At Jacob’s Well, Inc.
$30,000 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
A challenge grant toward the conversion of an abandoned building at 337 East 25th Street into three apartments to provide housing and services to homeless and mentally ill persons with little or no income.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc.
$94,050 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
Two-year funding for support of the Latino Outreach Program. The grant will provide for two full-time bilingual (Spanish/English) staff members to provide reproductive health care, family-planning services, and education programs for sexually active females. It is hoped that the program will reduce the number of teen and out-of-wedlock births.
Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD)
$25,000 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
For support of BCHD’s Transforming Baltimore’s Public Health Clinics project, established to encourage greater utilization of Baltimore’s public clinics.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$5,000 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of Medicaid Matters! Maryland, a coalition committed to ensure and expand access to the public health system for 700,000 children, disabled adults, seniors, and low-income Maryland residents.
Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc.
$35,431 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
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.