The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$18,600 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For support of a conference, “Baltimore Summit: The Role of Fathers/Men in the Lives of Children, Family, Community and the Workforce.”
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
$10,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Planning grant for the creation of the Learn and Earn computer recycling and literacy program, designed for use by low-income residents of Baltimore City. The funds allow for the refurbishing of computers, and the use> of computers to network computer literacy training. Goodwill is adapting the Learn and Earn model as a continuing program for workforce development.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
$21,500 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For staffing costs of two AmeriCorps members for the Rent Court Division of the Baltimore City District Court. The members will provide basic information and referral, counseling and advice, community education, and in-court representation for clients facing eviction or homelessness.
Quarterway Houses, Inc.
$20,115 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the establishment of a buprenorphine detoxification program for residents of Tuerk House who are opiate-dependent.
Baltimore City Foundation
$50,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
In support of consultancies to undertake research to identify and develop core resources which will be critical to the Baltimore City administration’s workforce development initiative. The plan provides for linking workforce development and economic development efforts, evaluating how workforce funding has been accessed and used by federal, state and city agencies to benefit Baltimore citizens, and evaluating the effectiveness of the public and private workforce development provider network.