Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
$132,233 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Third-year funding of the SEETTS program (Supporting Ex-Offenders in Employment, Training and Transitional Services), a workforce development initiative for persons leaving Maryland prisons and returning to Baltimore City. The program, providing 14 weeks of transitional services for up to 120 inmates at a time, assists participants in securing gainful employment through job readiness.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
$50,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
To support the Baltimore CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) Campaign, an initiative to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and free income tax preparation service. The goal of the program is to increase the number of tax returns prepared for low-income taxpayers eligible to receive the EITC.
Sharp-Leadenhall Planning Committee
$24,216 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For the purchase and installation of video cameras inside and outside the Sharp-Leadenhall development, designed to control crime.
Baltimore Mental Health Systems
$10,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For support of the Mental Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training, designed to develop a plan for a systemic model focusing on access to mental health care for low-income persons.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
$150,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For startup costs of Project Bridge, a transitional employment project for ex-offenders returning to Baltimore City. After completing five weeks of training prior to release from prison, participants are referred to work crews for three months before being placed into employment Project Bridge is a partnership among Goodwill Industries, Catholic Charities, Second Chance and STRIVE.