Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc.
$17,500 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Third-year support of the Statewide Emergency Contraception Project, providing outreach and education to clients.
Vehicles for Change, Inc.
$83,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Fourth-year funding of a transportation program to provide used reconditioned cars for 80 participants in the Affordable Housing Initiative Program and other low-income residents of Baltimore City who need a car to get to work.
Baltimore Police Foundation
$62,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of the planning and development of the Recruitment Initiative, designed to attract qualified candidates for Baltimore City’s police force.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
$175,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
Two-year funding of a workforce development initiative for persons leaving Maryland prisons and returning to Baltimore City. The program, providing 14 weeks of transitional services to up to 120 inmates at a time, will assist all participants in securing gainful employment through intensive job readiness training, life skills and computer training and job placements.
Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
$100,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of a grassroots effort to educate citizens and policy makers about the need for universal health coverage in Maryland. In recognition that there are more than 550,000 Marylanders with no health insurance, including 43,000 children, the initiative aims to guarantee quality, affordable health care for all Marylanders.