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.
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Seed funding for the establishment of the Baltimore Panteras, a new soccer program for children in East Baltimore.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association
$49,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Toward staffing of an eviction reform initiative in Baltimore City. The initiative will study the legislative provisions and court processes with a view to reducing the number of evictions.
I Say No 2
$37,500 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
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.
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Start-up costs of an additional Port Recovery House, a substance abuse recovery program. The residents are provided spiritual counseling and offered jobs in local businesses or with Patterson Park Rental Services.