Baltimore City Community College Foundation, Inc.
$218,250 / 2012 / Education
For support of the new Aspiring Scholars Scholarship Program, which provides performance-based scholarships for 75 graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools entering Baltimore City Community College. The scholars are linked to a facilitator who ensures the students are registering for appropriate courses, familiar with their own performance levels, and referred to campus resources for support.
Baltimore City Department of Planning
$50,000 / 2012 / Community Development
For support of the Decision Modeling Tool for Vacant Structure Demolition and Redevelopment Project. A partnership between the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Sustainability will use the funds to develop a more efficient method of organizing data that identifies potential for nonresidential reuse of vacant properties and lots, and assists in targeting limited demolition resources where they may have the greatest effect.
Baltimore City Health Department
$100,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For support of Safe Streets East and Safe Streets Cherry Hill, in an effort to reduce gun-related violence in Baltimore City. These programs rely on community leaders to intervene in conflicts using mediation and the promotion of alternatives to violence.
Baltimore City Health Department
$50,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward the costs of computer equipment and related expenses for the Electronic Health Record System of the School Health Program. The purpose of the initiative is to integrate Baltimore City Public Schools’ record system with an electronic health record module, and then integrate both into a new information management system. The process will enable the Health Department to conduct research on the impact of health care on academic achievement.
Baltimore City Health Department
$164,248 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
For support of the Asthma Program, including an evaluation of a model program that provides home-visiting services to children with the most severe asthma. The evaluation analyzes Medicaid cost data related to the asthma home-visiting program to demonstrate the cost effectiveness of the model.