Healthcare Workers Training Institute
$10,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For support of a job training and education program for low-skilled health care workers in partnership with Baltimore City hospitals. The object of the partnership is to provide skills training, adult education services, computer instruction and career counseling to entry-level wage earners, all leading to job promotion and retention in health care occupations.
The Northeast Youth League, Inc.
$30,535 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For the renovation costs of the baseball field at DeWees Park in the Mid-Govans community of northeast Baltimore. The field provides an expanded and safe athletic program for neighborhood youth.
University of Maryland School of Law
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
In support of the Civil Legal Needs Assessment project of the Drug Policy and Public Health Strategies Clinic.
The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$350,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Fifth-year funding of the STRIVE Baltimore Program, a comprehensive job training and placement service for unemployed and underemployed men and women. The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through workshops that focus on attitude modification and the development of job readiness skills. Core services include job placement with long-term follow-up, one-on-one and group counseling, and case management.
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.
$80,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Two-year funding in support of Dee’s Place, a non-traditional substance abuse recovery center serving residents in East Baltimore. A 24-hour recovery program, Dee’s Place provides a safe and welcoming facility to recovering addicts at risk of succumbing to relapse because of the unavailability of services for them during off-hours. The coalition refers clients to health, housing and employment services.