Past Grants

Baltimore City Public School System/ National Academic League .

For support of the 2008-2009 National Academic League in 26 Baltimore City public middle schools. The league, engaging more than 600 students, provides extracurricular, interscholastic programming in an atmosphere traditionally associated with athletic events.

Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.

Two grants for expansion of the Experience Corps tutoring and mentoring programs in Baltimore City public elementary schools identified as “low performing.” Currently, 325 Senior Corps members, paired with classroom teachers, work in 19 Baltimore City elementary schools, providing one-on-one remediation, assistance with classroom logistics, and classroom- management support 15 hours per week.

University of Maryland Baltimore County

In continuing support of an evaluation of the Core Knowledge Preschool Program at St. Vincent de Paul Southeast Head Start centers. The evaluation measures the effectiveness of the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence in the areas of language development and early literacy, math reasoning and number sense, social skills, visual arts, music, and readiness to learn. The sample of Southeast Head Start Center children, 70 percent of whom are Spanish speaking, will be compared with a control group, half of whom are Hispanic. Once the children enter kindergarten, follow-up studies will track the academic progress of the two groups.

Baltimore City Public School System/ Surgical Technician and Nursing Programs

To underwrite the cost of certificate exam fees for students participating in the Surgical Technician and Nursing Assistant programs.

Incentive Mentoring Program

For support of the Incentive Mentoring Program at Dunbar High School, including community service activities, a summer camp, and SAT tutoring.