Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For support of the 2011 Alcohol Tax victory celebration at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Pimlico Road Youth Program
$33,500 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For support of the after-school program and summer camp serving at-risk children and youth in the Pimlico/Park Heights community. The program operates five days a week and provides support for homework, reading, arts activities, computers, Spanish, general science, technology, engineering, and math. A hot meal is provided daily.
ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
$150,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Regional Housing Equity Project in an effort to give African-American families the chance to move into racially integrated, safe neighborhoods with greater access to economic and educational opportunities. Nearly 2,000 inner-city families have moved through the housing mobility program.
Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of “Information for Health: The Maryland Prize,” a contest to generate ideas for using health information to improve health status.
Maryland Food Bank
$75,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Two grants for continued support of the School Pantry Program in 96 Baltimore City public schools. The pantry program provides an end-of-the-month food safety net for needy families identified by school counselors. The recipients are asked to volunteer and become involved in their children’s learning in exchange for receiving free bags of food. Weekend backpacks are distributed to needy children and their families. The pantries serve as portals for parents to connect with other community services.