Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity
$115,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the cost of renovation and reconstruction of seven houses in the Waverly and Pen Lucy communities. The object of the effort is to eliminate the negative influence of vacant housing and to increase the stability of the community.
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc./Rose Street Community Center
$205,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Four grants in support of drug treatment and job training programs at the Rose Street Community Center. The center supports job training, educational opportunities, and drug treatment programs for community residents interested in rehabilitation. The center also provides weekly stipends to program participants to assist them with living expenses while enrolled in the self-help programs.
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
$5,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the development of a policy paper on child support enforcement reform.
Shepherd’s Clinic
$35,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Continued funding to provide primary medical and dental care to uninsured persons in Baltimore City.
Baltimore City Health Department
$219,310 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For support of ChildSightᆴ, a vision screening program for Baltimore City public middle school students for the 2000-2001 school year. The program, expanded to 41 schools, provides on-site refractive error eye examinations and eyeglasses to children who otherwise could not afford them.