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2007 Grants
The following grants are among those awarded in 2007/08.
Education
Health and Human Services
Criminal Justace and Addictions
Workforce Development
Conservation
Arts and Culture
Other
EDUCATION
Arts Education in Maryland
Schools Alliance $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of programs designed to integrate the arts
into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$35,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued funding of the Supporting Public Schools of Choice
initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to provide support
for Baltimore City’s charter schools striving to meet their
goals. Through the creation of an active network of charter school
leaders and principals, the project will foster effective governance
for charter schools, help develop funding sources, strengthen instructional
delivery for special education students, and put in place long-range
facilities management plans.
Baltimore City College Alumni Association
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of the 2007-2008 Speech and Debate Program.
Baltimore City Public School System/National
Academic League $109,740
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007-2008 National Academic League in 22 Baltimore
City public middle schools. The league, engaging more than 550 students,
provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere
of competition traditionally associated with athletic events. The
purpose of the program is to increase students’ awareness
of local, national, and international current events, and strengthen
background knowledge in all disciplines, particularly mathematics.
Baltimore Kids Chess League,
Inc. $45,000
Baltimore, MD
For support and expansion of the Chess Education Project, an after-school
program for 70 Baltimore City public elementary and middle schools.
The project will also encourage chess players to attend competitive
regional and national tournaments, as well as a week-long USA Chess
Camp during the summer of 2008.
The Baraka School, Inc. $23,843
Baltimore, MD
For expenses associated with maintaining the school campus in Kenya,
East Africa, until the property is sold. The Baraka School, now
closed, was a boarding school serving underachieving Baltimore City
middle-school boys.
BCPSS/Academy for College and
Career Exploration $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of equipment for a state-of-the-art computer
lab.
BCPSS/The Bluford Drew Jemison
Math Science Academy $64,800
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of the extended week and summer bridge program for
a new charter school for middle-school boys in Baltimore City. The
extended time will allow for academic and cultural enrichment, as
well as athletic programming. Saturday workshops will be offered
to students and family members, providing life skill mentoring,
housing, counseling, instruction in financial literacy, health services,
and introduction to technology.
BCPSS/City Neighbors Charter
School $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For a feasibility study comparing two options designed to accommodate
expansion to the middle school grades in Baltimore City. The study
will weigh the value of renovating the third-floor of the facility
rented from Epiphany Church, as well as acquiring property adjacent
to the existing school building for new construction in anticipation
of completing the expansion.
BCPSS/Roland Park Elementary/Middle
School PTA $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward costs of renovating space for the Roland Park Elementary/Middle
school gymnasium, and to expand and improve spaces for the middle
school physical education and recreational programs.
BELL Foundation (Building Educated
Leaders for Life) $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Summer Learning Initiative to enhance the academic
and social achievement of 2,000 Baltimore City public elementary
school students. The program offers six weeks of high-quality academic
and social enrichment, eight hours a day, five days a week. Serving
students from nine schools identified as needing improvement, the
initiative has a goal of ensuring that 100 percent of the BELL participants
advance out of the failing level, and at least 75 percent achieve
proficiency levels in core academic skills.
Boys’ Latin School of
Maryland $18,860
Baltimore, MD
Two grants to support tutoring, a meal plan, and a scholarship for
a former Baraka School student.
Building STEPS, Inc. $30,000
Brooklandville, MD
For expansion of a science and technology college access program
for an additional 20 underserved students in two to three Baltimore
City public schools. Beginning in 11th grade, the program is designed
to recruit students who have an interest in science, technology,
and math, and who have average grades. During the course of the
year, the students will be exposed to science and technology-based
professionals through monthly off-campus seminar series. The seminars
will be followed by placements in summer internships with companies
focusing on science and technology. Throughout the 12th grade, STEPS
will assist in the college application process and free SAT tutoring.
After the students matriculate in college, the STEPS staff will
maintain contact with them and encourage graduation, to ensure employment
in promising science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
Chester Bridge Foundation,
Inc. $50,000
Chestertown, MD
For start-up costs of the Chesapeake Marine Trades School, Atlantic
Maritime School, and the Anchor Academy, a Baltimore City Public
School System charter high school. These programs are part of an
overall strategy to provide a seamless workforce training system
ensuring well-paying employment for graduating high school students
within the commercial maritime industries.
The Community School, Inc.
$15,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of an alternative school setting for an academic
and mentoring program serving students in the Remington community.
The grant will provide programming designed to increase enrollment
of disadvantaged students and prepare them for graduation and enrollment
in college. The school also plans to launch an External Diploma
Program designed for adults without a high school diploma by offering
the opportunity to meet the requirements for a Maryland State high
school diploma.
Core Knowledge Foundation $270,980
Charlottesville, VA
Two grants in support of the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence Initiative
in four Baltimore City Head Start Centers for March 2007 through
June 2008. The initiative provides teacher training covering the
implementation of language, social, mathematical reasoning, and
number sense skills; leadership development; Core Knowledge resources
and supplies; effective responses to issues of educating children
with English as a Second Language, and collecting a comprehensive
student baseline data for ongoing assessments of each child.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
For competitive scholarships for one team of four students participating
in the Corporate Work-Study Program at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,
Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and
at the YMCA for the 2007-2008 school year.
DonorsChoose, Inc. $50,000
Charlotte, NC
Toward the implementation of an online website to provide needed
resources to Baltimore City public school teachers and students.
Teachers in need of money to purchase materials can post descriptions
of student project proposals on the not-for-profit website, while
concerned individuals can search for areas of interest, learn about
classroom needs, and choose to fund the most compelling projects
in full or in part. DonorsChoose will then purchase the materials
and ship items to the schools. Connecting citizen philanthropists
with classrooms in need serves as a powerful link to ensuring community
involvement in the local schools.
Educational Opportunity Program
$172,900
Baltimore, MD
To provide facilitators for EOP students at each of the two new
Southwestern High Schools. The purpose of the program is to increase
the high school graduation rate of Baraka School graduates, to provide
them with tutoring, enrichment activities, and academic and social
support.
Food Studies Institute $52,500
Trumansburg, NY
For expansion of the Food for Life program at charter schools: Hampstead
Hill Academy, The Stadium School, City Springs, and Collington Square.
Designed to encourage the exposure to nutritional foods, the year-long
hands-on food-based curriculum stresses the importance of acquiring
knowledge about vitamins, whole grains, labeling, fat and sugar
content, the difference between fruits, vegetables, and legumes,
and the importance of exercise. Students are taught how to prepare
food using recipes from around the world. The program involves families
in community meals and gardens. To evaluate the degree of overall
academic performance and student behavior as the consequence of
healthier food choice, graduate students from Johns Hopkins University
School of Public Health will document the effectiveness of the program,
gauging obesity reduction and improving the general health of the
children.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$75,500
Baltimore, MD
For expansion of the Math Works initiative, a professional training
program for second-grade through seventh-grade teachers in Baltimore
City public schools to help close the achievement gap. By using
electronic textbooks and hosting best practices forums, teacher
discussion and workshop, the program aspires to have 90 percent
of Math Works schools achieve math scores at proficiency levels
as determined by the State of Maryland.
Gilman School $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the 2007 Baltimore Independent School Learning
Camp. The four-week summer camp offers 45 academically promising
Baltimore City public school students entering third, fourth, and
fifth grades the opportunity to participate in Gilman School’s
learning environment. It provides individualized classes in language
arts, geography, science, mathematics, and a foreign language as
well as cultural and recreational activities. The goal is to reduce
the loss of academic skills often suffered by the Baltimore City
Public School System’s at-risk students during summer break
by focusing on reading, writing, and math skills.
The Ingenuity Project $390,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007-2008 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math,
science, and research curriculum for BCPSS elementary, middle, and
high school students. Launched in 1994 as a gifted and talented
program, Ingenuity Project attracts students who receive superior
math and science instruction and maintain high levels of student
achievement, leading to acceptances into and substantial scholarships
from highly selective colleges and universities.
Institute for Christian &
Jewish Studies (ICJS) $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward consulting fees in support of long-range planning, and to
conduct independent evaluation in establishing models of greater
interfaith understanding of ICJS programs aimed at increasing the
organization’s effectiveness.
Johns Hopkins University/ Center
for Social Organization of Schools $8,000
Baltimore, MD
For an evaluation, “The KIPP Middle School in the Baltimore
City Public School System, 2002 to 2006.” The focus of the
analysis is to compare KIPP students with other Baltimore City public
middle school students, to determine if pre-existing differences
might explain higher academic achievement levels among KIPP students.
Johns Hopkins University/ Center
for Social Organization of Schools $10,320
Baltimore, MD
Third-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity
Program (EOP) at Southwestern High School. By providing periodic
reports of progress, this study will help to determine whether EOP
as a strategy, aimed at increasing graduation rates, warrants expansion
in Baltimore City public schools.
Johns Hopkins University/Johns
Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the 2007 Abell Foundation Award in Urban Policy given to an
undergraduate for researching and writing a report identifying and
recommending a solution to a quality-of-life issue in urban life.
Learning, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of The Learning Cooperative,
a dropout prevention program for at-risk and over-age middle school
students in Baltimore City public schools. The Learning Cooperative
is an alternative to the traditional school setting, and offers
an experimental curriculum to engage students in challenging individual
and team-building initiatives, conflict-resolution training, environmental
sciences, fine arts, job readiness community service, and life skills.
Lion Heart Project, Inc. $62,040
Silver Spring, MD
For the implementation of the Lion Heart Program, a mentoring program
for 60 at-risk males at Harford Heights Middle School. After identifying
at-risk students, the program provides information, resources, and
support to help ensure good citizenship and on-time high school
graduation.
Maryland Academy of Technology
& Health Sciences $7,716
Baltimore, MD
Toward the establishment of an applied health-science program at
a recently opened charter school. The academy was developed to provide
intellectually rigorous, personalized and supportive college-prep
education for 8th to 12th graders, with an emphasis on biotechnology,
health science, and bioengineering fields.
The Maryland Mentoring Partnership
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses of an executive search, and for support in the transition
to a new executive director and his or her administration.
New Leaders for New Schools
$110,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the New Leaders-Baltimore program created
to recruit and develop school principals for Baltimore City public
schools. The four-year program provides recruiting, training, and
placing of a minimum of 40 principals in the schools over a three-year
period. Each participant attends a six-week Summer Foundations Institute,
undertakes a year-long, full-time residency with a mentor, then
after placement, is given two years of professional development,
coaching, and support.
Peabody Institute of the Johns
Hopkins University $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of the Music Teacher Mentoring
Program, including staffing to provide coaching, mentoring, and
professional development of approximately 75 new and returning music
teachers at 70 schools. The two Peabody mentors offer expanded scope
and sequence to the music curriculum, more age-appropriate materials
and lesson plans, strategies on effective classroom management skills,
and new methodologies to encourage greater student engagement and
improved classroom behavior. The goal is to implement enhanced music
curricula that meet state and national content standards and to
increase the rate of teacher retention.
The Piney Woods School $118,200
Piney Woods, MS
To provide scholarships for 13 under-achieving, at-risk male students
from Baltimore City to attend a college preparatory boarding school
in Mississippi for the 2007-2008 school year. The grant includes
funding for a resident counselor to encourage positive attitudes,
appropriate social behaviors, and academic achievement.
Project Garrison/Meet Me Halfway Village
Center $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating support of an in-school mentoring program for at-risk
students at Garrison Middle School and Forest Park High School.
The SEED Foundation $100,000
Washington, DC
Toward operating costs for the final phase of development of a boarding
school for at-risk youth in Baltimore City. To achieve the goal
of opening the school in the fall of 2008, the final phase of the
planning will include establishing a board of trustees, helping
to raise $30 million in private funds, securing site control of
the former Southwestern High School facility, completing construction,
developing the curriculum and programming, hiring staff, training
school leadership, and launching a statewide student recruitment
campaign.
Sylvan Beach Foundation, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a feasibility study of an initiative designed to create a central
kitchen to prepare and serve nutritional breakfast and lunch to
students at the ten charter schools in Baltimore City.
Teach For America-Baltimore
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continuation of an initiative for recruitment and training of
90 to 100 new Teach For America Corps members and ongoing support
of 85 corps members teaching in Baltimore City public schools. These
recent college graduates, who have made a two-year commitment, are
offered the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in teaching at
the Johns Hopkins University, while being placed in appropriate
schools.
Towson University $31,000
Towson, MD
Planning grant for the development of the Cherry Hill Learning Zone
Initiative, a partnership among the Baltimore City Public School
System, Baltimore City, Towson University, and Cherry Hill’s
grassroots organizations. After preparing an analysis of the local
neighborhood indications and publishing a report, Initiative partners
will develop an action plan for specific interventions to address
community needs. Outcomes for each intervention will be evaluated
and best practices of comprehensive community approaches documented.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advocates for Children and
Youth (ACY) $120,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of a community outreach program designed to improve
quality-of-life outcomes for Baltimore City children. ACY will be
expanding its early targeted interventions for low-performing students
and schools, increasing availability of health care, with a focus
on preventive services, including dental care. ACY will advocate
for the expansion of community-based services and programs for abused,
neglected, and delinquent youth so as to allow more children to
remain safely in their homes and will advocate for improved quality
of case management and services that delinquent youth receive in
facilities and after release.
American Civil Liberties Union
Foundation of Maryland, Inc. $150,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Regional Equity in Housing Project.
The purpose is to provide more than 6,000 families the opportunity
to move from racially isolated public housing units in Baltimore
City to non-impacted, low-poverty, racially integrated neighborhoods
throughout the region that offer greater education, employment,
and housing opportunities.
Baltimore HealthCare Access,
Inc. (BHCA) $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of a one-year fluoride varnish pilot program for 6,000
low-income Medicaid or uninsured children, ages one to five, in
Baltimore City. By partnering with three large pediatric practices:
a clinic at the University of Maryland, a community-based clinic
operated by Baltimore Medical Systems, and a private practice, BHCA
will develop training materials and contract with dental educators
who will train pediatricians and nurses to conduct oral health screenings
and administer fluoride varnish treatments, and will track the number
of children screened and receiving fluoride varnish, then being
referred to primary care dental providers.
Baltimore HealthCare Access,
Inc. (BHCA) $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of an initiative to assist low-income
persons in Baltimore City obtain medical coverage through the Maryland
Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Primary Adult
Care Program. In an effort to help clients overcome barriers to
health care, BHCA will provide funds to purchase identity and citizenship
documents for clients applying for health care programs.
Baltimore Stars Coalition/AAU
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore Stars Basketball Program
for 120 inner-city boys, ages eight to 17. This program provides
the boys with an opportunity to compete in the AAU state and national
basketball tournaments and serves as an incentive to maintain good
grades and positive behavior on and off the court. Mentoring, tutoring,
and SAT preparation assistance are available to all Stars players.
Banner Neighborhoods Community
Corporation (BNCC) $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Patterson Park Youth Programs, including
a basketball and football league, a reading club, an art club, and
a youth employment project. Serving a minimum of 300 children and
youth from the Patterson Park community, BNCC programs are designed
to provide safe and healthy recreation. At least 70 adult volunteers
act as coaches, mentors, teachers, and tutors. The summer employment
program involves eight young people taking part in keeping Patterson
Park and the surrounding blocks clean. The inter-generational activities
with adults are expected to build positive generational relationships
and reduce neighborhood conflicts.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Central Maryland, Inc. (BBBSCM) $100,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of the Amachi mentoring program,
designed to provide emotional support to 650 children of incarcerated
parents. The program links these children with adult mentors, provides
professional case management support, and engages the incarcerated
in a mentoring program designed to facilitate a comfortable transition
after release. BBBSCM will collect data on outcomes, including school
performance, substance use, and relationships with peers and adults,
so as to keep a measure on how effectively the program is working.
B-SPIRIT-A2Y $40,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of after-school tutoring and mentoring programs
for at-risk students in the Park Heights Community. The program,
along with tutoring and mentoring, provides utilities, insurance,
and security monitoring for the newly renovated and expanded After-School
Institute. Located in one of the poorest and most distressed neighborhoods
in Baltimore, B-Spirit offers an opportunity to 50 younger people
to take advantage of programming designed to improve their quality
of life.
East Baltimore Christian Athletic
Association/EZRA $10,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of youth athletic programs for 375 inner-city
children, ages nine to 17. Adult volunteers coach and teach fundamentals
of playing organized sports while at the same time instilling values
of sportsmanship, hard work, discipline, and respect.
Harlem Park Buckeyes $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of uniforms and equipment for 150 youth participating
in the Harlem Park football program.
Health Care for the Homeless,
Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
Costs for expansion of the Baltimore Housing First pilot project
for homeless persons with physical and mental disabilities. Based
on a national model that places homeless persons in stable housing
as a first priority and then follows up with supportive services
provided by outreach workers, Baltimore’s project expects
to provide permanent housing and supportive services to 100 chronically
homeless individuals over a five-year period.
Health Care for the Homeless,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide emergency shelter for homeless persons with disabilities.
Johns Hopkins Urban Health
Institute $71,781
Baltimore, MD
For the development and evaluation of the Urban eClinic Project,
an electronic system created to improve health care in an urban
setting.
Koinonia Baptist Church $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For removal of lead in metal windows in a building that houses a
day care program for toddlers.
Madison Square Bucs Inner City
Youth Program, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of the Madison Square Buccaneers’ basketball
programs for more than 180 inner-city children, ages six to 14.
Operated by volunteer coaches, the program focuses on teaching basketball
fundamentals while emphasizing academic achievement. The in-house
league and tournament play allows the children to participate in
an instructional and competitive environment, and so benefit from
the diversity they encounter in different regions and schools.
Maryland Citizens’ Health
Initiative Education Fund, Inc. $35,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of public education, maintenance, and strengthening
the Health Care for All! Coalition. The program functions in a population
where more than 21 percent do not have medical insurance and, consequently,
need to learn health care options. The objectives of the coalition
are to educate the public about Maryland’s current health
care system and the benefits available to the uninsured and underinsured,
and to build grassroots support for a universal health care plan.
Mental Health Policy Institute
for Leadership and Training, Inc. $40,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Poverty and Depression Initiative.
The program provides educational services to low-income Baltimore
City residents about mental health disorders and substance abuse
issues at three sites: the Men’s Health Center, Healthy State,
and Rose Street Community Center.
Mission Possible Ministries,
Inc. $20,000
Baltimore, MD
For capital expenses for a new facility to provide shelter and services
to 21 homeless men in West Baltimore. The Ministries offer clean,
safe furnished rooms, two meals a day, and assistance in finding
employment and permanent housing. The average stay is 18 months,
during which time the men are expected to find employment and become
self-sufficient.
Nehemiah House, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Emergency funding toward the purchase of new bedroom furnishings
for the homeless shelter.
On Our Shoulders, Inc. $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a 15-passenger van in order to provide transportation
for youth from surrounding West Baltimore neighborhoods, enabling
them to participate in educational, recreational, leadership development,
and preventative street gang activities.
Parks & People Foundation
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide a stipend for an AmeriCorp Volunteer Coordinator. The
coordinator will assist in the recruitment and retention of volunteers
who help tutor young people in SuperKids Camp, teach environmental
education to elementary and middle school students, coach in their
youth sports programs, plant trees, create community gardens, and
improve the park’s trails.
Parks & People Foundation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Hooked on Sports program for Baltimore
City public school students. The multi-sport program serves more
than 1,100 children and includes soccer, baseball, volleyball, and
lacrosse leagues. Along with playing-field skills, participants
are taught the basic fundamentals of playing organized sports and
the value of teamwork and fair play. The organizers monitor academic
achievement and attendance, and encourage achievement and excellence.
Pennsylvania Avenue Panthers Football Club
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward equipment, uniforms, and related expenses of the Panthers
Football Club for children in the Upton community. The program is
designed to help provide sports, cheerleading, tutoring, and mentoring
as healthy and safe alternatives to a life on street corners and
continuing involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Reclaiming Our Children and
Community Project, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of a building to help support after-school programs
for at-risk youth in Southwest Baltimore. Operating as a community
center, the project serves approximately 60 children and adolescents
in an after-school program providing homework assistance and recreational
activities while their parents are working.
The Salvation Army $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of services for the homeless and needy.
The Samaritan Center $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for continued support of the Travel Voucher Program.
Up to 500 homeless persons in need of travel assistance will be
provided with vouchers for bus travel to destination cities, where
there are contacts willing to assist in finding housing.
The Samaritan Center $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Eviction Prevention Assistance program
at the Samaritan Center. In addition to providing a one-time only
grant for past-due rent and requiring each client to contribute
toward the unpaid rent balance, the center will assist clients in
applying for food stamps, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits, and
with problems of unemployment and substance abuse.
Santa Claus Anonymous $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007 Santa Claus Anonymous Campaign.
Sandi’s Learning Center
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
Continued capital support toward completion of a daycare center
in the Rosemont neighborhood of West Baltimore. The center will
provide developmental and educational childcare and after-school
services for 200 children from birth to 12.
South Baltimore Emergency Relief,
Inc. (SOBER) $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support and for the energy assistance program. SOBER
provides food supplies and other basic necessities to more than
250 clients per month. Energy assistance grants are awarded to up
to 100 clients who have received utility turn-off notices.
Towson University $100,000
Towson, MD
For the implementation of an oral health intervention program serving
up to 100 homeless persons at the Helping Up Mission. The program
will provide follow-up oral health care to clients with oral-health
needs identified through on-site screenings or referred by Helping
Up Mission’s case managers.
University of Maryland School of Nursing
$97,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding for continued support of the Maryland Hospitals
for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) initiative. The program has been
designed to improve the environmental impact of health care institutions
in Maryland over the course of two years by reducing reliance on
medical water incinerators, reducing or eliminating the use of mercury-containing
and PVC products, increasing reliance on locally grown food products,
and conducting workshops for hospital management in an effort to
make the hospitals environmentally safe.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AND ADDICTIONS
A Step Forward, Inc. $77,000
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for pre-development and renovation costs for a property
to be used as a Single Room Occupancy facility to house recovering
substance abusers. The newly renovated house, with its capacity
to serve up to eight men, will be operated as an Oxford House, a
democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free facility. The
residents will receive support and services from A Step Forward,
Inc. until permanent housing becomes available.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Turn About Program, a transitional
program that provides reentry services, case management, and self-advocacy
training for female ex-offenders.
The Answer, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
Three grants toward operating support and renovation costs of a
faith-based residential substance abuse recovery program serving
up to 44 clients in Baltimore City each year.
Baltimore City Council $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Baltimore City Citizen-Led Court Monitoring Program.
The purpose of the monitoring, operating within the criminal justice
system in Baltimore, is to ensure that there is accountability and
transparency for those involved in proceedings.
Baltimore Prevention Coalition
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of furniture, appliances, and related expenses
for Beginning Effective Recovery Together, a transitional recovery
program for women recovering from substance abuse. The purpose of
the program is to reduce the recidivism rate by creating a safe,
stable, and supportive environment for women with HIV or at risk
of HIV infection.
The Baltimore Station $250,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for capital expansion and renovation of a residential
substance abuse program serving homeless men in South Baltimore.
The new 10,000-square-foot facility will include living space for
an additional 41 men, which will increase Baltimore Station’s
shelter capacity to 91.
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems,
Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued funding of the three-year Threshold to Recovery initiative.
The program seeks to demonstrate that threshold centers are a low-cost,
high-volume, and effective means of increasing access to treatment,
retaining patients in treatment, and sustaining recovery. Threshold
centers distinguish themselves from other drug treatment centers
in that they remain open for extended hours, accept walk-ins, and
offer alternative healing therapies such as Tai Chi, acupuncture,
and meditation.
Bright Hope House, Inc. $56,000
Baltimore, MD
Emergency funding to cover interim operating costs of a residential
drug treatment program in Sandtown-Winchester, until Bright Hope
House becomes certified as a fee-for-service provider.
Catholic Charities $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Re-entry Partnership Initiative in
West Baltimore, including salaries for the program director and
casework coordinator. The initiative links offenders returning to
the community with integrated services located in East and West
Baltimore to provide transition from prison back into community.
Citizens Planning and Housing
Association $85,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of Access to Housing, a program designed to set standards
for housing of homeless, ex-offenders, and recovering addicts. Baltimore
Area Association for Supportive Housing (BAASH) will continually
assess quality of housing for the homeless, and provide guidance
on best practices. BAASH will train and provide technical assistance
to new providers upon request.
Foundation of Hope, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For operating costs to provide supportive housing for 13 men and
20 women in Baltimore City who are recovering from substance abuse.
Fountain of Hope operates five houses with minimum stays of six
months, during which time clients seek and secure employment, enroll
in a higher education program, and participate in ongoing self-help
groups. Residents may stay as long as one year if they need additional
time to make the transition back into the community.
Foundation of Hope, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of furniture, appliances, and related expenses
of a new Single Occupancy Residency for men recovering from alcohol
and substance abuse.
Historic East Baltimore Community
Action Coalition, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Dee’s Place, a 24-hour substance
abuse recovery center serving residents in East Baltimore. As a
key partner in the Threshold to Recovery initiative, Dee’s
Place offers counseling, auricular acupuncture, case management,
mental health services, referrals for jobs, housing, and counseling
programs throughout the night, from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Marian House $62,400
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding to support salaries and benefits of a case manager
and employment counselor for Serenity Place, a permanent housing
facility for Marian House graduates. By providing stable housing,
the program intends to increase the potential for women to obtain
employment, while promoting self-worth and confidence.
Minute By Minute, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For roof repair and renovations to the basement of a long-term residential
treatment facility that serves female ex-offenders in West Baltimore.
New Vision House of Hope Transitional
Program $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of new appliances, including washing machines,
dryers, and freezers, for a housing program serving men and women
recovering from substance abuse.
No Turning Back Supportive
Housing for Men/A Step Forward, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase and installation of a new HVAC system, and to cover
costs of office supplies and staffing for a transitional housing
facility for men recovering from substance abuse. The facility provides
housing for up to one year, financial counseling, nutritional classes,
family reunification services, along with job readiness and an opportunity
to work for a landscaping and hauling business.
Prisoners Aid Association of
Maryland, Inc. $100,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the acquisition and renovation of an additional facility
of the Female Transitional Housing Program, serving women who are
homeless and/or ex-offenders. The expansion to the new facility
will provide housing and support services for up to 25 women per
year.
Recovery In Community $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Start-up costs for the new transitional housing program, including
training for a house manager and for Internet equipment and services.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
$36,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of an interim methadone maintenance study for clients
participating in the Sinai Hospital Addictions Recovery Program.
The study has been designed to evaluate both the efficacy and cost
benefits of interim methadone treatment as compared with prompt
entry into “comprehensive” treatment including counseling
on enrollment, heroin use, cocaine use, HIV-risk behavior, and crime.
TAEL Enterprise, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
To provide rent, utilities, and related expenses at UPRISING House,
a transitional housing program serving six female ex-offenders and
their children. The clients will be encouraged to pursue education,
acquire job skills, and set life goals to become self-sufficient
and economically independent.
TAEL Enterprise, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to relocation of female ex-offenders to a new
transitional housing facility. In addition to providing five women
with safe housing, TAEL offers assistance with applying for social
service benefits, classes on job readiness skills, medical evaluations,
referrals to health services, daily meals, and basic computer training.
Talitha Cumi Safe Haven $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of computer equipment and furniture to enhance
computer training for women recovering from substance abuse in the
Park Heights area. As part of the support, the program will help
women prepare for GEDs and prepare them for the job application
process.
Transitioning Lives, Inc. $18,580
Baltimore, MD
Two grants for a reserve operating fund in support of residential,
outreach, and advocacy programs for ex-offenders. Transitioning
Lives houses up to eight ex-offenders for a period of up to six
months and offers a highly structured program of counseling, job-readiness
training, and homemaking.
United Ministries, Inc. $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of Earl’s Place Transitional Housing
Project, targeting recovering addicts who are homeless and often
HIV-positive. The program provides interim housing for 17 homeless
men, and requires a monthly fee of 30 percent of the participants’
income, when they are holding down jobs and living in transitional
housing.
Women’s Housing Coalition
$50,027
Baltimore, MD
Capital funding toward the acquisition and renovation of Jenkins
House, a 22-unit residential mid-rise apartment building housing
homeless women and their children, most of whom are referred from
emergency shelters. Emphasis is placed on educational support services
for children to ensure that all will be performing at or above grade
level within one year of entry into the program.
Women’s Housing Coalition $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Two-year funding to continue support of services to homeless women
with mental illness and drug addiction. By sustaining a contractual
counselor and psychiatrist, the Coalition expects to reduce the
rate of program incompletion by 50 percent and to increase the medication
compliance rate amongparticipants.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Action In Maturity, Inc. $19,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the purchase of a mini-bus to provide affordable transportation
for low-income senior citizens in Baltimore City. By expanding transportation
opportunities, the program seeks to increase mobility of elderly
residents, enabling them to maintain their health and independence,
and to create desirable neighborhoods and livable communities.
Alliance for Community Trees
$5,000
College Park, MD
For support of a national conference for urban forestry practitioners
and community organizers.
Arnold Preservation Council,
Inc. $5,000
Arnold, MD
For speakers’ travel fees and related expenses of a one-day
conference on growth management in Anne Arundel County.
Ashoka: Innovators for the
Public $49,000
Arlington, VA
Toward support of the alley gating and greening initiative in Baltimore
City. As a strategy to reduce crime and excess dumping and to increase
property values, the Community Greens concept provides an opportunity
for neighborhoods to reclaim their alleyways, broaden the possibilities
for involvement in communal life, and improve their communities.
Associated Black Charities
(ABC) $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the cost of a consultant to develop a long-term strategic
plan. ABC was established to raise consciousness in the African
American community to become self-sufficient, competitive, and contributing
through responsible leadership; to promote philanthropy; and to
increase resources toward supporting improvement of the community’s
well-being.
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $25,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Neighborhoods for All Ages project, a pilot program
designed to assist older residents to continue to live independently
in their own homes by helping them gain access to services and providing
them with assistance for home repairs.
Baltimore Efficiency &
Economy Foundation, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of an effort to amend the City Charter to raise the
minimum expense level requiring Board of Estimates approval, and
for a study on privatizing the Baltimore City Department of Recreation
& Parks’ concessions.
Baltimore Community Lending
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward support of the Baltimore Homeowner Emergency Loan Program
(HELP), an initiative to provide refinancing options for predatory
loan victims. The program objectives are to refinance 18 predatory
loans, to provide two-year financial counseling and budgeting services
for each refinanced family through St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center,
to make referrals to other needed services for 60 families, and
to support future class-action lawsuits determined by Civil Justice,
Inc. and St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward 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 travel time between the two cities to less than 20 minutes.
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/ABAG
$15,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Transit-Centered Community Development initiative.
The focus of the initiative is to expand transit-centered community-development
strategies in Station North, West and East Baltimore; to promote
and encourage employer investment and support of increased regional
transit; to develop a targeted housing acquisition, rehabilitation,
and development plan; and to support the creation of mixed-income
communities.
Belair-Edison Neighborhoods,
Inc. $35,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of expenses for residential and commercial
revitalization efforts, including expansion of the Foreclosure Prevention
Initiative. To deter disinvestment, the program will work to create
conditions to attract investment and new homeowners.
Canton Community Association
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the development of a Master Plan for the Canton Dog Park, designed
to serve as a model for a citywide network of dog parks.
Charm City Land Trusts, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
To complete the acquisition of eight tax-foreclosed properties for
use as a community garden, park, and labyrinth in the McElderry
Park neighborhood.
Friends of Patterson Park $15,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of the maintenance of restored facilities and
landscapes of Patterson Park. In addition to keeping the park facilities
operational and well maintained, the program seeks to provide recreational
opportunities, educational outreach, and cultural arts programming
in partnership with other community organizations.
Govans Ecumenical Development
Corporation $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward a strategic planning initiative. With the completion of Stadium
Place in sight, the corporation sees the need to establish the direction
of the organization, setting priorities for the population served,
and determining the extent of expansion.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.
$75,000
Baltimore, MD
For general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, government
agencies, and community organizations committed to strengthening
underserved neighborhoods. The intent is to increase home values,
create standards for property improvement, and increase the level
of renovation and improvement in participating neighborhoods targeted
for revitalization.
Johns Hopkins University/Environmental
Sciences and Policy Programs $43,328
Baltimore, MD
For support of Indicators for Urban Sustainability in Watershed
263 in West Baltimore. The project will measure trends in aspects
of environmental, economic, and social characteristics related to
planned restoration projects in Watershed 263, a systematic and
holistic sustainability project. The project includes tree planting,
clearing and greening of vacant lots, reducing litter, cleaning
streets and alleys, creating community gardens, improving city parks,
greening schoolyards, increasing recycling, and supporting community
stewardship.
Maryland PIRG Foundation $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward the implementation of a statewide campaign to promote energy
policies focused on efficiency and conservation. MaryPIRG will produce
timely and relevant research on models for energy-efficiency and
conservation programs and practices, including case studies with
cost benefits, funding mechanisms, and best methods of program delivery.
Such efforts will encourage the state to pursue energy policies
that are consumer-oriented and environmentally sustainable.
Parks & People Foundation
$60,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward start-up costs of two revenue-producing ventures: Chesapeake
Trees, an urban tree nursery; and Baltimore City Wood Works, LLC,
a waste wood reuse/recycle business. The purpose is threefold: to
grow and sell local urban-appropriate tree species that can be used
to increase the tree canopy; create opportunities for city residents
to learn about environmental restoration/mitigation projects; and
generate examples of successful environmental social ventures.
Patterson Park Community Development
Corporation $30,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of an initiative to clean streets and alleys
in the Patterson Park community. The effort is intended to help
eliminate trash and create a visually appealing, comfortable, and
secure community in the 22-block area.
Progressive Maryland Education
Fund $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the fund’s outreach campaign designed to educate
the public and mobilize public involvement in the process of resolving
Maryland’s fiscal crisis.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Tenant Advocacy Project. The objectives
are to reduce the number of eviction cases and the number processed
through the court and to eliminate the practice of depositing tenant
belongings in the public right-of-way and the cost of chattel pickup
and disposal.
Rebuilding Together Baltimore
$25,000
Baltimore, MD
To fund the salary of a part-time program manager. The program manager’s
responsibilities include client relations, and volunteer and contractor
management. This intensive oversight will help Rebuilding Together
Baltimore to increase the numbers of low-income homeowners, particularly
the elderly, disabled, and families with children, served in targeted
neighborhoods.
Resources for the Future $25,000
Washington, DC
Toward expenses in support of a conference to commemorate the tenth
anniversary of Maryland’s Smart Growth legislation. The conference
is expected to identify strengths and weaknesses in the law, to
present an assessment of how the Smart Growth laws are working,
and to develop programming to strengthen state and local laws.
Sandtown Habitat for Humanity
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For a consultant’s fee to train Habitat staff on cost-effective
techniques for insulating, sealing, and improving energy efficiency
of houses they are renovating.
Skatepark of Baltimore, Inc.
$30,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward planning and pre-development costs of building a public skatepark
for Baltimore City skateboarders, bikers, and rollerbladers.
U.S. Green Building Council
Baltimore Regional Chapter, Inc. $5,000
Columbia, MD
For support of the Baltimore Bioneers’ three-day conference,
convening social and scientific innovators sharing positive solutions
on issues of sustainability relating to green architecture, green
living, and stewardship of the environment. As part of a national
forum, the conference, held at the Maryland Institute College of
Art, focused on practical and visionary solutions for restoring
the environment and caring for people.
University of Maryland/Philip Merrill College
of Journalism $500,000
College Park, MD
Capital funding for construction of a new journalism building to
establish The Abell Professorship in Baltimore Journalism. Each
semester the professorship will provide the opportunity for eight
to 10 students to develop stories on timely and important issues
affecting quality of life in Baltimore City.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Art With A Heart $15,550
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of Summer Jobcorps, a visual
arts program for 30 at-risk youth living in the Rose Street community.
Developed as a four-week job-training program for 14- to 21-year-olds,
Art With A Heart offers summer work experience in the creating and
selling of marketable art at the 2007 Artscape.
Baltimore Alliance for Careers
in Healthcare, Inc. $90,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of career coaching, career mapping, and the
Pre-Allied Health Bridge Project. The Alliance was created in response
to reports that many entry-level workers lack requisite basic skills
for post-secondary training leading to high paying jobs.
BioTechnical Institute of Maryland,
Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the BioSTART and Laboratory Associates
Programs. BioSTART, a 12-week bridge program, has been developed
to introduce Baltimore residents to bioscience terminology, employment
possibilities, laboratory procedures, and laboratory math. Upon
successful completion, students move on to the Laboratory Associates
Program that includes nine-week laboratory classes, followed by
three-week internships. The internships qualify the applicants for
entry-level laboratory positions with average starting wages of
$12 per hour, plus benefits.
CASA of Maryland, Inc. $200,000
Takoma Park, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore Worker Employment Center
for day laborers and low-income workers. The formal hiring center,
where day laborers can have a safe, organized way of finding work
rather than waiting on a street corner, will enable more than 250
workers a month to find temporary jobs, 100 workers to find permanent
positions, and more than 500 workers to obtain identification cards.
Center for Urban Families $300,000
Baltimore, MD
Ninth-year support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job training and placement
service for unemployed and underemployed men and women. STRIVE prepares
participants for the workforce thorough a three-week intensive workshop
focusing on job readiness. The STRIVE model emphasizes attitudinal
training, job placement, one-on-one and group counseling, parenting
skills, and case management.
Center for Urban Families $750,000
Baltimore, MD
Three-year capital funding for construction of a new headquarters
and workforce development center in the Mondawmin neighborhood.
The new headquarters will house STRIVE Baltimore, the Baltimore
Responsible Fatherhood Project, and the Baltimore Building Strong
Families Program. All three programs target families and individuals
with histories of substance abuse, ex-offenders, and people who
lack access to social support systems.
Civic Works $108,195
Baltimore, MD
For support of the B’more Green environmental job training
program to serve unemployed or underemployed residents of Baltimore
City. The training consists of a seven-week, 250-hour program of
hands-on fieldwork and classroom study. Upon completion, the trainees
will receive certification in lead abatement and First Aid/CPR,
and training in hazardous-materials remediation, emergency response,
environmental site assessment and sampling, ecological restoration,
and storm water management.
Homeless Persons Representation
Project, Inc. $150,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of an initiative designed to reduce housing
and employment discrimination against ex-offenders in Maryland.
The program will provide direct legal representation for Baltimore
City ex-offenders, helping to expunge past arrests and convictions
from criminal records. The program educates ex-offenders about the
ramifications of their criminal records, sentencing procedures,
and probation and parole.
Humanim, Inc. $500,000
Columbia, MD
Capital funding toward the restoration of the American Brewery Brewhouse
which will house Humanim’s vocational programs and staff,
serving nearly 1,000 clients a year. Once the building is completed
in spring 2009, Humanim plans to launch a pilot employment program
to serve the residents of Broadway East.
The Jacob France Institute
$19,300
Baltimore, MD
For support of a strategic planning project for funders investing
in workforce development projects. The purpose of the project is
to review private foundation workforce development investments and
outcomes to help prioritize funding needs, inform any future investments,
and identify joint funding opportunities.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Child Support/Barriers to Employment
Project, an initiative to address the financial needs of noncustodial
parents with child support obligations. The project will provide
individual representation to at least 200 noncustodial parents and
work with the Child Support Enforcement Administration to identify
and implement changes in polices and practices so that case managers
act in the best interests of the children.
Maryland Center for Arts and
Technology, Inc. (MCAT) $75,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support and expansion of job training programs for
unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City.
The center has developed customized health care and customer service
training programs that consist of classroom training, employer-specific
training, and paid internships. MCAT plans to recruit and train
at least 160 individuals for positions in health care and other
industries, and to maintain high placement and retention rates for
all graduates.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers
Service $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, an initiative
to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and free
tax preparation services. Its goal is to complete at least 7,000
tax refunds for low-income taxpayers who are eligible to receive
the EITC refunds. The campaign will focus on promoting asset development
strategies, including the directing of refunds to individual bank
accounts and savings for homeownership and post-secondary education
tuition.
The Men’s Center, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase of a vehicle, insurance coverage, and related expenses
for the Fresh Food Recovery Program. The vehicle is to be used to
collect day-old food from farmers’ markets and redistribute
the food to area soup kitchens and other community-based organizations
serving approximately 2,000 people each week.
The Men’s Center, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
To hire a fund-raising consultant to assist with renovations for
expansion of meeting space and the food distribution area.
Normandy House, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For renovations of a resource center serving residents of the Coldstream/Homestead/Montebello
communities. The center will provide 50 children and their families
with a variety of programs designed to engage children in safe activities
outside the school day, in order to help keep children off the streets.
During the day, a computer lab will be open to neighborhood residents.
Volunteers, serving as mentors, teachers, and tutors, will operate
the center and offer tutoring assistance, computer classes, piano
and other music lessons, sign-language instruction, and a book club.
Paul’s Place, Inc. $50,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Hot Lunch and Ambassador programs for residents
of Washington Village/Pigtown. Paul’s Place serves an average
of 265 meals per day and more than 65 percent of the hot lunch guests
use other supportive services or obtain referrals to other organizations.
Approximately 30 guests participate in the Ambassador Community
Volunteer Program, a pre-job readiness training program. For every
hour worked, a participant earns points toward an incentive payment
that can be applied to groceries, rent, or utility bills.
Rose Street Community Center
$300,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of rehabilitation services for ex-offenders,
adults recovering from substance abuse, and at-risk youth. 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 referring them to drug treatment
and job training programs. An average of 35 at-risk youth and young
adults participate in daily peer mediation activities designed to
reduce gang-related shootings and homicides.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore,
Inc. $80,000
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the Learn to Earn Program, a job readiness
training program at the St. Ambrose Outreach Center. The program
offers adult education, job-training, and placement services. Job
training includes coursework in child care, medical terminology,
certified nursing assistance, clerical, computer skills, and computer
terminology.
Seedco (Structured Employment
Economic Development Corporation) $75,000
New York, NY
For continued support of EarnBenefits Baltimore, a Web-based tool
that helps individuals and families apply for 26 different federal,
state, and city benefits, including Maryland Earned Income Tax Credit,
the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Maryland Children’s Health
Insurance Program, the Maryland Energy Assistance Program, and the
federal Food Stamp Program. The program is designed to streamline
eligibility screening application submission, and tracking of submitted
applications. Seedco will work with five community-based partners
to assist 1,540 individuals in receiving at least one benefit and
385 individuals in receiving multiple benefits.
Suited to Succeed $15,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward operating costs of a program providing professional clothing
to women in transition from unemployment or welfare-to-work. The
program provides appropriate interview and workplace attire to 1,400
unemployed women seeking work. In exchange for selecting two outfits,
the women are asked to donate one hour of time to help sort clothing.
After their first interview, they may return to select two more
professional outfits in exchange for a second donated hour. Once
they obtain a job, they may return to select a fifth outfit in exchange
for a third hour of volunteer time.
Vehicles for Change, Inc. $57,600
Baltimore, MD
Ninth-year funding for the continuation of an initiative to provide
48 donated reconditioned and Maryland-inspected cars to low-income
persons in Baltimore City. Partnering with community-based organizations,
Vehicles for Change enables individuals to drive to work and transport
their families to essential destinations.
CONSERVATION
1000 Friends of Maryland $20,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for continued support of staffing and expenses related
to the Partners for Open Space campaign, to ensure full funding
for Program Open Space. The campaign will also ensure that Program
Open Space funds are spent strategically through the development
of targeted and ranked priorities: 1) discussion of the transfer
tax revenues for new programs, such as operating needs of state
parks and forests; and 2) the need to engage in a public debate
about the important role of open space and ongoing protection of
the state’s natural resources.
American Farmland Trust $35,000
Washington, DC
For staffing costs and related expenses to facilitate the implementation
of recommendations set out in Maryland’s Statewide Plan for
Agricultural Policy and Resource Management, and to build support
for proposed reforms of the 2007 Farm Bill. The Trust will continue
to provide community outreach and bridge farming communities with
the environmental community, promote a more viable and sustaining
agriculture economy in Maryland, help open greater access to fresh
and locally grown food to local markets, and work toward tripling
the protected acreage of productive farmland by 2022.
Audubon Maryland-DC $32,000
Bozman, MD
For continued support of educational services at the Audubon Center
in Patterson Park. Joint programming with the Friends of Patterson
Park is helping to change the perception of safety issues in the
park and continuing to increase the overall visitation and use of
the park. Working closely with neighboring schools, Audubon offers
in-classroom curricula and integrates into the program Maryland
Content Standards, field trips, and end-of-year service projects
for elementary, middle, and high school students. After-school programming
offers a 15-week series for third-grade through fifth-grade students
to learn about bird biology.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $10,000
Annapolis, MD
Two grants in support of the 2007 and 2008 Environmental Legislative
Summits.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $10,000
Annapolis, MD
Toward support of planned litigation activities in Maryland to ensure
greater enforcement of existing laws and regulations critical to
the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. The foundation
will focus on incidents of damage to the Bay, such as encroachment
on wetlands, erosion, stormwater run-off caused by developments,
lack of setbacks creating buffer zones, power plant toxic airborne
emissions, and will monitor permits and zoning variances being recorded
at local planning and zoning boards.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$50,000
Takoma Park, MD
Toward a public education and outreach program addressing issues
of global warming in Maryland. The network, in collaboration with
Environment Maryland, will publish Blue Prints for Action reports
for dissemination to legislators and media, and will train 300 volunteers
for grassroots advocacy efforts working toward the reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions in Maryland by 20 percent by 2020 and 90
percent by 2050.
The Chesapeake Rivers Association
$15,000
Annapolis, MD
Two grants in support of the Severn Riverkeeper Program’s
efforts to protect, preserve, and restore the Severn River. Through
daily shoreline and river monitoring, the Riverkeeper program protects
vulnerable waterways by providing effective legal representation
to stop inappropriate development and promotes enforcement by local
and state authorities. By providing scientific evidence and effective
legal representation to stop inappropriate shoreline development,
the association was influential in the Maryland Critical Areas Commission
decision to increase penalties for non-compliance and infractions
from $500 to $10,000. Ongoing efforts are being made to install
living shoreline in place of traditional riprap for erosion control.
The Chester River Association
$5,000
Chestertown, MD
Toward a planning grant to serve as a catalyst for systemic change
in the way environmental organizations address farming issues. The
overall goal is to increase cooperation with farmers in the watershed
and implement best management practices.
Environment Maryland Research
and Policy Center, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For expenses related to promoting the Clean Car Program in Maryland.
This advocacy effort calls for ten executive briefings with the
governor’s administrative staff, the creation of a Commission
on Climate Change, and scheduling of testimonials on global warming
and environmental health at the legislative session.
Herring Run Watershed Association
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the Patapsco/Back River Tributary Team and Stormwater
Action Coalition survey of citizen understanding of stormwater impacts,
and of actions to be taken designed to reduce contaminated runoff.
Maryland League of Conservation
Voters Education Fund $5,000
Annapolis, MD
For support of educational programs for conservation voters in public
policy decisions at the state and local levels. Through its role
as a coordinator of the coalition of environmental groups and the
use of its capacity-building tools such as the List Enhancement
Program, the environmental Briefing Book, and Environmental Community
Online System, the Education Fund helps the conservation community
play a strong and more effective role in public health and conservation
policy process at the state level.
South River Federation, Inc.
$5,000
Edgewater, MD
For continued support of the South Riverkeeper initiative. The Riverkeeper
program, in its efforts to protect the South River, will undertake
specific legal actions and related advocacy efforts to promote better
enforcement of sediment control in critical areas and other laws
governing the use of land and resources in the South River watershed.
While investigating dozens of complaints, the Riverkeeper will continue
to expand and use its neighborhood-based volunteers to watch over
the creeks and provide the eyes and ears to spot critical area violations
and problems with sediment and erosion control.
West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $5,000
Shady Side, MD
For continued support of outreach activities in efforts to protect,
preserve, and restore the West River, the Rhode River, surrounding
tributaries, and watershed. The group plans to enhance preservation
and restoration efforts by operating a waste-water pump-out boat
on the rivers, and expanding water quality monitoring and bacteria
testing efforts to 12 sites. It will continue to advocate for greater
enforcement of the Critical Area Act.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Access Art, Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Toward expenses of an art program for at-risk youth in the Pigtown
and Morrell Park neighborhoods. The purpose of Access Art is to
provide young children with creative resources that foster responsible
citizenship and serve the community through projects such as murals
in public spaces and anti-graffiti campaigns.
The African American Festival
Foundation $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007 African American Heritage Festival, showcasing
and celebrating the history, culture, heritage, and arts of African
Americans. The Festival attracts local and national audiences of
more than 500,000.
Baltimore Office of Promotion
and the Arts $5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007 Baltimore Book Festival. The festival features
authors, exhibitors, workshops, discussions, reviews of student
work by professionals and peers, resources for young writers, tutorials
with accomplished writers, and a contest for young writers that
offers cash or a scholarship prize.
Baltimore Opera Company $48,200
Baltimore, MD
For the purchase and installation of equipment for Metropolitan
Opera simulcasts in the Lyric Opera House. Once the equipment is
installed, the Baltimore Opera will launch a series of eight Saturday
afternoon Metropolitan Opera simulcasts promoting opera to an expanded
audience. The company will explore alternative forms of operatic
entertainment to generate additional revenue.
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival,
Inc. $5,000
Baltimore, MD
Challenge grant for support of a residency at Baltimore City College
High School. The Festival places a teaching artist for a semester
working with a class of up to 20 students. The students participating
in the class often come to the program with no prior theatrical
experience and a limited understanding of Shakespeare’s work.
Students develop stage presence, vocal projection, text comprehension,
and they learn to perform on stage before an audience in a production
of a version of a Shakespeare play.
High Zero Foundation, Inc.
$5,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the High Zero 2007 Festival of Experimental Improvised
Music. The four-day event, now receiving national notice, attracts
high quality avant-garde musicians from around the world to participate
in all-new collaborations with Baltimore artists.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts
Foundation $5,000
Ellicott City, MD
For continued support of educational and outreach arts programs
designed to increase public awareness and support for the cultural
arts in Maryland.
Museum of Ceramic Art $32,000
Baltimore, MD
For support of the 2007-2008 in-school and after-school ceramic
art programs in 37 Baltimore City public middle schools. Developed
to be integrated with core subjects and aligned with the Maryland
State Content Standards, the program reinforces students’
reading, writing, and creative skills. The nine-month program provides
each teacher with equipment, supplies, a stipend, coaching, professional
training workshops, and monthly networking. Student works are exhibited
in public venues, while arrangements are made for participating
schools to create ceramic murals for permanent installations around
Baltimore.
OTHER
Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers $7,500
Baltimore, MD
For 2007 membership dues.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS OF $5,000 OR LESS HAVE BEEN
AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
EDUCATION
Archdiocese of Baltimore $3,575
Baltimore City Community College $4,989
Baltimore Education Network $1,000
BCPSS/Calverton Middle School $1,000
The Carnegie Institution $3,000
The Carnegie Institution $3,000
Civic Works $3,506
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc. $1,559
Young Audiences of Maryland, Inc. $3,000
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Baltimore City Health Department $2,413
Madison East End Multi-Purpose Center $2,165
Mercy Health Services, Inc. $4,966
Public Justice Center, Inc. $2,500
Unity Center of Christianity $3,500
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ADDICTIONS
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation $1,363
International Association of Reentry $4,600
National Women’s Prison Project $2,500
New Life Program for Ex-Offender Women, Inc. $2,500
Transitioning Lives, Inc. $4,580
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/ABAG $2,500
Citizens Planning and Housing Association $1,000
Civic Works $4,600
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore $3,500
International Center for Sustainable Development $500
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, Inc. $3,000
Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville, Inc. $2,000
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies $3,000
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development $4,800
Saint Frances Academy $2,000
CONSERVATION
Parks & People Foundation $1,500
ARTS AND CULTURE
A.D. Emmart Memorial Fund, Inc. $2,500
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore $2,500
Young Victorian Theatre Company $2,500
OTHER
The Foundation Center $1,000
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