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Grant Recipients

We are privileged to have contributed to the work and achievements of many organizations in the Baltimore area.

To learn more about these non-profits, and the specific projects we funded, please access our database of grant recipients.

Adult Spanish Literacy At Wolfe Street Academy

Baltimore Curriculum Project
Purpose:

To offer Spanish literacy classes to Wolfe Street Academy mothers

Award Amount: $ 3,150

Peer Proof

Camp Fire USA Baltimore
Purpose:

To support after-school program developing violence prevention skills

Award Amount: $ 10,000

Academic And Mentoring Program

Community School
Purpose:

Academiic and mentoring program for youth (15-17 years of age) studying for high school diploma and for college support.

Award Amount: $ 10,000
Website: No website

Dreams In Progress

Eudaimonia Foundation Corporation
Purpose:

Dreams in Progress program coordinator

Award Amount: $ 10,000

Birth Companions: Preparing Pregnant Teens For Birth And Motherhood

Johns Hopkins University School Of Nursing
Purpose:

To train birth companions to assist young pregnant teens

Award Amount: $ 11,135

Residential Crisis Program

Mosaic Community Services
Purpose:

To assist women in residential crisis program by paying for clothing, food, housing deposits and medicine

Award Amount: $ 13,400

College Access Program At Western High School

College Bound Foundation
Purpose:

College access specialist for Western High School students 

Award Amount: $ 15,000

A Family Affair: School Readiness For Homeless Children And Their Mothers

Episcopal Community Services Of Maryland
Purpose:

Patially funds a full-time assistant teacher for homeless preschoolers

Award Amount: $ 15,000
Website: www.ecsm.org

Girls' Empowerment Mission (GEM)

Living Classrooms Foundation
Purpose:

Program that provides at-risk girls in high school with learning opportunities and growth experiences

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Night Of Peace Family Shelter

Night Of Peace Family Shelter, Inc.
Purpose:

To support homeless shelter and provide assistance with permanent houisng

Award Amount: $ 15,000

INNterim Gardens

INNterim Housing Corp
Purpose:

To support pilot permanent housing leasing program for apartment graduates

Award Amount: $ 19,560

Turn About Program (TAP)

Alternative Directions, Inc.
Purpose:

To provide intensive case management, 28 days in-patient and 6 months transitional housing

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Family Support Center

Bon Secours Of Maryland Foundation
Purpose:

To provide GED training, early literacy, and in-home support services

Award Amount: $ 20,000

CASA Services To Adolescent Girls

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Of Baltimore, Inc.
Purpose:

To recruit and train volunteers to become advocates for foster children in Juvenile Court System

Award Amount: $ 20,000

College Courses For Women Who Are Incarcerated

Prison Education Partnership: MD Correctional Institute For Women College Program
Purpose:

To fund three college courses for female inmates to earn towards AA and BA degrees

Award Amount: $ 20,000

TAMAR (Trauma, Additions, Mental Health And Recovery) Program

Prisoners Aid Association Of Maryland
Purpose:

To help homeless women and their children find housing and help them develop skills to succeed

Award Amount: $ 20,000
Website: No website

Improving Parenting Practices For At Risk Families

Southeast Early Head Start At Kennedy Krieger Institute
Purpose:

To fund mental health consultant to oversee program to train others to improve parenting skills

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Community Outreach Information, Assistance And Referral Program

St. Mary's Outreach Center
Purpose:

To hire part-time staff person to help seniors access entitlement programs

Award Amount: $ 20,000
Website: No website

Parenting For Success

The Family Tree
Purpose:

To increase enrollment by 100 women in program for parenting and life skills

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Promise Heights - Parent University

University Of Maryland School Of Social Work
Purpose:

To pay salaries of resource mother and 4 workshops leaders, plus food, handbooks and graduation

Award Amount: $ 20,000