Past Grants

Community Mediation Maryland

For support of an evaluation of the effect of prisoner re-entry mediation on recidivism. To identify the impact of intervention, this study compares 80 individuals who have received mediation to a similar group that requested but did not receive mediation.

Dayspring Programs, Inc.

To fund repointing of an historic three-story school building, in an effort to provide 18 permanent housing units, space for residential treatment, Head Start classrooms, and administrative offices that will allow Dayspring to expand services to homeless and addicted women and their families.

Deborah’s Place

Toward the cost of replacing household furnishings for a supportive housing facility. The program, which serves up to 12 women recovering from substance abuse in the Park Heights area, receives referrals from Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, drug court, and Hidden Gardens.

Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc.

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.

Helping Up Mission, Inc.

Toward the replacement of all beds, mattresses, cabinets, and carpeting in this residential facility for homeless men recovering from substance abuse. The strategy has been designed to eliminate the infestation of bed bugs.