Live Baltimore Home Center
$25,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward support of the Employer Outreach Campaign designed to increase the number of private and public employees owning or renting houses in Baltimore City. Working with the state, the center’s outreach efforts will promote incentives to help employees purchase houses.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$50,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward staffing costs for the Foreclosure Prevention Program providing assistance in default mortgage counseling and offering legal service activities including pre-purchase and fair housing issues.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
$25,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For support of the Foreclosure Project, designed to develop systems that would support foreclosure prevention activities and to assist those who are already in foreclosure.
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
In support of efforts to increase parental engagement in educational issues among families with children residing in downtown Baltimore.
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, Inc.
$32,000 / 2011 / Community Development
To conduct a study of Rent-to-Own stores in Baltimore City. The purpose of the study is to determine the extent of price gouging, false advertising or omission of facts, collection activities, harassment by collection agents, and defective goods. The report will recommend changes in existing state law that would protect consumers from abusive Rent-to-Own practices.