Past Grants

Catholic Charitiesﾠ

Two grants for continued support of the Traveler’s Aid Voucher Program at the Samaritan Center. The purpose of the program is to assist homeless persons who want to move out of Baltimore City to reunite with family, find employment, and/or access treatment for substance abuse, and who are in need of vouchers for bus travel to a new location. Persons using the program must have a contact in the destination city willing to assume responsibility for finding accommodations.

NAMI-Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc.

Toward peer education and support programs for up to 48 mentally ill Baltimore City homeless persons. The programs include peer-to-peer education that teaches participants how to manage their illness and access needed services, and workshops for staff to help them interact with mentally ill clients.

Catholic Charities

For continued support of eviction prevention and utility assistance programs administered by the Samaritan Center. The program provides direct financial assistance to approximately 100 low-income households at risk of eviction and/or facing loss of utility services.

The Northeast Youth Association, Inc.

Two grants for support of operating costs and travel for the Northeast Football League, serving at-risk youth, ages five to 15, to participate in the national Pop Warner football championship.

Civic Works

For the design and implementation of a grading and irrigation plan for the Real Food Farm site, which will utilize hoop houses for organic farming at Lake Clifton Park. The farm, with its hoop houses, orchard and tree nursery, serves as an educational setting for Lake Clifton High School students, a community learning center, and a source of produce for farm stands in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello and Belair-Edison neighborhoods.