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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.

Group Therapy Programs For Women Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Jewish Family And Children Services, Inc.
Purpose:

Two therapy groups for women who experienced sexual abuse in childhood

Award Amount: $ 3,360
Website: www.jfs.org

ConverSAYtion PEACE

Community Mediation Program, Inc.
Purpose:

Teaching mediation and conflict resolution skills to House of Ruth residents

Award Amount: $ 10,375

Peer- To- Peer Recovery

NAMI - Metro Baltimore
Purpose:

Courses for mental health and addiction clients and their families

Award Amount: $ 11,000

Girls Empowerment Mission (GEM)

Living Classrooms Foundation
Purpose:

Part-time mentoring coordinator for this enrichment program for at-risk high school girls

Award Amount: $ 14,400

The Ark School

Episcopal Community Services Of Maryland, Inc.
Purpose:

 Nursery school and kindergarten for homeless children in Baltimore City

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

Graduate Support Program

Mother Seton Academy
Purpose:

Provides guidance and services for high school placement, academic assistance and college application assistance

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Parenting Alone

Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc.
Purpose:

Mental health counseling and referral services for low-income women who are single parents

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Baltimore County Learning Laboratory

Ready At Five Partnership
Purpose:

Expansion of this innovative program to nurture school readiness and identify promising practices in early-childhood education

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Rental Services Housing Program

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.
Purpose:

Offsets rental expenses for the neediest people in the rental services program

Award Amount: $ 15,000

Salary For Part-time Director

Susanna Wesley House, Inc.
Purpose:

Transitional house for homeless women and their children; offers support services and classes leading toward self-sufficiency

Award Amount: $ 15,000

SHINE Program At Catherine's Hearth

Mercy Health Services
Purpose:

Program teaching life, parenting and communication skills

Award Amount: $ 18,024

Learning To Be Self Sufficient

INNterim Housing Corporation
Purpose:

Provides training costs, childcare services and bus passes for women attending school or job training classes and interviews

Award Amount: $ 18,504

Sexuality And Healthy, Loving Relationships Program

Kids On The Hill, Inc.
Purpose:

Educates teens about sexual and reproductive health

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Reisterstown Medical And Dental Clinic

Mission Of Mercy
Purpose:

Mobile Medical Clinic providing free health and dental care

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Mentoring Program For Girls

My Sister's Circle, Inc.
Purpose:

To  hire a part-time college counselor

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Tuition Assistance

St. Frances Academy
Purpose:

Tuition assistance for students at St. Frances Academy (SFA), a high school established in 1828 by the Oblate Sisters to serve at-risk youth in Baltimore.  SFA has achieved national recognition for its successful program. 

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Hampden Women's Case Worker

The Hampden Family Center, Inc.
Purpose:

Sakary for additional case worker serving women and their children

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Baltimore Pre-release Unit For Women

The Power/Excel Foundation, Inc.
Purpose:

Support for formerly incarcerated women as they re-enter their communities

Award Amount: $ 20,000

Druid Hill Transitional Housing Project

YMCA Of Central Maryland
Purpose:

Housing support,  substance abuse counseling, life skills classes and job-readiness programs for residents of Druid Hill TransitionalHousing

Award Amount: $ 20,000