House of Ruth
$25,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of the Emergency Client Support program designed for victims of domestic violence and their children. The fund will be used to address the barriers that victims experience in securing safe accommodations by helping to pay for short-term motel stays, security deposits and rent assistance, transportation expenses, emergency health expenses, and help in securing identification and citizenship documents.
St. Francis Neighborhood Center
$25,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of The Power Project, an after-school educational, mentoring, and arts program for 30 at-risk youth, ages five to 18,in Reservoir Hill. In an effort to increase academic achievement and self-confidence, the program conducts academic and social needs assessments, and creates individualized short- and long-term plans for each child.
Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY)
$60,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
Toward continued support of programming designed to improve quality of life for Baltimore City children. As part of the “Maryland Can Do Better for Children” campaign, ACY provides research-based recommendations for strategies to meet the needs of Maryland’s children, including the implementation of the Family Team Decision Making model to help reduce the number of foster care placements; the promotion of bonuses to attract strong school principals; support for community-based programs such as Multi-Systemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy, which have been shown to reduce recidivism; and expansion of oral health care for children on Medicaid.
Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
$75,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
For support of “Housing First,” a program designed to reduce chronic homelessness by providing immediate access to permanent housing, coupled with voluntary services to address underlying problems, such as mental illness and addictions. Funds from the grant will address legal issues related to the administration of the program, how candidates for the program are identified and assessed, and how to assure the legal rights of homeless individuals.
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
$150,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Regional Housing Equity Project. The purpose of the project is to provide more than 6,000 families the opportunity to move from racially isolated public housing units in Baltimore City to nonimpacted, low-poverty, racially integrated neighborhoods throughout the region that offer greater education, employment, and housing opportunities.