St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$50,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward staffing costs for the Foreclosure Prevention Program providing assistance in default mortgage counseling and offering legal service activities including pre-purchase and fair housing issues.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
$25,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For support of the Foreclosure Project, designed to develop systems that would support foreclosure prevention activities and to assist those who are already in foreclosure.
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
In support of efforts to increase parental engagement in educational issues among families with children residing in downtown Baltimore.
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, Inc.
$32,000 / 2011 / Community Development
To conduct a study of Rent-to-Own stores in Baltimore City. The purpose of the study is to determine the extent of price gouging, false advertising or omission of facts, collection activities, harassment by collection agents, and defective goods. The report will recommend changes in existing state law that would protect consumers from abusive Rent-to-Own practices.
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
$30,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward a feasibility study of a beverage container deposit program in Maryland. The study will quantify the costs of litter, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with beverage containers; analyze potential incentive programs to divert containers from the waste streams; review experiences of other states; and recommend appropriate program components to maximize benefits for Maryland.