Piney Woods Country Life School
$25,000 / 2000 / Education
For the salary of a retention counselor for Baltimore City scholarship students for the 2000-2001 school year.
Reservoir Hill Improvement Council
$55,000 / 2000 / Education
Two grants for an after-school enrichment program for 350 kindergarten through fifth-grade students at John Eager Howard Elementary School. The program provides extra academic instruction and exposure to cultural enrichment activities, including computers, puppet making, chess, playwriting, basketball, cooking, arts and crafts, and field trips.
St. Lawrence Research and Development Corporation
$17,000 / 2000 / Education
To conduct a pilot test which will assess the efficacy of a specially designed auditory instrument and a specific training technique. The instrument and the training have been created by Oster Sound Technologies for enhancing reading skills.
Teach For America-Baltimore
$75,000 / 2000 / Education
For expenses related to the cost of recruiting, selecting, training, and building an ongoing support network for Teach For America corps members and alumni currently teaching in 31 Baltimore City public schools.
The Baraka School, Inc.
$329,643 / 2000 / Education
Two grants for the consolidation of the Baraka School staff, and towards operating expenses for the 2000-2001 school year. The boarding school, located in Kenya, provides a residential academic program for 18 at-risk, underachieving Baltimore City middle-school boys.