Office of the Public Defender
$30,000 / 2017 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
In support of the Text Alert Court Reminder Pilot Project to reduce failure to appear rates of OPD clients.
The Mosaic Group Foundation
$77,475 / 2017 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
In support of the Pretrial Screen and Intervene Project being implemented in Baltimore’s pretrial detention system.
The Maryland Book Bank
$150,000 / 2017 / Education
Two-year funding to support the initial rent for the Maryland Book Bank and the launch of the Baltimore Community Warehouse in Hampden for three similar educational non-profits.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
$15,000 / 2017 / Health and Human Services
For support of a study assessing Maryland’s dental health services and policy options to increase access to dental care.
Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
$200,000 / 2017 / Health and Human Services
In support of a new Homeless Youth Legal Network, which will expand legal services for homeless youth in Baltimore, in addition to advocating for local and state policy changes to prevent and eliminate youth homelessness.