Past Grants

Center for Poverty Solutions

For expansion of the Baltimore City Public School Pantry Program. The goal is to supplement families’ food budgets while at the same time encouraging parents to take an active role in their children’s education. In exchange for volunteering in the schools, parents are eligible to attend classes on nutrition, budgeting, and economic meal planning, and to receive free food once a month.

I Can

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.

Patterson Park Community Development Corporation

Seed funding for the establishment of the Baltimore Panteras, a new soccer program for children in East Baltimore.

Children’s Rights Council

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 Say No 2

For the acquisition of a vacant property to serve as faith-based transitional housing for 16 addicted women and their children in the Westport/Cherry Hill neighborhoods. The program assists participants with job searches and addresses their health and legal issues, while encouraging them to attend counseling and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, adhere to household rules and perform community chores.