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.
Good Shepherd Center
$50,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward renovation costs of the student courtyard at Good Shepherd Center, a residential facility that provides services to troubled adolescents ages 13 to 21 who are suffering from severe emotional and behavioral problems. The renovated courtyard serves as a therapeutic open space for use by residents, families, visitors, and staff.
Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation
$35,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
Toward support of the CARES Career Connection, an employment program that offers preliminary job counseling to 200 unemployed men and women in Baltimore City. Working with 35 to 40 unemployed persons at a given time, the career coordinator and Loyola University student volunteers provide counseling, resume preparation, mentoring, and assistance with job placement. The goal is to place a minimum of 70 clients in jobs within 12 months.
Greater Baltimore AHC, Inc.
$40,000 / 2012 / Community Development
For support of the Greater Baltimore Affordable Housing Corporation’s Asset Building Campaign. The pilot is designed to increase residents’ knowledge of household financial management, in an effort to eliminate costly check-cashing and bill-paying services.
Greater Baltimore Committee
$5,000 / 2012 / Other
For 2012 membership dues.