Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped
$20,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
For continued support to provide dental services for up to 675 low-income and disabled persons participating in the Donated Dental Services program.
United Way of Central Maryland
$30,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of the costs of a housing case manager to serve homeless clients participating in the Journey Home transitional employment program.
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.
Maryland Institute College of Art
$5,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward continued support of “Finding Our Wings,” a pregnancy- and dropout-prevention documentary designed to educate teen girls in Baltimore City.