Past Grants

Maryland Regional Practitioners’ Network

Planning grant for the development of Boys to Men, a pregnancy prevention program for eighth-grade boys in Baltimore City public schools.

Maryland Salem Children’s Trust

Toward construction costs of a centralized school building for special education programs for up to 37 at-risk children, primarily residents at Salem, a residential foster care facility for children ages six to 18 who have been abused and unable to attend regular school.

Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY)

For expenses related to the expansion of Baltimore City’s Child Welfare Reform Program. ACY will conduct a “gap analysis” to identify and quantify the need for additional resources to reform the Baltimore City child welfare system, review progress, maintain pressure for reform, and advocate for overhaul of the child welfare data collection and responding system.

National Heritage Foundation/B-SPIRIT-A2Y

For support of the B-SPIRIT-A2Y after-school mentoring and tutoring program for at-risk adolescents in the Park Heights community.

AIDS Interfaith Residential Services, Inc.

To develop a Comprehensive Youth Services Model for homeless youth and young adults. This program will provide transitional housing, educational and employment training, health care, substance abuse treatment, financial education, and life and social skills counseling. The model is based on national state-of-the-art practices.