Adopt A Block, Inc.
$49,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For the purchase of a 24-foot panel truck, and for hiring and training a formerly homeless person to become its licensed driver. “A Can Can Make a Difference,” a component of Adopt A Block, distributes food to local outreach food programs, soup kitchens, churches, and homeless shelters. The truck is considered essential for picking up and distributing donated food.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$31,400 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
Capital grant for the development of the Collington Square Oxford House, a residential drug treatment program for eight men in recovery. The model provides a structured environment for addicts who have stabilized their lives and found employment, but who require peer support and reinforcement of a small, drug-free community.
Mercy Health Services, Inc .
$25,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
To help underwrite expenses related to the Supportive Housing Program and Family Violence Response Program designed to support homeless and low-income persons in Baltimore City. The program provides one-on-one and group counseling for shelter residents.
University of Maryland Medical System
$50,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
Toward expenses related to the Breathmobile program for asthma treatment of inner-city children in Baltimore City public schools. The program, which delivers state-of-the-art asthma care to more than 400 children, is expected to decrease asthma attacks, absenteeism, and emergency room visits. Data collected will assess the program’s effectiveness.
AIDS Interfaith Residential Services, Inc. (AIRS)
$12,500 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
To cover closing costs for the acquisition of two, single-family homes for low-income, homeless families living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to providing service-enriched, quality housing in stable neighborhoods, AIRS counselors assist clients with medical care, job training, income, and life-skills training.