People’s Homesteading Group
$100,000 / 2002 / Community Development
In support of Phase II of Anchors of Hope, a homeownership program for low-income families in the Greenmount community. The program involves the acquisition and rehabilitation of eight houses that will be sold to buyers identified through the People’s Homesteading Group’s homebuyers’ counseling process.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association
$5,000 / 2002 / Community Development
In support of expenses related to CPHA’s Rally for the Region 2002, focusing on three issues: funding for drug treatment, improved transit systems, and community legacy/investment in older neighborhoods. The purpose of the rally was to bring together diverse groups from the region to express support for the CPHA agenda.
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$100,000 / 2002 / Community Development
In support of expenses related to the St. Ambrose Legal Services initiative to fight predatory real estate practices in Baltimore City.
Civil Justice, Inc.
$5,000 / 2002 / Community Development
For continued support of the First Time Home Buyers Project in Baltimore City.
Community Law Center, Inc.
$70,000 / 2002 / Community Development
Two-year funding for the Real Estate Services Project created to fight the blight of vacant housing in marketable neighborhoods. The goals of this project are to ensure that existing residents remain confident about their neighborhoods, to keep City housing stock competitive with suburban housing markets, and to stimulate reinvestment in City housing.