Pimlico Road Youth Program
$33,500 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For support of the after-school program and summer camp serving at-risk children and youth in the Pimlico/Park Heights community. The program operates five days a week and provides support for homework, reading, arts activities, computers, Spanish, general science, technology, engineering, and math. A hot meal is provided daily.
Paul’s Place, Inc.
$250,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward funding of the Campaign for Paul’s Place, an effort to support and expand outreach services and programs for disadvantaged residents in Washington Village/Pigtown, and to develop a comprehensive case management program enabling clients to move beyond crisis to independence and productivity. The campaign’s goals include raising $1 million for client services; $500,000 for capital improvements to the Paul’s Place building; and $500,000 for repair and renovation of 35 homes in the Washington Village/Pigtown community.
Parkside Warriors
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward the purchase of football uniforms for up to 250 boys and girls who are participating in supervised after-school sports in the Belair-Edison neighborhood.
Parks & People Foundation
$160,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Hooked on Sports programs, which offer a variety of athletic activities for more than 1,100 Baltimore City public school students in fourth to 12th grades. Programs include: Baltimore Baseball League, Baltimore Middle School Soccer League, Baltimore Middle School Lacrosse League, and Baltimore Starlings Volleyball Club. The participants, while being exposed to the fundamentals of organized sports and sharing the values of teamwork and fair play, are required to maintain a “C” average and a 95 percent school attendance record.
One Baltimore, Inc.
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward travel costs of the One Baltimore basketball travel team for participation in the AAU National Tournament in Little Rock, AR.