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.
Children’s Rights Council
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
In support of the Safe Haven Access Visitation Center at the Providence Baptist Church The Center, assisting children of separated, divorced and never-married parents, creates a supervised situation where the parents can coordinate court ordered visitations of their children in a safe environment. Referrals are made through the courts, attorneys, counselors, mediators and social workers.
I Can
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For funds to replace a furnace in an emergency shelter for homeless men and a convalescent care unit for medically fragile men referred by Health Care for the Homeless.