The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$394,868 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For third-year funding of STRIVE/Baltimore, a job readiness and placement service for men and women. The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through a highly structured workshop that focuses on attitude modification and the development of job readiness skills for entry-level employment. Core services also include targeted job placements with long-term follow-up, one-to-one and group counseling and case management.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$65,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of programs to provide economic opportunities for low-skill job seekers. The Task Force has three priorities: to promote income supports that will enable workers and their families to enjoy a living wage; to increase the number of low-skilled workers trained in information technology jobs; and to reduce barriers hampering employment for ex-offenders.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$107,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of the Appellate Advocacy Project designed to encourage the Public Justice Center’s participation in those cases that affect the civil rights of poor people.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$35,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
Toward costs of staffing to assist incarcerated fathers file for modifications of child support payments.
Center for Promotion of Child Development Through Primary Care
$341,630 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For the development and implementation of the Child Health and Development Interactive System (CHADIS), a computer interactive system with the capacity to identify and monitor psychological and developmental problems. The program provides a diagnostic and referral tool in order to improve the assessment of, and access to, treatment for mental health needs of children.