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.
South Baltimore Emergency Relief, Inc.
$20,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
For general operating support of the food pantry and energy assistance programs. The center, which is open Monday through Thursday, provides food, toiletries, and infant products; and utility, eviction, and prescription assistance.
Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
$75,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Housing First advocacy project, designed to reduce barriers to housing for homeless persons through advocacy, training, legal representation, and monitoring of Baltimore’s Housing First program.
South Baltimore Neighborhood Association
$12,500 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the South Baltimore Youth Council, a mentoring and educational program for at-risk youth. The purpose of the program is to engage at least 30 young people each week in youth-led council activities. One of the educational programs focuses on issues related to crime investigation and trial preparation. Participants will undertake at least three service projects in collaboration with community-based organizations.
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc. (HEBCAC)
$90,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
Three-year funding to provide mental health screening, education, and treatment for youth enrolled in the HEBCAC Youth Opportunity employment and training program. In partnership with Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health, the program will focus on mental health education and staff training to address mental health needs of clients and increase the capacity to provide on-site treatment. By reducing the stigma associated with mental health treatment, the program anticipates that more clients will access available on-site mental health services. The program will track data on length and type of services received, retention in the program, GED attainment, and job placement.