Learning and Leadership in Families
$35,000 / 2011 / Education
Toward support of the Perfectly Punctual Campaign, a preschool through elementary school intervention to reduce chronic absenteeism and lateness in Head Start and Baltimore City public schools. The campaign will provide training, technical assistance, materials, and a structure around punctuality designed to improve school attendance.
Learning, Inc.
$20,000 / 2003 / Education
For support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/academic credit program for Baltimore City at-risk middle school students.
Learning, Inc.
$50,000 / 2005 / Education
For continued support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/prevention program for at-risk Baltimore City middle school students from families living with drug/alcohol problems, physical or emotional abuse, and poverty. The 30-hour-per-week program offers academic course work, job-skills training, and conflict-resolution workshops.
Learning, Inc.
$50,000 / 2006 / Education
For continued support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/prevention program for at-risk middle school students in Baltimore City public schools. The cooperative provides an experiential education curriculum designed to prepare students for successful transition to high school, GED programming, or employment, by offering training in team-building, conflict-resolution, job readiness, community service, and life skills.
Learning, Inc.
$25,000 / 2007 / Education
For continued support and expansion of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout prevention program for at-risk and over-age middle school students in Baltimore City public schools. The Learning Cooperative is an alternative to the traditional school setting, and offers an experimental curriculum to engage students in challenging individual and team-building initiatives, conflict-resolution training, environmental sciences, fine arts, job readiness community service, and life skills.