Reservoir Hill Improvement Council, Inc.
$45,000 / 2012 / Community Development
Toward support of the Reservoir Hill Healthy Foods Initiative at the Whitelock Community Farm. With the addition of two full-time staff positions, a farm manager, and a team coordinator, the initiative will increase the cultivation of diverse products and community access to healthy foods.
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/ABAG
$60,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For continued support of the Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation Services initiative in an effort to strengthen the capacity of community development organizations in targeted neighborhoods.
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
$23,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For support of a design competition for the 100 Light Street parking garage. The purpose of the competition is to engage the artistic and design community in presenting ideas for the visual enhancement of the facility.
Maryland Housing Counselors Network, Inc.
$20,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For support of the Housing Counselor Training Program in Baltimore City. The program, created in response to the demand for counseling in matters of foreclosure, provides nationally recognized training for the local housing industry in Maryland. The training includes the services of counselors with state-of-the-art foreclosure prevention tools, appropriate for helping clients achieve sustainable homeownership.
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
$239,110 / 2011 / Community Development
Two-year funding toward start-up costs of an annual State of the Harbor report card. In collaboration with Blue Water Baltimore, the partnership will create a multi-site water quality data bank and produce a report on the water quality indicators in Baltimore’s harbor and surrounding tributaries. In accordance with the Clean Water Act, data will be used to hold the city accountable for sewage overflows, and private owners for discharge and outfalls.