The Enterprise Foundation
$75,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For the expansion of the Re-entry Partnership (REP) Initiative, a program designed to help prepare inmates for transition from prison back into their communities. The program incorporates pre-release and post-release components. As part of the case management re-entry plan, ex-offenders participate in vocational and educational programs prior to being transferred to the Metropolitan Transition Center. Support services include transportation of the ex-offender, so that upon release the individual is linked directly with community resources.
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
$25,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For the development of a plan to guide the city toward a coordinated approach to the needs of Baltimore’s ex-offender population. The plan includes an evaluation of existing re-entry programs, feasibility of expanding programs, and consideration of consolidating existing resources into a one-stop center.
United Way of Central Maryland
$50,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For general support of United Way’s effort to address health and human services in the Central Maryland region.
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.