, and recreational activities five days a week.
Public Justice Center $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward production costs of an educational film to be shown in the
Baltimore Juvenile Courthouse for youth entering the foster care
system. The film gives a first-hand glimpse into the process foster
youth face when entering the system, and provides them with a better
understanding of how the Juvenile Court works, individuals’
rights and responsibilities, and how to maximize system benefits.
The Salvation Army $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support for the homeless and needy.
Santa Claus Anonymous $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2009 Santa Claus Anonymous Campaign.
The Shepherd’s Clinic $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating costs to provide primary and specialty health care
to uninsured persons in Baltimore City. With an extensive network
of volunteer medical personnel and its longstanding partnership
with Union Memorial Hospital, Shepherd’s Clinic will be able
to provide high quality, low-cost health care to more than 750 uninsured
Baltimore City residents.
South Baltimore Emergency Relief,
Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For general operating support of the food pantry and energy assistance
programs. The center, which is open Monday through Thursday, provides
food, toiletries, and infant products; and utility, eviction, and
prescription assistance.
South Baltimore Neighborhood
Association $12,500
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the South Baltimore Youth Council, a mentoring
and educational program for at-risk youth. The purpose of the program
is to engage at least 30 young people each week in youth-led council
activities. One of the educational programs focuses on issues related
to crime investigation and trial preparation. Participants will
undertake at least three service projects in collaboration with
community-based organizations.
St. Francis Neighborhood Center $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of The Power Project, an after-school educational,
mentoring, and arts program for 30 at-risk youth, ages five to 18,
in Reservoir Hill. In an effort to increase academic achievement
and self-confidence, the program conducts academic and social needs
assessments, and creates individualized short- and long-term plans
for each child.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AND ADDICTIONS
A Step Forward, Inc. $23,295
Baltimore, MD
For completion of renovations for an Oxford Model Housing Project
serving eight men recovering from substance abuse. The house, in
the Harlem Park community, is a democratically run, self-supporting,
and drug-free home for residents planning to live in permanent housing.
A Step Forward, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For paying utility bills at two transitional housing facilities
serving Baltimore City men and women recovering from substance abuse.
The Answer, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of appliances and payment of one month’s
utility bill for a faith-based residential substance abuse recovery
program providing services to seven clients for up to a six-month
stay.
The Baltimore Station $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward final construction costs for expansion and renovation of
a residential substance abuse treatment program serving 91 homeless
men. The residents are provided with HIV screenings, physical exams,
mental health assessments, follow-up treatments, and referrals to
GED programs and job training.
Beginning Effective Recovery
Together (BERT) $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For replacement furniture in residences served by the BERT supportive
housing program. The goal of BERT is to assist men and women in
developing life skills in preparation for successful reentry into
the community.
Community Mediation Maryland
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward an evaluation of a pilot program providing reentry mediation
to inmates preparing for release from correctional facilities in
Baltimore City.
Dayspring Programs, Inc. $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for the renovation of a former school building to
expand services for homeless persons recovering from substance abuse.
The building will house Dayspring offices, four Head Start programs,
and ten transitional housing units. The construction of a three-story,
24,500 square-foot addition will contain 18 apartments, increasing
total housing capacity by ten units and consolidating Head Start
programs.
Deborah’s Place, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward costs of completing the renovation of a transitional housing
facility for eight women in recovery in the Park Heights community.
Echo House Multi-Service Center
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For funding an architectural conceptual design for a new and expanded
substance abuse treatment facility in West Baltimore.
Episcopal Community Services of Maryland $60,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide transitional housing stipends for 75 ex-offenders enrolled
in the Jericho Reentry Program. Jericho provides stable housing
for clients while they pursue job training and reconnect with family
and friends.
Fountain of Hope, Inc. $10,000
Edgewood, MD
Two grants for emergency costs of supplies and utilities toward
expenses of a housing program serving persons recovering from substance
abuse.
Humanim, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Reality Resource Group residential
housing program in support of Baltimore City residents recovering
from substance abuse.
The Light of Truth Center,
Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovations of 244 North Patterson Park Avenue, a permanent
supportive housing facility for eight formerly homeless women recovering
from substance abuse.
Manifest Wonders Christian
Center $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of furniture and appliances for a new transitional
housing facility to accommodate ten ex-offender women in recovery.
Maryland Community Health Initiatives,
Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for support of expanded health care and drug abuse
treatment services at the Penn North Neighborhood Center. Operating
five days a week, the center provides acupuncture, peer recovery
supportive services such as NA/AA meetings, relapse prevention groups,
life skills, GED classes, and referrals to traditional treatment
and wraparound services.
New Vision House of Hope, Inc.
$27,065
Baltimore, MD
Toward repairs and renovations to a transitional housing facility
serving eight men in the reentry/recovery program.
New Vision House of Hope, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward utility and water bills incurred in the operation of a transitional
house.
No Turning Back, Inc. $20,000
Randallstown, MD
Toward the purchase and renovation of a property for expansion of
support services for ten ex-offenders recovering from substance
abuse.
Recovery In Community (RIC)
$98,175
Baltimore, MD
To continue funding of placements and outreach services for RIC
clients recovering from substance abuse. RIC provides three months
of transitional housing for up to 35 clients who had been living
in environments inappropriate for recovery.
Supportive Housing Group, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide transitional housing and wraparound services to 36 homeless
women and their children for a 12- to 16-month period. In addition
to providing apartments, Supportive Housing Group offers counseling,
a work readiness program, tutoring for children, N/A meetings, and
access to health care in preparation for moving into permanent housing.
Together We Can, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of furniture and appliances for two new facilities
providing housing and support services to men and women reentering
the community.
Transitioning Lives, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For administrative expenses related to the operation of a program
designed to address the needs of returning ex-offenders.
Tuerk House, Inc. $34,250
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of software, to provide training, and to support
the salary of a database coordinator for expansion of programs for
men and women recovering from substance abuse.
TuTTie’s Place $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of appliances to be used in a residential group
home for adolescents.
United Ministries, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for continued support of Earl’s Place, a
transitional housing facility for recovering addicts who are homeless
and/or HIV positive. By providing stable housing for up to 17 homeless
men at any given time, Earl’s Place offers residents the opportunity
to enroll in GED classes and/or participate in job training programs
until they complete the program and are employed, earning sufficient
income to cover the cost of moving into permanent housing.
Women’s Housing Coalition $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding to continue support of the Relapse Prevention/Mental
Health Program for homeless women in Baltimore City. This initiative
includes the training of case managers to detect warning signs of
relapse and strategies so as to assist clients with medication management.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Adopt A Block, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses incurred by Compassion Commission, a youth-driven
program that assembles 200 youth to participate in a week of volunteering.
Projects include renovating a vacant rowhouse, cleanup of alleys
and neighborhood streets, community greening, and painting recreation
centers and public schools in the Greenmount, Station North, and
Oliver Street neighborhoods.
The Baltimore Community Foundation,
Inc. $40,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for support of the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge
pilot project that will operate in selected low- and moderate-income
neighborhoods. The project is designed to instruct residents on
how to reduce high energy costs and consumption. Civic Works will
train neighborhood leaders using their own houses as models.
Banner Neighborhoods Community
Corporation $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Home Maintenance Program developed
to assist more than 130 elderly, low-income homeowners to remain
in their homes in Southeast Baltimore. Banner Neighborhoods makes
minor repairs, undertakes general maintenance, and provides education
about energy-saving measures.
Center for Emerging Media $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For general operating support of the Marc Steiner radio show. The
daily interview format with selected guests, along with follow-up
call-in questions, addresses timely topics of community interest.
Civil Justice, Inc. $90,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an initiative, “Filling a Vital Gap in Foreclosure
Prevention Through Pro Se Bankruptcy.” In addition to counseling,
the project provides legal assistance in an effort to create a plan
to assist homeowners facing foreclosure.
Food Research & Action
Center $20,000
Washington, DC
Toward support of the Maryland Hunger Solutions’ pilot project
to enable low-income households to purchase fresh produce at two
Baltimore City farmers’ markets using their federal nutrition
program benefits. The pilot will provide outreach and incentives
to eligible households and the equipment and training for the farmers’
markets to accept payment through electronic benefit transfers and
debit cards.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.
$75,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, government
agencies, and community organizations committed to strengthening
15 underserved neighborhoods targeted for revitalization. Healthy
Neighborhoods provides grants for marketing, community organizing,
and block projects in an ongoing effort to preserve and improve
the real estate values in selected neighborhoods.
Johns Hopkins Institute for
Policy Studies $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the 2009 Abell Foundation Award in Urban Policy. This award
is given to a graduate student who researches and writes an essay
identifying an urban problem, and proposes a data-based solution.
Johns Hopkins University $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the establishment of The Lieber Institute, a psychiatric
research facility, at the Johns Hopkins Science and Technology Park.
Scientists conducting the research will focus on schizophrenia.
Maryland PIRG Foundation $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward continued support of the Smart Energy Solutions Program,
a statewide campaign designed to promote energy policies on energy
efficiency and conservation.
Neighborhood Housing Services
of Baltimore, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of home rehabilitation services created to enable elderly
and low-income residents to remain in their homes.
Progressive Maryland Education Fund $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of a study on Maryland’s living-wage law. The
study will analyze the number of workers who have benefited from
the law, the amount of additional income they have received, the
cost to the state to implement the law, and the cost to the state
if exemptions were to be eliminated.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward child support modification workshops in the Maryland Reception,
Diagnostic and Classification Center; the Maryland Transition Center
in Baltimore; and the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
in Jessup. The objectives of the workshops are to assist 515 incarcerated
individuals in preparing requests to have their child support orders
modified and following-up with the child support system to ensure
that the support orders have been modified.
Art with a Heart, Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For support and expansion of the 2009 Summer Job Program, a visual
arts program for 30 at-risk youth in the Rose Street community.
As part of the six-week summer work experience, the students created
art pieces, including decoupage furniture and mosaics for sale at
Artscape.
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of a part-time staff position to facilitate
the Workforce Development Affinity Group.
Baltimore Healthcare Access
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the implementation of the EarnBenefits Baltimore Program
in the Baltimore City Detention Center. Baltimore Health Care Access
will serve 487 Baltimore City Detention Center inmates for benefit
eligibility.
CASA of Maryland, Inc. $100,000
Takoma Park, MD
For continued funding of the Baltimore Worker Employment Center
for day laborers and low-income workers. The formal hiring center
offers a safe and organized way to help workers find jobs in construction,
landscaping, home improvement, sanitation, and other day-to-day
low-skilled physical labor-intensive jobs. The center provides a
place to receive workplace rights education, health and safety training,
legal counseling, basic vocational training, and identification
cards.
Center for Urban Families $300,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job training and placement
service for men and women. In a three-week intensive workshop focusing
on job readiness, the STRIVE model emphasizes attitudinal training,
job placement, post-placement support, one-on-one and group counseling,
parenting skills, and case management.
Harbor City Services, Inc.
$15,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward general operating costs of a document management, moving/storage,
and warehouse business providing sheltered employment to Baltimore
City residents with psychiatric disabilities.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$47,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovation costs of 812 North Rose Street to accommodate
four additional beds for disadvantaged residents transitioning into
the workforce. The program provides on-the-job training and real-world
construction experience for six JumpStart program graduates.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, an initiative to increase
the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), now expanded to
20 free tax preparation sites. The campaign identifies EITC-eligible
populations and connects them to asset building resources including
benefits screening through the EarnBenefits software, college financial
aid filing assistance, and credit-repair counseling.
Maryland Center for Arts and
Technology, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of job training programs for
unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City.
The center recruits and trains individuals for positions in health
care and other high growth/high shortage industries.
Maryland Office of Employment
Development $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the YouthWorks 2009 summer jobs program.
Rose Street Community Center
$300,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of rehabilitation services for homeless youth
and adult ex-offenders recovering from substance abuse. The center
provides transitional housing and case management for up to 52 individuals;
and offers opportunities for employment; stipends for living expenses;
referrals to drug treatment; on-site GED classes; job training;
and homework assistance, peer mediation, and art activities, all
designed to reduce gang-related crime.
Seedco $75,000
New York, NY
For expansion and continued support of EarnBenefits Baltimore, a
technical assistance initiative designed to help low-wage workers
and individuals access 24 different federal, state, and city benefits
and income supports.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore,
Inc. $80,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Learn to Earn job training program
at the St. Ambrose Outreach Center. In addition to training in child
care, medical terminology, nursing assistant certification, and
culinary arts, the center offers opportunities for clients to improve
in language arts, math, and computer skills.
Vehicles for Change, Inc. $110,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for the continuation and expansion of an initiative that
sells cars at a very low cost to low-income persons in Baltimore
City.
The Workfirst Foundation $400,000
New York, NY
For the implementation of the Baltimore Ex-Offender Reentry Employment
Program. Participants receive up to four weeks of job readiness
training that includes résumé writing, mock interviews,
computer basics, financial literacy, anger management, and conflict
resolution. After being matched with job opportunities, graduates
are placed into employment.
Year Up Washington, Inc. $115,000
Arlington, VA
For continued support and expansion of the Year Up Baltimore Program,
a workforce development initiative for 40 talented at-risk young
adults, ages 18 to 24. The training prepares participants for entry-level
positions in information technology.
CONSERVATION
1000 Friends of Maryland $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of staffing and expenses related to the Partners
for Open Space campaign, and to advocate for conservation to be
a lead legislative issue. With the use of electronic mail, regional
polls, a website, and timely media events, the coalition of 155
conservation organizations in Maryland will maintain a voice for
protecting open space for parks, preserving agricultural lands,
and seeking full funding for Program Open Space.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $5,000
Annapolis, MD
In support of the 2010 Environmental Legislative Summit.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$15,000
Takoma Park, MD
To underwrite staffing costs for the Legal Enforcement Project,
focused on abating local power plant emissions through legal action
against repeated violations of the Maryland Clean Air Act.
Environmental Integrity Project $35,000
Washington, DC
Toward support of the Maryland Open Government Initiative, a collaborative
effort with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The goal is to
encourage state and federal enforcement entities to do a more effective
job in ensuring the health and safety of Maryland residents, and
to protect them from dangerous levels of air pollution.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the expansion of a satellite location at the
Newborn Ministries Jubilee Arts Center in Sandtown-Winchester. This
initiative will connect artists with communities that would otherwise
have limited or no access to an art center.
Baltimore Community Foundation
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Seed funding for support of a conservation and maintenance assessment
program and restoration plan for 50 pieces of outdoor sculptures
at 45 Baltimore City public schools. This initial grant will provide
the necessary information to develop a plan for preserving 10 pieces
of artwork a year, over a five-year period.
Baltimore Community Foundation
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the TEDxMidAtlantic conference held at the Maryland
Institute College of Art. As part of a global series of events,
the conference presented talks by technologists, artists, scientists,
and entrepreneurs, intended to ensure entrepreneurship and creativity
in Baltimore.
Baltimore Office of Promotion
and the Arts $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2009 Baltimore Book Festival. The festival, an
annual regional event, features more than 200 authors, workshops,
exhibits, storytellers, street performances, walking and library
tours, and live music over a three-day period in Mount Vernon Place.
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the implementation of the Shakespeare for a New Generation
program, designed to provide free access for students to experience
the power of live theatre and the work of William Shakespeare. The
program includes teacher workshops, in-school teaching artists’
visits, study guides, live performances of The Comedy of Errors,
and post-performance discussions in 12 to 14 Baltimore City public
schools.
Maryland Historical Society
$7,500
Baltimore, MD
Toward research, editorial, design, and printing costs of Joseph
R. L. Sterne’s book, Combat Correspondents: The Baltimore
Sun in World War II.
Museum of Ceramic Art $34,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2009-2010 in-school and after-school ceramic
art programs in 46 Baltimore City public middle schools. Aligned
with the Maryland State Content Standards and integrated with core
subjects, the program reinforces students’ reading, writing,
and creative skills. The nine-month program provides each teacher
with wheels, kilns, supplies, a stipend, coaching, professional
training workshops, and monthly networking. While student works
of art are temporarily exhibited in public venues such as the Baltimore
Visitor Center at the Inner Harbor, arrangements are also made for
participating schools to create ceramic murals for permanent installations
in various locations in Baltimore City.
OTHER
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $7,500
Baltimore, MD
For 2009 membership dues.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS OF $5,000 OR LESS HAVE BEEN
AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
EDUCATION
Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc. $3,000
BCPSS/Baltimore City College $2,430
BCPSS/Matthew A. Henson Elementary School $2,500
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc $500
Saint Frances Academy $3,000
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Family Tree $2,806
Women’s Housing Coalition $3,315
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ADDICTIONS
A New Beginning, Inc $4,612
Bernie’s Place $4,850
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation $1,824
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation $3,150
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation $2,377
Nu Direction Transitional House/LEAP $900
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore City Foundation/BMOREFIT $4,350
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore $400
Federal Hill Main Street, Inc $1,650
Neighborhood Design Center $1,500
Southeast Community Development Corporation $1,650
ARTS AND CULTURE
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts . $2,500
Run of the Mill Theater $2,000
CONSERVATION
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers $2,500
OTHER
High Zero Foundation, Inc $2,500
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