Greater Baltimore Tennis Patrons Association, Inc.
$30,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of after-school and summer tennis programs serving the Greater Homewood Tennis Aces, Park Heights Tennis Aces, and Frankford Tennis Aces. More than 400 at-risk Baltimore City youth ages six to 16 participate and receive tennis instruction, support for study habits, and healthy meals.
Santa’s Helpers Anonymous, Inc.
$5,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of the “Elves Bring Christmas to Those in Need” program for low-income families and the elderly in Baltimore City.
Healthy Teen Network
$25,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
To develop a strategic plan to reduce the teen birth rate in Baltimore City by using the Getting to Outcomes planning model. The program will assess needs and resources, define goals, and evaluate and determine sustainable programming to help ensure that adolescent productive health efforts are effective.
The Shepherd’s Clinic
$50,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
Toward operating costs to provide primary and specialty health care to uninsured persons in Baltimore City. With an extensive network of volunteer medical personnel and its longstanding partnership with Union Memorial Hospital, Shepherd’s Clinic will be able to provide high quality, low-cost health care to more than 750 uninsured Baltimore City residents.
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.
$5,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
For support of an after-school program three days a week at the Hattie N. Harrison Community Center for 30 children in need of supervision and academic support. The staff develops a portfolio for each participant to mark the progress of work and projects completed over the course of the year.