Maryland Food Bank
$48,750 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
To provide staffing and operating costs for expansion of the Baltimore Area Gleaning Network’s outreach efforts, utilizing volunteers to gather leftover produce from regional farms for Baltimore’s working poor families and those at risk of hunger.
Bethel Outreach Center, Inc.
$20,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For a planning grant to determine the fiscal feasibility of the acquisition and renovation of eight to ten houses identified as appropriate settings for transitional housing for men returning to the community after incarceration.
Dayspring Programs, Inc.
$55,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the purchase and renovation of a facility for the expansion of the Dayspring Children’s Place to provide 24-hour residential care for 30 children a year while their parents are in treatment.
Johns Hopkins University/School of Hygiene and Public Health
$33,400 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the final phase of an evaluation of pregnancy prevention programs at the Baltimore City Health Department. The assessments are based on compliance of participants with clinical appointments, choice of family planning methods and use, and pregnancy outcomes.
The Men’s Center, Inc.
$300,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
General support to enhance the quality and accountability of the East Baltimore center offering comprehensive services to inner-city fathers in need of job readiness training, parenting and life skills training, GED classes, and individual counseling.