Past Grants

Teach For America Baltimore

Ongoing support for expenses related to the cost of recruiting, selecting, and training of 160 additional Teach For America (TFA) corps members, as well as developing TFA alumni for leadership positions in Baltimore City public schools for the 2010-2011 school year. TFA will continue to provide ongoing support to the 160 corps members entering their second year of teaching.

Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance

For continued support and expansion of programs to integrate arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.

For continued support of the L@TCH technology program in five Baltimore City public schools: Coppin Academy, Rosemont Elementary, Collington Elementary, Southwest Baltimore Charter, and Reach Academy. The two-year expansion of the pilot project provides home computers, printers, Internet connection, training, and support for 1,000 additional families. The goal of the project is to increase student attendance and academic progress through increased parental involvement.

The Urban Alliance Foundation, Inc.

Two-year funding to launch a Career Counseling program by the Urban Alliance Baltimore Program for noncollege-bound students at Northwestern High School for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years. The High School Internship Program provides paid internships, individual job-placement assistance, financial aid, alternative education programs, proprietary school and apprenticeships, practice interviews, and resume review. A year-long job-readiness and life-skills curriculum is offered to high school juniors and seniors.

Baltimore City Public Schools – East Baltimore Community School

For summer planning and academic programming for students in grades five through eight. The purpose of the initiative is to evaluate the academic programming, to build on its existing strengths, and to develop data-driven best practices.