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2005 Grants
The following grants are among those awarded in 2005/06.
Arts and Culture
Community Development
Conservation/Environment
Criminal Justice and Addictions
Education
Health and Human Services
Workforce Development
Other
ARTS
AND CULTURE
The African American Festival
Foundation $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2005 African American Heritage Festival, an annual
family celebration of the history, culture, heritage, and arts of
African Americans. Attracting more than 500,000 visitors each year,
the festival showcases education, visual arts, vendors, entertainment,
and faith-based organizations serving the community.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of a satellite ceramic art studio in the Mondawmin
Mall. In this urban setting, a 4,400 square-foot space has been
transformed into an artist-centered studio where Clayworks artists
offer affordable and accessible arts programs to the local community.
Baltimore Opera Company $70,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward renovation costs of the Monument Street Opera Center to house
educational outreach programs for the neighborhood. The additional
space offers a community arts and music camp and an apprenticeship
program designed to train carpenters, electricians, and sound, set,
lighting, and stage technicians.
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Baltimore Art Exposure. The program has
been created to eliminate the problem of empty storefronts in downtown
Baltimore by enhancing the windows with displays of artwork by local
artists.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation . $5,000 Ellicott City,
MD
For continued support of research and educational programs designed
to increase public recognition and support of the arts in Maryland.
Morgan State University $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Youth Art Institute’s three, two-week summer
sessions to serve disadvantaged youth, ages five through 14. In
daily workshops, the children explore the collections at Morgan
State University’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art, and then
are challenged to create works of art inspired by the collection.
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THEMONUMENTSTREET OPERACENTER
Museum of Ceramic Art $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of in-school and after-school ceramic art programs in
29 Baltimore City public middle schools for the 2005-2006 school
year. Developed in context with the core subjects and Maryland State
Content Standards, the program is used to enhance students’
reading, writing, and creative skills. The nine-month program provides
equipment, supplies, and teacher stipends, along with professional
training workshops, coaching, and monthly opportunities for teacher
networking, and culminates with a year-end exhibit of student work
and installation of a mural in a public setting.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore ACORN/ American Institute
for Social Justice $20,000
Baltimore, MD
To conduct an analysis of new data available under the Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act. The report will detail lending patterns, summarize
findings, and offer recommendations to consumers, the lending industry,
and local officials. The purpose of the report is to provide information
that stimulates and expands access to financing in minority and
low-income communities with the long-range goals of improving housing
opportunities for minorities and stabilizing communities.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
Continuing support of administrative expenses for Maglev-Maryland,
a program to develop a magnetic levitation high-speed train between
Baltimore and Washington. When fully operational, the train could
reduce the travel time between the two cities to less than 20 minutes.
Baltimore Efficiency &
Economy Foundation, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Seed funding for the Cooperative Administrative Services Initiative,
designed to facilitate efforts by local governments in the Baltimore
metropolitan area to share resources. By reviewing the best practices
of cooperative efforts around the country, the participating subdivisions
will be in a better position to determine how they can reduce costs.
Belair-Edison Neighborhoods,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an advertising campaign in the City Paper to promote
Belair-Edison, its homes, events, and news. By establishing a wider
presence, the campaign is expected to reach prospective buyers,
capture the attention of real estate agents, and reinforce confidence
of current residents in the neighborhood.
Belair-Edison Neighborhoods,
Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of ongoing residential and commercial revitalization
initiatives in the Belair-Edison neighborhood. In partnership with
the Healthy Neighborhoods and Main Street programs, the organization
works to strengthen the market for residential and commercial properties,
improve their physical condition, and build a strong sense of community.
The Book Thing of Baltimore,
Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a building to expand the distribution of free
books to students, teachers, and residents of Baltimore City. Responding
to a lack of books in Baltimore City public schools, The Book Thing
redistributes more than 20,000 donated books a week.
Citizens Planning and Housing
Association $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Regional Housing Equity initiative, designed
to organize and support development of affordable housing, to explore
foreclosure intervention as a tool for increasing regional housing
equity, to identify key locations for targeted development of affordable
units, and to explore homeownership models for low-income and Section
8 recipients.
Friends of Patterson Park $18,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Volunteer Teams Project, a volunteer training
program designed to improve the park’s maintenance, and encourage
usage.
Friends of Patterson Park $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a feasibility study to renovate the White House in Patterson
Park. The effort will explore the potential for shared office and
programming space for Maryland-DC Audubon and Friends of Patterson
Park.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.
$125,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, government
agencies, and community organizations committed to strengthening
ten underserved neighborhoods. The intent is to increase home values,
market the communities, create high standards for property improvement,
and increase the level of renovation and investment. Included are
Midtown, Reservoir Hill, Garwyn Oaks, Patterson Park, Belair Edison,
Greater Mondawmin, neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville, Charles
Village, Southeast Baltimore, and Ednor Gardens.
International Center for Sustainable
Development $25,000
Gaithersburg, MD
Toward a feasibility study and business plan for the creation of
a Maryland Clean Energy Center. The Center is expected to foster
the growth of existing clean energy businesses in Maryland and create
new business and job training opportunities.
Jubilee Baltimore, Inc. $35,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an initiative to encourage homebuyers and homeowners
to acquire and renovate houses in Reservoir Hill. Jubilee Baltimore
provides technical assistance that enables owners to access financing
and historic tax credits and complete complex historic rehabilitation
projects.
Jubilee Baltimore, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of a pilot partnership between Jubilee Baltimore and
Baltimore Heritage, established to provide community outreach and
technical rehabilitation assistance to homeowners and buyers in
the Marble Hill, Station North, and Hollins Market neighborhoods.
While Baltimore Heritage provides small group workshops on the historic
renovation process and facilitates access to state and city historic
tax benefits, Jubilee Baltimore will offer a full program of renovation
assistance, developing the scope of work, finding a contractor,
overseeing the construction process, and helping to obtain financing.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of Live Baltimore’s House Auction Project. Intended
to promote the Station North neighborhood, the project calls for
the conversion of a vacant house into a showcase home, and marketing
it before putting it up for auction. The goal is to encourage redevelopment
and investment.
The Loading Dock $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For purchase, renovation, and relocation costs of a new facility
to provide affordable recycled building materials for housing and
community improvement. By doubling the size of its facility, the
Loading Dock will be able to serve more customers in Baltimore City
and in metropolitan area.
Maryland Film Festival $18,500
Baltimore, MD
Toward the Friends of the Festival Campaign, established to create
a major film festival in Baltimore. The program is designed to encourage
film production in Baltimore City and Maryland, and increase the
size of the festival’s audience for year-round events to 20,000
by 2007.
Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Coalition/
International Center for Sustainable Development $30,000
Baltimore, MD
To promote hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies in the Mid-Atlantic
region. The Center will develop a website, quarterly newsletter,
plan for a regional hydrogen energy conference in 2006, and create
a database of regional information.
Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville,
Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of housing and commercial revitalization programs
designed to improve the communities of Arcadia, Beverly Hills, Lauraville,
Moravia-Walther, Morgan Park, and Waltherson. This effort will focus
on marketing the neighborhoods and providing access to renovation
loans through an Abell Foundation guaranteed loan program.
The New Govans Economic Management
Senate $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development and implementation of a strategic plan designed
to revitalize neighborhoods in the Govans community. Its purpose
is to restructure and strengthen the organization and to provide
a voice for the Govans community.
Patterson Park Community Development
Corporation $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
trash and create a visually appealing, comfortable, and secure environment.
Preservation Maryland $5,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2005 National Main Streets Conference. The conference
will highlight Baltimore Main Streets as a successful urban program,
using the Hippodrome Theater and the surrounding redeveloped area
as an example. Attendees will learn how to identify, evaluate, preserve,
protect, and interpret historic districts, sites, structures, cultural
landscapes, and heritage areas.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$95,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Tenant Advocacy Project, an effort
to reduce evictions and help eliminate the practice of allowing
tenant belongings to be placed on the curb. The Center will focus
on strengthening the coalition by providing research, legislative
proposals, testimony, legal representation, and media support.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Foreclosure Prevention and Intervention Program.
This effort will expand homebuyer education and homeownership counseling
activities in Baltimore City, intervene when a family is unable
to meet its mortgage obligation, and develop a comprehensive assessment
of foreclosures in Baltimore City.
Upton Planning Committee/ Pennsylvania
Avenue Redevelopment Collaborative $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of revitalization efforts in the Upton community. Funding
will encourage homeowners to take advantage of incentives for renovations
and renters to become homeowners.
CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT
American Farmland Trust $50,000
Washington, DC
For continued support of activities designed to ensure the success
of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation program.
In preparation for the Governor’s Forum on Agriculture in
February 2006, the American Farmland Trust facilitated eight sessions
with representatives from farming communities to address issues
facing Maryland farmers: profitability, land preservation, protection
to ensure well-managed agricultural land, and education for the
next generation of farmers.
Audubon Maryland-DC $30,000
Bozman, MD
For continued support to enable the Audubon Center in Patterson
Park to serve as a conservation resource, providing a broad range
of educational and family events. Working closely with neighboring
schools, Audubon will continue to enhance an environmental program
that integrates Maryland State Standards and includes field trips
and end-of-year service projects.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $5,000
Annapolis, MD
For the 2006 Environmental Legislative Summit. The agenda will include
issues of restoration of full funding for Program Open Space, preservation
of agricultural lands, and reduction of pollution from agricultural
run-off and coal-fired power plants.
The Chesapeake Rivers Association
$5,000
Annapolis, Maryland
For support of the Severn Riverkeeper Program’s effort to
protect, preserve, and restore the Severn River. With a designated
riverkeeper on staff, the association is in a stronger position
to attract volunteers for monitoring and restoration, and to build
scientific and outreach programming.
Clean Water Fund $15,000
Washington, DC
Matching grant in support of the reopening of a Baltimore office.
Its objective is to develop grassroots organizing, and to strengthen
coalitions with other local environmental organizations. The Baltimore
effort will focus on creating community awareness, eliminating toxic
emissions from medical waste incineration, energizing community
support for clean water and clean air, and training neighborhood
groups to use federal, state, and local strategies for environmental
health protection.
The Conservation Fund $100,000
Annapolis, MD
For continued implementation of the Technical Assistance Program,
now serving five selected counties and their planning boards. The
goal is to develop plans designed to ensure balance of smart growth
with prudent conservation. Building on the award-winning model for
the town of Vienna, MD, the Fund encourages planning that ensures
economic viability while protecting landscapes, aquatic resources,
woodlands, and wildlife.
Environmental Integrity Project
$50,000
Washington, DC
In support of an effort designed to strengthen Maryland’s
Clean Air Act by investigating permit and compliance records of
Maryland’s coal-burning power plants. The project will attempt
to educate the community about the cost benefits of requiring clean-up
of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, and carbon dioxide emissions.
Environment Law Institute $10,000
Washington, DC
In support of “Putting Tax Policies in the Service of Chesapeake
Bay Pollution Prevention.” The goal is to develop tax incentives
that support Maryland agriculture, while providing measures to help
prevent water pollution caused by agricultural practices.
Herring Run Watershed Association
$55,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants toward renovation of the Herring Run Watershed Center
responding to “green technologies” that have been developed
to reduce residential energy costs. The green plan includes the
installation of a bamboo floor, solar hot water heating system,
cistern to gather rainwater, and use of green-friendly materials.
With the expectation that this effort should reduce energy costs
by 30 percent, the storefront rowhouse will serve as a model for
other neighborhood rowhouses.
MaryPIRG Foundation $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant to provide staffing in support of the Environmental
Health Policy Project. In partnership with other nonprofits, MaryPIRG
will work to raise awareness of mercury, dioxin, and other health-related
environmental concerns, pursue media coverage, and produce reports
on the harmful effects of airborne toxins.
South River Federation $5,000
Annapolis, MD
Continued support for the South Riverkeeper initiative. The Riverkeeper
serves as an advocate for the health of South River, monitoring
and assessing the water quality and ecology of the river, and expanding
the public’s understanding of individual and collective actions
that affect the health of the river.
The Valleys Planning Council,
Inc. $12,500
Towson, MD
Challenge grant for the support of a rural roads study in Baltimore
County. The purpose of the study is to develop alternative design
standards that will retain the rural and historic character of the
areas zoned for rural conservation. The model may be adopted by
other surrounding counties.
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AND ADDICTIONS
Baltimore City Healthy Start,
Inc. $127,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide support for transitional housing and community outreach
services for the Recovery In Community (RIC) outpatient substance
abuse treatment program. As a state-certified facility, RIC offers
on-site case management, auricular acupuncture, outreach services,
assistance in finding employment, and rehabilitative services.
Baltimore Mental Health Systems,
Inc. $218,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year support of the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Team
(FACTT), offering mental health care, substance abuse treatment,
and health care to ex-offenders. This program supports those with
severe mental illness who are functionally impaired and at high
risk of inpatient hospitalization. Maintaining a link with the criminal
justice system, FACTT will provide services 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. The intent is to reduce the rates of recidivism, homelessness,
and anti-social behavior.
Baltimore Police Department
$200,000
Baltimore, MD .
Toward the cost of hiring nine retired police officers to monitor
82 closed circuit television cameras in three areas of the city:
Greenmount Avenue, Monument Street, and Park Heights Avenue. The
purpose of the “CitiWatch: Active Monitoring and Crime Prevention”
initiative is to ensure the safety of Baltimore’s residents,
workers, and visitors.
The Baltimore Station $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for the second year of funding in support of operating
costs of Seton Hill Station, a residential addiction recovery program
for homeless men. With plans to expand its treatment capacity from
25 to 40 beds, Seton Hill Station offers long-term transitional
services that address drug and alcohol addiction. Residents are
encouraged to participate in life skills and job training, and to
find employment and permanent housing.
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems,
Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Threshold to Recovery program initiative, which
seeks to demonstrate that threshold centers are a low-cost, high
volume, and effective means of increasing access to treatment, retaining
people in treatment, and sustaining recovery. Threshold centers
are different from traditional drug treatment centers in that they
are open for extended hours, accept walk-ins, and offer alternative
healing therapies such as Tai Chi, acupuncture, and meditation.
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems,
Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). ASI is
the substance abuse assessment tool currently mandated by the Maryland
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration for use by treatment providers
receiving state funding, including those in Baltimore City. The
study will help determine the effectiveness of the assessment.
BUILD Fellowship, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward general operating expenses for outreach programs serving
men and women recovering from substance abuse.
Chesapeake Center for Youth
Development, Inc. $29,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for Phase Two of the Millennium Renovation Project
to include a library, private counseling offices, and additional
classrooms. The Chesapeake Center, operating as an alternative school,
provides year-round instruction and supportive services for students
referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The goal is to prepare
students for return to a former school, to earn a GED, or to receive
pre-employment training.
Citizens Planning and Housing
Association $80,000
Baltimore, MD
Support for the development of BAASH (Baltimore Area Association
of Supportive Housing), a professional association of housing providers
committed to strengthening and improving services to individuals
in recovery through the development of voluntary standards, creation
of a peer network, and training and technical assistance.
Collington Square Non-Profit
Corporation $45,900
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of 1217 North Chester Street to be used as a halfway
house for recovering addicts. The goal is to reduce the incidence
of relapse by providing professional services designed to ease transition
to a drug-and alcohol-free lifestyle.
Druid Heights Community Development
Corporation/ New Life, Inc $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of 1839 Druid Hill Avenue, to be used as a residential
transitional recovery program. The program will provide outreach,
counseling services, treatment, and life skills training to adult
men who are returning to Baltimore City from prison and in recovery
from drug addiction.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$19,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward pre-development costs for renovations of a facility for the
Recovery In Community substance abuse recovery program.
Foundation of Hope, Inc. $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Seed funding for a 12-month supportive housing program in Baltimore
City for individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
Fusion Partnerships, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluation of Power Inside, an outreach program serving 200
women affected by incarceration, street life, and abuse. The program
offers direct client services, leadership development, and public
education to help build self-sufficiency, heal from violence, and
avoid criminal justice system contact.
Helping Up Mission $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for capital expansion and renovations of the Spiritual
Recovery Program, a residential recovery program at 1023 East Baltimore
Street for homeless ex-offenders in Baltimore City. The program
provides a structured therapeutic community with supporting services,
including legal, computer literacy, work therapy, job placement
assistance, and health education.
Historic East Baltimore Community
Action Coalition, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Dee’s Place, a 24-hour substance
abuse recovery center serving residents of East Baltimore. During
the day, Dee’s Place offers counseling and referrals for jobs
and for other needs. During the night, it offers continuous 12-Step
meetings from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Jobs, Housing & Recovery,
Inc. (JHR) $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for operational support for Carrington House, a
structured alcohol and drug recovery program following the Delancey
Street model. As does Delancey Street, JHR strives to support itself
through private enterprises while providing housing, job training,
and education to individuals in recovery.
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of a two-year hospital-based buprenorphine project.
The project identifies heroin-addicted patients who frequently use
emergency rooms or other hospital services for primary health reasons
and, through a specifically designed buprenorphine intervention,
connects the patient to treatment.
New Vision House of Hope Transitional Program $19,938 Baltimore
For the purchase of a 12-passenger van to transport clients to work,
treatment programs, Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous meetings,
and medical appointments.
Park West Health System, Inc./
Park West Medical Center $39,543
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Hidden Gardens HIV and Substance Abuse
Program, a buprenorphine detoxification and stabilization program
for HIV-positive heroin users in the Park Heights Avenue corridor.
Patrick Allison House $22,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating costs of a structured therapeutic transitional
housing program serving ex-offenders in Baltimore City facing re-entry
problems of housing, drug treatment, and employment. The program
offers a safe place to live, individual and group counseling, access
to health care services, job search assistance, and life-skills
training.
Prisoners Aid Association of
Maryland, Inc $56,490
Baltimore, MD
For interim operating costs of the Female Transitional House and
the Shelter Plus Care programs. The Prisoners Aid Association of
Maryland provides a variety of supportive services for ex-offenders
and homeless individuals in a holistic approach to help them become
productive members of the community.
TuTTie’s Place $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward moving costs and purchase of new furniture for the offices
of a long-term licensed residential group home. The program serves
the hardest-to-place adolescent boys, for whom placements in foster
care or adoption are not options.
United Ministries, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the long-term, drug-free Earl’s Place
Transitional Housing Project for 17 homeless men, many of whom are
HIV positive and recovering from substance abuse. Through residence
up to two years, residents are able to obtain a sense of stability,
remain drug- and alcohol-free, develop independent living skills,
gain employment, pursue education, establish a savings account,
and move into permanent housing.
Women’s Housing Coalition
$15,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide partial funding for expanded services to homeless women
with mental illness and drug addiction. By expanding the staff to
include a contractual part-time counselor and psychiatrist, the
Coalition expects to reduce the rate of failure among the new entrants
by 50 percent, and to increase the medication compliance rate among
participants.
EDUCATION
Advocates for Children and
Youth $65,000
Baltimore, MD
For the Education Initiative, designed to support increased student
achievement in Maryland K-12 public schools, with an emphasis on
Baltimore City. The efforts will help to ensure full funding of
the Maryland’s Bridge to Excellence in Public Education Act,
designed to make recommendations for school construction funding,
provide analysis of Maryland’s State Assessment Program, and
produce an independent evaluation of the impact of Thornton public
education funds on at-risk students in Baltimore City.
American Civil Liberties Union
Foundation of Maryland (ACLU) $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore City Education Reform Project,
established to ensure that schools serving disadvantaged students
receive equitable funding. The project aims to ensure that increased
funding and management reform continues, particularly in Baltimore
City; that academic improvements are made in Baltimore City classrooms;
and that ACLU continues to represent the best interests of the students.
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $7,500
Baltimore, MD
For staffing of the Education Funders Affinity Group, designed to
enable Baltimore area grantmakers to learn about worthy education
initiatives and school reform efforts, locally and nationally.
The Baltimore Algebra Project
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For expansion of the Algebra Project tutoring services to Lemmel
Middle School. By establishing a group of tutors and a peer-to-peer
training system for new tutors, the project is expected to improve
student grades and encourage positive attitudes about mathematics.
Baltimore City College Alumni
Association $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants in support of the 2005-2006 Speech and Debate Program
at Baltimore City College High School.
Baltimore City Public School
System $100,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide stipends to math, science, and special education teachers
affected by Hurricane Katrina. The incentives are designed to encourage
relocation of teachers to Baltimore City.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Baltimore Freedom Academy $20,880
Baltimore, MD
For costs of the installation of doors to create a physical separation
of space between the Baltimore Freedom Academy and Lombard Middle
School. The doors will help ensure the safety of students and decrease
disruption between the schools.
Baltimore City Public School
System (BCPSS)/Early Identification and Intervention Project $395,500
Baltimore, MD
Three-year funding for planning and implementation of the BCPSS
Early Identification and Intervention Project at Barclay Elementary/Middle
School and Edgewood Elementary School. Thirty low-performing students
who are in need of a core language/literacy development program
will be identified. State-of-the-art practices will be integrated
into an intervention program. The success of these efforts will
be measured by the percentage of students who achieve grade-level
performance at the end of the first grade, and the reduction in
the number of students requiring special education for reading-related
disabilities.
Baltimore City Public School
System/The Midtown Academy $25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the support of facility-related expenses for the 2005-2006
school year. The Midtown Academy is a K-8 “new school”
formed by a coalition of parents and teachers in the Reservoir Hill
and Bolton Hill neighborhoods. In addition to its basic curriculum,
the school offers art, music, Spanish, and physical education.
Baltimore City Public School
System/National Academic League $155,450
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2005-2006 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore
City public middle schools. The league provides extracurricular
interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally
associated with athletic events.
Baltimore City Public School
System/Western High School $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of basic supplies for the art, drama, dance,
and music programs.
Baltimore City Public School
System/William S. Baer School $10,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of equipment for a state-of-the-art physical
therapy facility. The school provides educational and therapeutic
services to students with severe multiple disabilities.
Baltimore Kids Chess League,
Inc. $26,170
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to the 2005-2006 Baltimore City Public School
System Chess Education Project, an after-school program serving
elementary school students in 30 schools. The long-term strategy
is designed to increase the number of after-school chess clubs,
provide chess instruction to teachers and coaches, sponsor chess
activities in the community, and sponsor Baltimore students at competitive
regional and national tournaments.
The Baraka School, Inc $22,520
Baltimore, MD
For expenses associated with maintaining the school property in
Kenya, East Africa. The Baraka School, now closed, was a boarding
school serving underachieving Baltimore City middle school boys.
Community Law In Action, Inc.
$70,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the expansion of Lemmel Academy, an alternative school
setting for 150 chronically disruptive middle school students. Each
student will have an individualized plan to help build academic,
social, and career skills, with an emphasis on communication. The
goal of the program is to decrease the number of out-of-school suspensions
and the eighth-grade dropout rate.
Coppin State University $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Talented Ten Mentoring Program for
at-risk African-American males attending Rosemont Elementary School,
Lemmel Middle School, and Frederick Douglass High School. 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 who have encountered social,
personal, or financial barriers.
Core Knowledge Foundation $123,950
Charlottesville, VA
For continued implementation of the five-year demonstration project
of the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence in all Baltimore County
Head Start Centers. The professional development and provision of
resource and training materials in literacy, math, science, social
skills, music, and art are intended to improve the quality of students’
achievement and increase the percentage of Head Start students deemed
ready for kindergarten.
Educational Opportunity Program
$131,820
Baltimore, MD
To provide two facilitators to mentor 50 students each at the two
new Southwestern High Schools; and for support of a third facilitator
with responsibility for increasing the high school graduation rate
of students from the former Baraka School.
Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP) $35,000
Baltimore, MD
For the salary of a part-time coordinator to oversee five EOP sites
and facilitators. Each facilitator, working with 50 students, provides
support to ensure that each student graduates from high school.
The coordinator will monitor student progress and provide training
for facilitators.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$45,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Math Works, designed to develop a professional
training model for third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade math teachers
in Baltimore City. The training will utilize workshops, electronic
textbooks, and state-of-the-art practices.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$10,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a strategy to recruit and train Baltimore
City public secondary school math teachers for the 2006-2007 school
year.
Goucher College $25,000
Towson, MD
To fund costs of leasing office space in support of after-school
programs for Baltimore City public schools at the Goucher Collective
in the Old Goucher Historic District. The goal is to revitalize
the South Charles Village neighborhood by partnering nonprofit service
organizations with at-risk youth and Goucher students.
Greater Homewood Community
Corporation, Inc. $99,814
Baltimore, MD
For expansion of Experience Corps to five additional underperforming
Baltimore City public schools. The demonstration project provides
trained senior volunteers to tutor students; each senior tutor is
paired with a classroom teacher to assist with classroom logistics,
provide support with student behavior problems, and one-on-one remediation.
The Ingenuity Project $400,000
Baltimore, MD
In support of the 2005-2006 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math
and science curriculum for 464 Baltimore City public elementary,
middle, and high school students. Its purpose is to identify and
develop nationally competitive math, science, and engineering students.
In an effort to expand middle school enrollment, Ingenuity opened
a program at Mt. Royal Elementary/Middle School in fall of 2005.
The Johns Hopkins University/Center
for Social Organization of Schools $9,830
Baltimore, MD
Second-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity
Program at the two new high schools located at the Southwestern
High School Campus. This study will help to determine whether the
program warrants expansion.
The Johns Hopkins University/Center
for Social Organization of Schools $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To update “New Teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools,
1999-2004,” with 2004-2005 data that provides an assessment
of each newly hired teacher and will help determine retention rates
and percentages of teachers becoming certified.
Learning, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/prevention
program for at-risk Baltimore City middle school students from families
living with drug/alcohol problems, physical or emotional abuse,
and poverty. The 30-hour-per-week program offers academic course
work, job-skills training, and conflict-resolution workshops.
Macedonia Baptist Church $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Second-year funding for the 2005 Summer Learning Center, a six-week
program of math and reading instruction, field trips, and meals
for 45 children ages five to 12 from the Sandtown-Winchester community.
The program has been designed to prevent learning loss over the
summer vacation.
New Leaders for New Schools
$110,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the New Leaders-Baltimore program, designed to recruit
principals for Baltimore City public schools. New Leaders will train
eight to ten prospective principals during six weeks of course work
at the Summer Foundations Institute. Each will participate in a
year-long, full-time residency, serving alongside a mentor principal.
Once placed as a principal, each participant will receive two years
of coaching and support.
The New Teacher Project $125,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore Model School Staffing Project, established
to ensure early recruitment of qualified teachers in the city’s
lowest performing schools. By working closely with the Baltimore
City Public School System’s Department of Human Resources
and individual school principals, the New Teacher Project will help
schools learn of retirements and resignations in advance, connect
new candidates with lowest performing schools, maximize schools’
interviewing/selection skills, and operate with a policy of holding
schools accountable for hiring.
Office of the Mayor $65,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowships, Summer 2005.
The fellowships are designed to increase the number of talented
graduate and undergraduate students working in Baltimore City government.
Partnership for Learning $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of an education-based juvenile program for first-time
offenders experiencing learning difficulties. The initiative, designed
to reduce recidivism and increase academic outcomes, provides tutoring
and mentoring.
Peabody Institute of the Johns
Hopkins University $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Continued support of the Music Teacher Mentoring Program for newly
hired Baltimore City public elementary and middle school teachers
for the 2005-2006 school year. The weekly program has been designed
to upgrade classroom techniques and strategies by providing demonstrations,
workshops, videotaping, and coaching. The purpose of the program
is to support newly hired teachers by implementing enhanced music
curricula that meet state and national standards, and to increase
the retention rate of music teachers.
The Piney Woods School $91,800
Piney Woods, MS
For continuing support to provide scholarships at a boarding school
in Mississippi for selected underachieving, at-risk male students
from Baltimore City for the 2005-2006 school year. The grant includes
funding for a counselor to encourage positive attitudes, appropriate
social behavior, and academic achievement.
Sisters Academy of Baltimore
$40,000
Baltimore, MD
Second-year support toward 2005-2006 operating costs of a facility
to house the Sisters Academy, a parochial middle school in Southwest
Baltimore for at-risk adolescent girls. The academy offers small
classes and an extended day to help ensure that all of the 42 students
advance at least one grade level in all areas of the academic curriculum.
Stocks in the Future Foundation,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a study of absenteeism and the Stocks in the Future program,
a pilot program targeting at-risk students, providing incentives
designed to improve school performance. Starting in middle school,
students learn fundamentals of the stock market and earn monetary
rewards for improved grades and attendance.
Teach For America-Baltimore
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continuation of an initiative to recruit, select, train, and
build a network for Teach For America corps members in Baltimore
City public schools. These recent college graduates make a two-year
commitment and are offered the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts
in Teaching at the Johns Hopkins University.
VH1 Save the Music Foundation
$25,000
New York, NY
For the purchase of musical instruments in support of Be Instrumental,
an initiative to restore musical instrumental programs in 15 Baltimore
City public elementary and middle schools.
HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advocates for Children and
Youth (ACY) $66,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to the expansion of Baltimore City’s
Child Welfare Reform Program. ACY will conduct a “gap analysis”
to identify and quantify the need for additional resources to reform
the Baltimore City child welfare system, review progress, maintain
pressure for reform, and advocate for overhaul of the child welfare
data collection and responding system.
AIDS Interfaith Residential
Services, Inc. $27,500
Baltimore, MD
To develop a Comprehensive Youth Services Model for homeless youth
and young adults. This program will provide transitional housing,
educational and employment training, health care, substance abuse
treatment, financial education, and life and social skills counseling.
The model is based on national state-of-the-art practices.
American Civil Liberties Union
Foundation of Maryland $200,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Regional Equity in Housing Project.
The project will provide thousands of families with the opportunity
to move from inner-city Baltimore to communities that offer greater
educational opportunity, employment, housing, and safety. Efforts
will be made to reduce regulatory barriers that undermine the ability
of low-income families to move into communities of opportunity.
At Jacob’s Well, Inc.
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
A challenge grant toward the conversion of an abandoned building
at 337 East 25th Street into three apartments to provide housing
and services to homeless and mentally ill persons with little or
no income.
Baltimore City Health Department
(BCHD) $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of BCHD’s Transforming Baltimore’s Public
Health Clinics project, established to encourage greater utilization
of Baltimore’s public clinics.
Baltimore Homeless Services,
Inc. $35,431
Baltimore, MD
For research to support the implementation of the Housing First
model in Baltimore City. In partnership with Health Care for the
Homeless, the Housing First pilot project team has recruited the
homeless from streets and parks, placed them in housing, and linked
them to ongoing services. The outcomes of the pilot project will
determine whether Housing First should be expanded as a viable strategy
to help reduce homelessness.
Baltimore Homeless Services,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To help underwrite the cost of the 2005 Baltimore Homeless Census.
Banner Neighborhoods Community
Corporation $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Patterson Park Youth Program, providing
safe, healthy, and engaging activities for more than 400 neighborhood
children. The program includes basketball and football leagues,
reading and art clubs, and a summer youth employment program. Adult
volunteers serve as coaches, mentors, teachers, and tutors.
Cecil County Men’s Shelter
$5,000
Elkton, MD
For general support of an emergency and transitional shelter for
15 homeless men in Cecil County. The shelter provides computer training,
job skills, job search and placement services, a lunch program,
shower and laundry facilities, access to the internet for email
and research, as well as clothing, toiletries, furniture, and other
household items.
Center for Promotion of Child Development
Through Primary Care $131,300
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of a pilot project testing the Child Health
and Development Interactive System (CHADIS), a computerized interactive
system created to diagnose and monitor psychosocial and developmental
problems of at-risk three to 12-year-olds in Baltimore City. CHADIS
is designed to improve delivery and access to treatment and resources
for children with mental health disorders.
Communities of Care of Maryland,
Inc. $18,000
Columbia, MD
For support of a recruitment campaign for families contemplating
adoption in the Ednor Gardens/Waverly neighborhoods of Northeast
Baltimore. Once prospective families are identified, they will receive
the training required to become licensed caregivers, and support
through the finalization phase and post-adoptive services.
Community-Built Playground,
Inc. $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward construction costs of a playground for children in the former
Memorial Stadium neighborhoods of Baltimore City. The goal is to
engage neighborhood volunteers in designing and building a state-of-the-art,
handicapped-accessible playground.
Health Care for the Homeless
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of furniture and other household items for use
by homeless persons moving from the streets and shelters into housing,
through auspices of the Housing First Project.
Maryland Food Bank $12,500
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore City School Pantry Program. In exchange
for volunteering in the schools, parents are eligible to attend
classes on nutrition, budgeting, and meal planning, and to receive
free food once a month.
Maryland Regional Practitioners’
Network $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Planning grant for the development of Boys to Men, a pregnancy prevention
program for eighth-grade boys in Baltimore City public schools.
Maryland Salem Children’s
Trust $50,000 Frostburg, MD
Toward construction costs of a centralized school building for special
education programs for up to 37 at-risk children, primarily residents
at Salem, a residential foster care facility for children ages six
to 18 who have been abused and unable to attend regular school.
National Heritage Foundation/B-SPIRIT-A2Y
$15,200
Baltimore, MD
For support of the B-SPIRIT-A2Y after-school mentoring and tutoring
program for at-risk adolescents in the Park Heights community.
Parks & People Foundation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Hooked on Sports program serving more
than 1,200 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.
Paul’s Place, Inc. $150,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward improvements to the first and second floors and elevator,
and for the purchase of furnishings, equipment, and playground equipment
for a community outreach center serving poor and marginalized residents
of Pigtown.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland,
Inc. $94,050
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for support of the Latino Outreach Program. The
grant will provide for two full-time bilingual (Spanish/English)
staff members to provide reproductive health care, family-planning
services, and education programs for sexually active females. It
is hoped that the program will reduce the number of teen and out-of-wedlock
births.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Medicaid Matters! Maryland, a coalition
committed to ensure and expand access to the public health system
for 700,000 children, disabled adults, seniors, and low-income Maryland
residents.
Safe and Sound Campaign for
Children and Youth $250,000
Baltimore, MD
For the implementation of the Family Recovery Program, an initiative
designed to reduce the length of time children spend in the Baltimore
City foster care system. The program will provide case management
support and substance abuse treatment for 250 parents whose children
are entering foster care. It is expected that the time children
of participating parents spend in foster care will be reduced by
50 to 70 percent.
The Samaritan Center $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Eviction Prevention Assistance program
at The Samaritan Center, designed to provide emergency grants to
individuals and families facing eviction. Aside from providing a
one-time grant directly to the landlord, the Center’s case
manager will refer the unemployed to Catholic Charities’ employment
services and assist clients in applying for other income supports,
such as food stamps and Medicaid Earned Income Tax Credit.
The Samaritan Center $45,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Travel Voucher Program. Each year,
the program provides 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
$46,000
Baltimore, MD
For ongoing support to cover malpractice insurance for volunteer
physicians, nurses, and physicians’ assistants who donate
medical care to uninsured Baltimore City residents.
Umar Youth and Boxing Program,
Inc. $28,000
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding for the renovation of Umar’s existing facility
for expansion of boxing and tutorial programs for 40 at-risk youth.
Umar provides an after-school program and full-day summer camp,
a computer lab and academic program, including homework assistance
by tutors.
University of Maryland Dental
School $165,800
Baltimore, MD
To provide dental services to Baltimore City Head Start children.
The school’s team will screen children at Head Start centers,
and those requiring treatment will receive it.
University of Maryland Medical
System $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Breathmobile program for asthma treatment
of inner-city children. The program, which delivers state-of-the-art
asthma care in Baltimore City public schools to more than 400 students,
has been shown to decrease asthma attacks, absenteeism, and emergency
room visits.
University of Maryland School
of Nursing $84,339
Baltimore, MD
Two-year support of “A Maryland Initiative: Hospitals for
a Healthy Environment,” designed to decrease the environmental
impact of health care institutions in Maryland. The initiative will
focus on encouraging the implementation of environmental health
programs in Maryland hospitals, advocating for the reduction of
medical waste by recycling and segregation of toxic products, eliminating
mercury-containing products in health care facilities, and finding
alternatives to medical waste incineration.
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore City Public School
System (BCPSS)/Baltimore Freedom Academy
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward costs of Family Matters, a job readiness program operated
by BCPSS, designed to develop and implement art workshops for youth
and families with young children in an after-school setting. By
offering Baltimore Freedom Academy students job readiness skills
and opportunities to serve as assistants in art workshops, the program
is expected to instill positive work habits.
BioTechnical Institute of Maryland,
Inc. $37,500
Baltimore, MD
For support of a partnership with Shire U.S. Manufacturing, Inc.,
to develop a training program for entry-level laboratory technician
positions. The Institute’s program is designed to enhance
students’ understanding of biotechnology and to introduce
them to careers in the field.
CASA of Maryland, Inc. $180,000
Takoma Park, MD
Toward the establishment of the Baltimore Worker Employment Center
for day laborers and other low-income workers. CASA, temporarily
operating out of two trailers, will provide employment placement
services and legal services, and counseling in financial matters.
Catholic Charities $500,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward final construction costs of the new Our Daily Bread Employment
Center. The Center will house four programs: Our Daily Bread, which
serves meals to an average of 750 homeless persons per day and breakfast
on weekdays to more than 100 seniors and disabled persons; Christopher’s
Place Employment Academy, a residential program the helps homeless
men find and maintain full-time employment at a living wage and
permanent housing; St. Jude’s Employment Center, which places
poor, homeless, and disadvantaged persons back into the workforce;
and The Samaritan Center, which provides traveler’s 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
Seventh-year funding of STRIVE Baltimore, a comprehensive job training
and placement program for unemployed men and women. STRIVE prepares
participants for the workforce through a three-week workshop that
focuses on job readiness. Services include job placement, one-on-one
and group counseling, and case management.
The Center for Fathers, Families
and Workforce Development $125,092
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Child Support Intervention Project, a job training
program to help low-income noncustodial fathers meet their child
support obligations. The goals of the program are to link 60 noncustodial
fathers to the labor force, ensure that fathers retain employment
by providing follow-up support services, assist fathers to re-establish
and maintain positive relationships with children and families,
and advocate for changes in child support policies and practices.
Goodwill Industries of the
Chesapeake, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Shapiro Training and Employment Program’s
(STEP) Ticket To Work Project, a program for disadvantaged persons
with psychiatric disabilities. Now merged with Goodwill Industries,
the goal of the project is to enroll 300 Social Security Administration
clients into the program and place at least 80 graduates in jobs.
Homeless Persons Representation
Project $300,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued support of an initiative designed to reduce
employment discrimination against ex-offenders in Maryland, by promoting
legal representation for Baltimore City ex-offenders, and helping
to remove past convictions from the records. The program educates
ex-offenders about the ramifications of their criminal records,
sentencing procedures, probation and parole, and waiver of filing
fees.
The Johns Hopkins Institute
for Policy Studies $70,000
Baltimore, MD
Third-year funding for staffing costs of a Senior Research Analyst
position for the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board. The analyst
will determine the effectiveness of the ex-offender Re-Entry Center
at Mondawmin Mall.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Sixth-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 at least 200 noncustodial parents, addressing
systemic problems within the child support enforcement system.
Maryland Center for Arts and
Technology, Inc. (MCAT) $37,500
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Customized Customer Service CVS training program
for entry-level positions at CVS pharmacies. The goal of the program
is to recruit, select, and train 150 individuals; CVS is committed
to hiring at least 150 new employees.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers
Service $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of 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), a work incentive and poverty-alleviation tool. Its
goal is to increase the number of tax returns prepared for low-income
taxpayers eligible to receive the EITC tax refunds. The campaign
will focus on asset development strategies, including targeting
refunds toward individual development accounts, savings for homeownership,
and tuition.
Mayor’s Office of Employment
Development (MOED) $477,259
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Center in the Northwest
Career Center. The Center, located at Mondawmin Mall in the Park
Heights section of Baltimore City, will offer transitional support
and employment-related services to ex-offenders in an effort to
reduce recidivism. The Center will ensure that those served have
identification documents, receive job procurement services and case
management, and referrals to housing, substance abuse, health care,
and legal services.
Moveable Feast $33,300
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 of completion of courses in culinary
arts, CPR, first aid, and food handling. Graduates are placed in
entry-level food service positions that pay at least $8.50 an hour,
plus benefits.
Rose Street Community Center
$300,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of rehabilitation services for ex-offenders,
both adult residents recovering from substance abuse and youth residents
at risk. The center provides transitional housing and case management
to as many as 30 men per week, linking them to employment opportunities,
providing stipends for living expenses, and opportunities for after-school
and community activities.
Second Chance Project, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide housing, employment, mental health services, and transportation
to 300 ex-offenders released from Maryland State Correctional facilities.
Second Chance will help ex-offenders obtain needed identification,
including Social Security cards, Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA)
identification cards, and birth certificates. Second Chance will
work with the Social Security Administration, the Department of
Vital Records, the MVA, the Division of Corrections, and MOED to
systematize the process by which ex-offenders obtain identification
documents.
Seedco, Inc. $75,000
New York, NY
For the development of a customized EarnBenefits Baltimore, a web-based
initiative to help low-wage workers in Baltimore City determine
what federal and state benefits they qualify for, and how to apply
for them. EarnBenefits Online is designed to streamline eligibility
screening, application submission, and tracking of submitted applications.
Low-wage workers will be encouraged to apply for under-utilized
benefits such as tax credits, health insurance, Food Stamps, Maryland
Energy Assistance Program Tel-life, child care, and the school lunch
programs.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore,
Inc. $80,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support 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 for and obtain GEDs; and seek, secure, and retain jobs.
St. Ambrose Outreach Center expects to enroll 400 participants and
place 200 people into employment.
Vehicles for Change, Inc. $49,500
Ferndale, MD
Seventh-year funding of a car ownership program designed to make
reliable, reconditioned, low-cost cars available to low-income Baltimore
City residents.
Washington Village/ Pigtown
Neighborhood Planning Council, Inc. $171,089
Baltimore, MD
For support of Managed Work Services-Baltimore, a transitional work
experience to prepare job seekers for permanent employment. Managed
Work Services contracts with businesses to staff high turnover,
entry-level positions. Teams of up to ten Managed Work Services
employees work alongside a job coach to 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 2005 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 $5,000
Baltimore Theatre Project.$5,000
Center for Emerging Media$5,000
Emmart Memorial Awards $2,500
Everyman Theatre, Inc$5,000
High Zero Foundation, Inc.$5,000
Museum of Ceramic Art$2,000
Museum of Ceramic Art$2,000
Port Discovery: The Children’s Museum in Baltimore Young Victorian
Theatre Company $1,000
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Citizens Planning and Housing Association.$3,000
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.$3,500
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation .$1,878
East North Avenue Community Development Corporation $5,000
Greater Baltimore Urban League .$4,950
International Center for Sustainable Development $773
International Center for Sustainable Development .$5,000
Madison East End Improvement Association.$5,000
Office of the Mayor .$2,700
CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT
Parks & People Foundation $5,000
EDUCATION
Alumni & Friends of Roland Park Public School$5,000
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance.$5,000
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance.$5,000
BCPSS/Hampstead Hill Elementary School .$5,000
BCPSS/Medical Arts Academy #429.$2,966
Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities .$5,000
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center.$5,000
The Learning Bank of COIL $4,000
New Leaders for New Schools $5,000
Office of the Mayor .$5,000
Saint Frances Academy$5,000
Shrine of the Little Flower School $2,640
Teach For America - Baltimore .$3,400
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