Charm City Youth Sports Development
$5,000 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of after-school and summer youth sports programs for at-risk youth in low-income Baltimore City neighborhoods.
Manna House, Inc.
$50,000 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
Toward general support of a drop-in center for the homeless and needy in Baltimore City.
The Samaritan Community
$20,000 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
Toward continued support of the Food Pantry and Emergency Assistance programs.
Advocates for Children and Youth
$80,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward continued support of staffing and activities that will improve the outcomes of Baltimore City children in the child welfare system. Priorities include increasing in-house services for at-risk families in order to prevent the removal of children from the home; providing input and guidance to Maryland’s Alternative Response practice model; and conducting an analysis of girls involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Food Research & Action Center
$38,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Two grants toward continued support of the Maryland Hunger Solutions’ pilot project, designed to increase the capacity of Baltimore City farmers’ markets. This will allow the sellers to accept federal food benefit payments through EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards and the “Baltimore Bucks” incentive program.