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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.

Girls Speak Out Leadership Program

Wide Angle Community Media, Inc.
Purpose:

Giving girls confidence in their abilities and potential through training in the media arts

Award Amount: $ 6,000

Services For Families Of Early-onset Dementia Patients

Alzheimer's Association, Inc.
Purpose:

Caregiver training, family education and support for families with early-onset dementia patients

Award Amount: $ 8,000

KidCare

People Encouraging People, Inc.
Purpose:

Assists children whose mothers are unable to provide complete care

Award Amount: $ 10,000

Project Aware

Baltimore City Healthy Start, Inc.
Purpose:

Bus signs to promote HIV/AIDS awareness among pregnant and post-partum women

Award Amount: $ 10,400

Career Counseling Initiative

Maryland New Directions, Inc.
Purpose:

Career counseling and support services for young,  single mothers

Award Amount: $ 12,000

Center For Addiction And Pregnancy

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Purpose:

GED training for pregnant and post-partum women recovering from substance abuse

Award Amount: $ 14,750

Case Manager

Advocates For Survivors Of Torture And Trauma, Inc.
Purpose:

Support services for women refugees who experienced torture and trauma in their home countries

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

Shelter One Foot Up

Agape House, Inc.
Purpose:

Basic reading and math classes for residents of this emergency and transitional housing shelter

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Turn About

Alternative Directions, Inc.
Purpose:

Intensive case management and rehabilitation for women recently released from prison

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Family Finances

Baltimore County Literacy Works, Inc.
Purpose:

Expansion of this family financial literacy program

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Culinary Arts Training

Caroline Center, Inc.
Purpose:

Culinary skills training, internships and job placement in the food services industry

Award Amount: $ 15,000

College Access Program At Western High School

College Bound Foundation, Inc.
Purpose:

College Access Specialist to assist at-risk students applying for college

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Village Children's Program

Dayspring Programs, Inc.
Purpose:

Training program for Dayspring Village mothers that leads to Head Start teacher certification

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Beyond Bars

Girl Scouts Of Central Maryland
Purpose:

Mentoring program for incarcerated women and their daughters

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

Changing Young Women's Perspectives

Learning, Inc.
Purpose:

Life skills and peer-to-peer support groups for middle school and high school girls

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Free Prescription Medications

MEDBANK Of Maryland, Inc.
Purpose:

Free prescription medications for people with low incomes

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Martha's Place

Newborn Holistic Ministries, Inc.
Purpose:

Transitional housing for women overcoming addiction

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Foster Youth Inc. (FYI)

Public Justice Center
Purpose:

Staff support for youth-led advocacy group for foster children

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Operation AWARE

Students Sharing Coalition, Inc.
Purpose:

After school service projects that address community needs

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Outreach Coordinator

TurnAround, Inc.
Purpose:

Identifies and supports abused women and their children

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Emergency Shelter For Homeless Women And Their Children

YWCA Of The Greater Baltimore Area, Inc.
Purpose:

Case manager to help shelter residents move to permanent housing

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Culinary Arts Training

Baltimore Outreach Services
Purpose:

Teaching women basic cooking and kitchen skills leading to job placement in the food services industry

Award Amount: $ 15,000