Past Grants

Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc.

For research to support the implementation of the Housing First model in Baltimore City. In partnership with Health Care for the Homeless, the Housing First pilot project team has recruited the homeless from streets and parks, placed them in housing, and linked them to ongoing services. The outcomes of the pilot project will determine whether Housing First should be expanded as a viable strategy to help reduce homelessness.

Safe and Sound Campaign for Children and Youth

For the implementation of the Family Recovery Program, an initiative designed to reduce the length of time children spend in the Baltimore City foster care system. The program will provide case management support and substance abuse treatment for 250 parents whose children are entering foster care. It is expected that the time children of participating parents spend in foster care will be reduced by 50 to 70 percent.

Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc.

To help underwrite the cost of the 2005 Baltimore Homeless Census.

The Samaritan Center

For continued support of the Eviction Prevention Assistance program at The Samaritan Center, designed to provide emergency grants to individuals and families facing eviction. Aside from providing a one-time grant directly to the landlord, the Center’s case manager will refer the unemployed to Catholic Charities’ employment services and assist clients in applying for other income supports, such as food stamps and Medicaid Earned Income Tax Credit.

Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation

For continued support of the Patterson Park Youth Program, providing safe, healthy, and engaging activities for more than 400 neighborhood children. The program includes basketball and football leagues, reading and art clubs, and a summer youth employment program. Adult volunteers serve as coaches, mentors, teachers, and tutors.