Past Grants

American Civil Liberties Foundation of Maryland, Inc. (ACLU)

For continued support of the Regional Housing Equity Project. ACLU will focus on developing a regional housing remedy to enable thousands of public housing residents to live in high-opportunity areas.

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

For support of a study to determine the effectiveness of the Mothers and Babies Course, a postpartum depression prevention program serving low-income African-American women in three Baltimore home visiting programs. Clients will be screened to determine individual risk for developing postpartum depression based on personal or family history. Those determined to be at risk will be randomly assigned to a treatment group, which will receive a six-session intervention, or a control group, which will receive standard home visiting services. If proven effective, the Mothers and Babies Course will be implemented on a broader scale.

Anne Arundel County Food & Resource Bank, Inc.

For repair of the food bank’s only commercial refrigeration unit, allowing the food bank to continue to distribute perishable, nutritious food to an increasing number of people in need.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

To develop and disseminate a report on the potential effects of an alcohol tax increase on the public health and economy in Maryland.

B-SPIRIT-A2Y

For continued support of after-school tutoring and mentoring programs for at-risk students in the Park Heights Community, and for operating expenses to provide utilities, insurance, and security monitoring for a newly renovated and expanded after-school facility. Located in one of the poorest and most distressed neighborhoods in Baltimore City, B-Spirit-A2Y offers an opportunity for 50 children and adolescents to engage in tutoring, homework support, community service projects, organized games, and sporting events in a safe and nurturing environment.