Maryland Food Bank
$30,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
For transportation expenses, gleaning costs, storage and salaries for the implementation of the Fresh Foods for Families program, providing fresh produce gleaned by volunteers from regional farms with leftover harvests.
University of Maryland Baltimore County/The Shriver Center
$149,936 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
For support of the CLEARCorps home repair and education program for the prevention of childhood lead poisoning in the Park Heights neighborhood. The workers are AmeriCorps members who are trained in construction to make home repairs designed to reduce the lead hazards and to provide health education to families in distressed neighborhoods.
Baltimore City Foundation
$10,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of the Baltimore Stars Coalition’s participation in the 2001 Amateur Athletic Union boys’ national basketball tournament.
Charles Village Community Foundation, Inc.
$77,905 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For the purchase, installation and maintenance of 12 security video cameras to be placed in the Waverly business district. The project is intended to reduce the number of armed robberies and other crimes as well as to increase the perception of safety for local merchants and their customers.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
$125,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For general support of programs serving children with neurological disabilities.