Neighbor to Family
$100,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Seed funding for the establishment of the Neighbor to Family Sibling Foster Care Program in Baltimore City. The program will provide comprehensive foster care services to 40 children in sibling groups. The foster parents, trained by Neighbor to Family caseworkers, will be given a stipend above the normal foster care rate to enable a parent to stay home and provide home care to sibling groups.
The Urban Institute
$50,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
For a study, “Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry” delineating the risks and needs of returning prisoners and their families in Baltimore. Data will be collected from interviews with offenders before and after release, and from interviews with family members, neighborhood focus groups and representatives from human service and employment agencies.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
$42,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Baltimore City Early Disposition Court. The court was established in 2000 to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts. It was established to handle criminal defendants charged with misdemeanors who are eligible for release on their own recognizance.
The Enterprise Foundation
$75,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of the Re-Entry Partnership (REP) initiative, designed to address ex-offenders’ transition from prison back into the community. One of eight national pilot projects, REP is developing resources needed to manage program services that meet the ex-offenders’ special needs. Part of the initiative includes the design and installation of a management information system to provide a process and outcomes evaluation.
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.