Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
$10,000 / 2012 / Community Development
For the purchase and installation of fencing for Exeter Gardens in the Historic Jonestown neighborhood. This project is designed to create an opportunity for reuse of a vacant lot for students to learn about gardening, and to encourage residents’ stewardship.
Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
$5,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward staffing costs for the development of the YES (Youth Empowered Society) Drop In Center for homeless and runaway youth and young adults. The center provides food, clothing, showers, and laundry facilities, and makes referrals to housing, public benefit, educational, employment, and other service providers.
Future Harvest CASA
$20,000 / 2012 / Community Development
Toward continued support of the Beginner Farmer Training Program for Baltimore City residents. Objectives include providing educational support and mentoring for trainees to pursue a career path in farming, and increasing the number of farmers and the amount of sustainably grown produce for local communities.
Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc.
$350,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward construction costs of the Women and Children’s Center, a long-term residential treatment facility. The remodeling is part of Gaudenzia’s new three-story home that accommodates 18 women and their children in 10 permanent housing apartments.
Gilman School
$5,000 / 2012 / Education
Toward support of the 2012 Baltimore Independent School Learning Camp, a month-long academic and enriching experience for 50 disadvantaged Baltimore City public elementary school students. The academic, cultural, and physical education experiences are designed to prevent summer learning loss, stimulate creative thinking skills, and challenge motor skills.