Human Rights for Kids
In support of general operations for Human Rights for Kids, which works to advance criminal justice reform for children in Maryland through coalition building and public education. HRFK centers children’s exposure to trauma as the leading cause of juvenile delinquency and crime.
Interfaith Action for Human Rights (IAHR)
IAHR represents people of faith who educate and advocate in Maryland, DC and Virginia for corrections systems that avoid unnecessarily punitive practices such as solitary confinement and that instead focus on rehabilitation and successful reentry. Funding from the Abell Foundation will allow IAHR to continue working with its Maryland partners on and ending the practice of solitary confinement in Maryland.
From Prison Cells to PhD, Inc
From Prison Cells to PhD was created in 2016 to help people with criminal convictions obtain employment and/or postsecondary education (PSE). Clients receive workforce development training, career readiness skills, college application/readiness assistance, and 1-2 years or more of mentoring. Funding from the Abell Foundation will support its Prison to Professional (P2P) program providing these services to individuals recently released from the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC). P2P will serve 80 individuals in several cohorts over the next year virtually and if restrictions allow at some point in-person.
PREPARE Prepare for Parole and Reentry, Fiscally Sponsored by Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
PREPARE, formerly the Second Chance for Women (SCW), assists inmates in the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW) to prepare for parole hearings. Abell is supporting a full-time position to assist PREPARE to expand its efforts to serve more people in the prison system, including men. As part of this expansion, volunteers will be trained to work directly with individuals on their parole packets and reentry planning.
Helping Up Mission, Inc.
Abell funding will support the Helping Up Mission (HUM) in its development of a Women’s and Children’s Center at 1216 E. Baltimore Street in Baltimore City. The Women’s Center will provide a gender-informed, residential, faith-based, 12-step substance abuse recovery program set within the context of a therapeutic supportive community. Clients will be provided with clinical professional mental health care and substance abuse counseling, professional pastoral care, and a large array of physical, psychological, social, emotional, and practical supportive services so that they can focus on their recovery and achieve lasting success.