Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, Inc.
In support of staffing and program costs for the Tenant Assistance program, which seeks to prevent evictions and provide case management for tenants, and increase awareness of rights and responsibilities among tenants and landlords.
Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm / Ridge to Reefs
In support of staffing and infrastructure investments for Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm as it works to expand production, educate students and volunteers, and increase the availability of fresh nutritious fruits and vegetables grown on reclaimed vacant land.
The SOS Fund, Fiscally Sponsored by Parity Baltimore, Inc.
In support of staffing costs for the Stop Oppressive Seizures (SOS) Fund’s “Development Without Displacement” initiative, which helps to stabilize housing market conditions by creating multiple pathways for legacy homeowners to stay in their homes.
Emerging Technology Center
In 2022, the Emerging Technology Center will select up to five companies to participate in the tenth cohort of Accelerate Baltimore. The technology and innovation incubation program includes 13 weeks of hands-on instruction and workshops, access to mentors, and connections to potential partners and investors, helping entrepreneurs overcome technical issues, navigate changing markets, and address financial challenges to boost commercialization of new products and services. The grant supports administrative costs and initial seed funding of $50,000 to each team judged to have the greatest potential for growth.
Waterkeepers Chesapeake
Guided by the view that judicial remedies due to environmental harms should be the same for everyone, regardless of income, race, or ethnicity, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, in partnership with Chesapeake Legal Alliance and Center for Progressive Reform, plans to research, draft and release a joint report on the legal hurdles to communities and individuals attempting to sue on pollution matters in Maryland. The report will document the challenges in meeting the standing requirements for suits on environmental matters in Maryland state courts despite broad rights intended by federal environmental legislation. The report will provide a series of policy recommendations that the three organizations will elevate with media coverage, outreach to community groups, and education of elected officials in the Maryland General Assembly.