Parks & People Foundation
$60,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Hooked on Sports program serving more than 1,000 Baltimore City public school students in grades four to 12. The participants, while being exposed to the basic fundamentals of playing organized sports and the value of team work and fair play, are required to maintain a “C” average and 95 percent school attendance.
Food Research & Action Center
$50,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of Maryland Hunger Solutions, an anti-hunger advocacy program for low-income residents of Baltimore City to access federally funded nutrition programs, including food stamps and the WIC program (Women, Infants, and Children). Focus is on expanding the free classroom breakfast program, advocating for improved administrative and legislative policies to eliminate access barriers, and working to assure Maryland’s participation in the newly approved federal after-school meal program, as well as the weekend and holiday supper program for children and adults.
Project HEALTH Baltimore
$45,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
Seed funding for the implementation of a Family Help Desk program at the University of Maryland Medical Center to serve at-risk mothers with newborns. The Family Help Desk is manned by trained student volunteers. After conducting an extensive needs assessment, the volunteer then works with the patient to identify and secure required resources, provide information, determine eligibility criteria and connect with resources, and assist in completing applications for resources. Student volunteers experience the health-care system as well as gain understanding of the link between health and poverty.
The Franciscan Center
$230,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
Two grants for continued support of the Emergency Services and Energy Assistance Programs. The center offers relief services that include utility assistance, eviction prevention grants, prescription and dental co-pays, transportation bus tokens, identification documents, referrals to job-training programs, and enrollment in entitlement programs.
The Salvation Army
$5,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
For general support of services provided for the homeless and needy.