Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, Inc.
$60,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
Two-year funding for support of the Emergency Services and Transitional Housing programs serving homeless veterans. In recognition of the traumas of severe psychological distress and substance abuse that homeless veterans have often experienced, the center offers a military model of support, rehabilitation and healing to men and women through individual counseling, job readiness and placement, mental health services, three balanced meals a day and housing.
Suited to Succeed
$10,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
Continued support to provide professional attire and career support services to Baltimore City women making the transition from welfare 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.