Baltimore City Health Department
$169,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For support of the Baltimore Vision Screening Initiative in Baltimore City public schools. The initiative will revamp the current vision-screening program to screen 95 percent of students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade, and provide follow-up care with medical providers for those who fail the screening. The Bureau of School Health will also recruit and train qualified volunteers to conduct screenings in an effort to reach 95 percent of eighth-grade students.
Baltimore Child First Authority, Inc.
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
For support of the 2011 Child First Rokkball Summer Program, a sports initiative that combines baseball and rock-and-roll music, for at-risk Baltimore City children and youth.
Baltimore Browns Football and Cheer Program
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward expenses including uniforms, equipment, referee fees, and traveling expenses for the Baltimore Browns Football and Cheer Program.
Agape Family Empowerment Center
$5,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward expenses related to the Park Heights Saints Football program for youth in the Park Heights community. The program emphasizes teamwork, self-respect, and achievement in school and in life.
Advocates for Children and Youth
$50,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward continued support of activities to improve the outcomes of Baltimore City children in the child welfare system.