The Daisyfields Foundation, Inc.
$25,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Toward the purchase of property to house a foster care facility for infants who are medically fragile as the result of being born addicted to drugs or being neglected by a substance-abusing caregiver.
The Justice Policy Institute/The Tides Center
$49,733 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
To provide seed funding for the establishment of a new organization that will address adult and juvenile justice reform issues in the State of Maryland. The agency will provide technical assistance and training to local agencies to help determine the most effective methods of delivering neighborhood-based services to needy populations.
The Shepherd’s Clinic
$50,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
For continued funding of operating costs to provide primary medical and dental care to uninsured persons in Baltimore City.
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation
$25,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Start-up funds for the establishment of the New Life Recovery Program, a transitional recovery house for ex-offenders in Baltimore City.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
$193,208 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Third-year funding for an initiative to meet the needs of noncustodial parents whose child support obligations exceed their ability to pay. By providing individual representation, Legal Aid has been able to identify recurring issues that adversely affect noncustodial parents, such as driver’s license suspensions, reports to credit agencies, and denial of access to child support records.